Crime & Justice

October 13, 2024

5th Circuit Court of Appeals removes judge in 13-year-old Texas foster care litigation

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October 7, 2024

A new Supreme Court term kicks off today. Here are the cases we’re watching.

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October 3, 2024

Some convicted felons can actually vote from prison in Texas. Here’s why.

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October 1, 2024

Pakistani prisoner beaten and sexually assaulted in Fort Worth federal prison, lawsuit says

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September 30, 2024

Sheriff among those calling for justice as deadly shooting case stalls in Sierra Blanca

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September 23, 2024

Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for using its land along the border

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September 23, 2024

Judge rejects lawsuit amendment from former Delia’s Tamales employees

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September 23, 2024

West Texas private prison to shut down after Tarrant County ends contract to outsource prisoners

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September 19, 2024

Robert Roberson’s execution is a month away. Did investigators misunderstand his condition?

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September 17, 2024

Houston police changed their pursuit policy a year ago. Chases have gone down, but deaths have not.

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September 16, 2024

Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say

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September 12, 2024

Walmart shooting defense lawyers allege prosecutorial misconduct, seek dismissal of charges or removal of death penalty

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August 21, 2024

Texas juvenile justice board pushes back after damning DOJ report on abuse in youth detention system

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August 20, 2024

Jury finds parents of Santa Fe High School gunman bear no responsibility for shooting

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August 15, 2024

Texas appeals court halts order to pay lawyers who prosecuted AG Ken Paxton

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August 14, 2024

Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails send people awaiting trial to other counties and states

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August 14, 2024

Texas attorney general sues GM for allegedly collecting and selling drivers’ private data

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August 12, 2024

After Uvalde city officials end battle over shooting records, victims’ families say other agencies need to follow suit

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August 2, 2024

Justice Department finds widespread physical, sexual and mental abuse in Texas juvenile facilities

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August 5, 2024

Neo-Nazi gang affiliates attacked a mixed-race family in Martindale, only one was arrested

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August 3, 2024

Too much heat, not enough funding: State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court

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August 2, 2024

This company promised to improve health care in jails. Dozens of its patients have died.

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August 1, 2024

Santa Fe High School shooter’s parents face civil trial in Galveston, six years later

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August 1, 2024

Houston police misused ‘lack of personnel’ code for years, chief says, leading to 260K ignored cases

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July 31, 2024

When the science crumbles, Texas law says a conviction could, too. That rarely happens.

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July 29, 2024

An inmate’s body temp was 107.5 when he died. The state of Texas says heat did not kill him.

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July 29, 2024

Cartel arrests in El Paso could destabilize organized crime in Mexico

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July 29, 2024

Reporter’s Notebook: Reflections on a Texas execution

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July 25, 2024

Department of Justice denies Santa Fe shooting victims’ investigation request

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July 25, 2024

Former Houston police chief speaks about transparency around suspended cases scandal

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July 24, 2024

One activist’s decades-long fight to end the death penalty

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An outdoor stone sign reads "Texas Department of Criminal Justice / Allan B. Polunsky Unit"
July 24, 2024

Advocacy groups work to keep people with intellectual disabilities off of death row

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July 23, 2024

Texas’ plantation prisons: Inside a 200-year history of forced labor shrouded in secrecy

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July 15, 2024

New investigation details lack of action against sexual harassment in the Texas Senate

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July 11, 2024

For these incarcerated women, high school diplomas offer hope

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July 10, 2024

‘He remained true to himself on death row’: Death penalty abolitionist tells her brother’s story

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June 27, 2024

Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo indicted over Robb Elementary shooting response

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June 27, 2024

Ken Paxton tried to shield allies from testifying. Now they may have no choice.

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June 27, 2024

Women in Texas prison say a guard is preying on them

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June 27, 2024

Texas executes Ramiro Gonzales on teen victim’s birthday

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June 26, 2024

He lingered for months in jail. Long waits for Texas mental health beds mean he’s not alone

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June 25, 2024

Death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales to be executed despite expert’s opinion on future dangerousness

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June 25, 2024

His father was convicted of his mother’s murder. 40 years later, he’s telling his own side of the story

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June 20, 2024

Architect of Texas anti-abortion legislation struggles to collect legal fees in defamation case

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June 14, 2024

Supreme Court sides with Austin gun dealer, striking down federal ban on bump stocks

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June 13, 2024

Alex Jones will be forced to sell InfoWars. Who might buy it?

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May 30, 2024

Former President Trump is found guilty in historic New York criminal case

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May 30, 2024

The death toll from mass shootings grows while pleas for gun reforms in Texas are not heard

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May 24, 2024

Robb Elementary survivor Arnulfo Reyes remembers 77 minutes with the shooter

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May 23, 2024

Former Uvalde teacher Arnulfo Reyes says he lost some of his identity when he decided not to return to the classroom

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May 22, 2024

Uvalde families sue Texas DPS over Robb Elementary School shooting, settle with city and county

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May 17, 2024

‘We’re the voice now’: Veronica and Jerry Mata tell Tess’s story through activism

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A photo of Abel Oriz during an interview. He is sitting at a brown wooden table with a mural behind him. The mural includes a human heart in a starburst.
May 16, 2024

‘Art does persuade the heart’: The message Abel Ortiz wants to send with the Uvalde mural project

