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Crime
Ex-cop Roy Oliver’s unusual murder trial begins in Dallas over death of Jordan Edwards
DALLAS — The body camera footage started with former police officer Roy Oliver jovially teasing teenagers fleeing from a party…
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Black Americans are still victims of hate crimes more than any other group
JASPER — Former Texas prosecutor Guy James Gray keeps a 20-year-old CD in his desk that documents with graphic photos…
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Robert Roberson looks to Texas’ “junk science” law to get him off death row
PALESTINE — Robert Roberson shuffled into a courtroom this week wearing a striped gray jumpsuit and handcuffs, his life once…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes bail reform after death of DPS trooper
WACO — Gov. Greg Abbott wants the Texas Legislature to pass a bail reform law next year. On Tuesday, the…
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Prospects for “red flag” gun law in Texas plummet as Greg Abbott sees “coalescence” against it
The chances of Texas passing a so-called “red flag” law after the Santa Fe school shooting continued to drop Friday…
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Texas prison system touts new heat safety policies after $7 million legal fight over air conditioning,
As temperatures soared over 100 degrees in most of the state this week, ongoing concerns over the safety of inmates…
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Government has lost track of hundreds of migrant parents, likely delaying reunifications
More than 450 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the border are no longer in the United…
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Groups call for outside watchdog of Texas prisons after guard indictments
After several Texas prison employees were indicted earlier this month for allegedly conspiring to plant screwdrivers in an inmate’s cell,…
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Reunification uncertain for many immigrant families awaiting July 26 deadline
After splitting thousands of families at the border, the federal government faces a Thursday court deadline to put them back…
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Texas keeps fighting to conceal its execution drug supplier
After buying new, hard-to-obtain execution drugs last month, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is fighting a loss at the…
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