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May 15, 2024

Two years on: The Uvalde mom who evacuated her own children from the school shooting

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A faded teddy bear is tied to a small white cross. In the background is the broken city limits sign of Uvalde, Texas. The Texas is tilted perpendicular.
May 14, 2024

‘I was doing something right by big sisters’: A Uvalde victim’s sister two years on

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May 10, 2024

Dallas County paid $160,000 to two men kept in jail long after they served their time

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May 10, 2024

Trial for civil lawsuit filed by victims of Santa Fe High School shooting rescheduled for July

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May 8, 2024

Gun violence takes its toll in Allen beyond a mass shooting

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May 7, 2024

A year after the Allen shooting, one survivor is still trying to find a way forward

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May 6, 2024

North Texas Asian community advocates renew calls to label Allen shooting a hate crime

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May 6, 2024

PETA probe: Evidence of cruelty, use of illegal drugs at unregulated horse tracks in Texas

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April 30, 2024

Texas prisons switched to electronic mail last year to curb contraband. How is that going?

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April 29, 2024

County sheriffs claim Texas Department of Criminal Justice is worsening jail overcrowding

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April 25, 2024

Charges dismissed against 46 arrested during pro-Palestinian protest at UT Austin

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April 24, 2024

Smokehouse Creek wildfire victims line up lawsuits against utility

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April 24, 2024

The Texas Supreme Court blocks Harris County from sending guaranteed income payments

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April 16, 2024

Texas protest organizers could see more lawsuits against them after U.S. Supreme Court decision

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April 4, 2024

Marfa’s Judd Foundation sues Kim Kardashian over allegedly fake Judd tables

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April 1, 2024

Texas judge moves late fee case from Fort Worth to D.C., accuses banks of forum shopping

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March 27, 2024

San Antonio PD criticized over participation in Dubai SWAT competition with human rights violators

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March 26, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cuts deal to have fraud charges dropped, trial canceled

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March 25, 2024

How North Texas police departments approach high-speed chases

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March 20, 2024

Constables serve in a contract policing role in Harris County despite equity concerns

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March 18, 2024

Harris County sending inmates out of Texas to private prisons with questionable oversight

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March 14, 2024

Victims’ relatives reject Upshur County plan to preserve escapee’s jail cell

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March 13, 2024

Former mayor ‘shocked’ investigation exonerates all Uvalde officers in Robb shooting

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An exterior brick wall with the words "City of Uvalde Police Department." To the left of the words Is a police shield, and to the right is a tree.
February 23, 2024

Uvalde law enforcement officers to testify before grand jury

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February 15, 2024

Ken Paxton sets his sights on 3 judges from Texas’ highest criminal court

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February 12, 2024

Female shooter killed, young child and man injured at Lakewood Church in Houston

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February 8, 2024

Lawyers for Attorney General Ken Paxton seek dismissal of state securities fraud charges

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February 8, 2024

These North Texas police departments release their chase policies. Here’s why

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February 7, 2024

Ken Paxton is suing five Texas cities over their marijuana decriminalization ordinances

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January 31, 2024

Houston-area law enforcement agencies rally behind Whitmire’s call for greater coordination to fight crime

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January 25, 2024

Families of Uvalde shooting victims push for accountability as grand jury is empaneled

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A woman raises a fist and chants while holding a sign reading "Ban assault weapons, not books" during a rally.
January 23, 2024

We’re unlikely to see an AR-style gun ban in the next 30 years, expert says

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White crosses bearing the names of those killed in the Robb Elementary school shooting are surrounded by numerous bouquets, small U.S. flags, wreaths and candles outside of the school itself.
January 22, 2024

A Uvalde grand jury will weigh charges related to the Robb Elementary shooting

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A uniformed general smiles while posing for his portrait in front of the U.S. flag. This is the official portrait of Major General Phillip Stewart.
January 22, 2024

Air Force general accused of rape asks to retire instead of stand trial

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The arm of a person seen out of frame places flowers in front of framed photos of some of the children killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting. More flowers and votive candles are seen among the memorial.
January 19, 2024

Families of Uvalde shooting victims want police accountability after DOJ report release

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January 18, 2024

Justice Department report finds ‘cascading failures’ in response to Uvalde attack

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January 16, 2024

Supreme Court to hear arguments in a land rights case out of Texas

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December 21, 2023

DOJ sues Colony Ridge, calling it a ‘bait-and-switch’ sales scheme targeting Latino buyers

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December 21, 2023

Minority North Texas kids are more likely to be shot than white kids

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December 21, 2023

Year in Review: County officials invested millions into the Harris County Jail as challenges persist

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December 19, 2023

‘Narcas’ author: Women are more involved in drug cartels than we think

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December 15, 2023

Administration of death penalty cases in Harris County needs major reform, report finds

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December 15, 2023

Texas mass shooting suspect had warrants, family violence history. Why wasn’t he in police custody?

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December 12, 2023

How the story of Kathy Leissner Whitman shows link between mass shootings and domestic violence

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December 6, 2023

Report: Students and teachers followed protocol better than police during Uvalde school shooting

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December 6, 2023

Texas prison system uses open records laws to obscure information in assault case

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December 6, 2023

Travis County dismisses charges against Austin police officers who used beanbag rounds in 2020 protests

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