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Crime
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen says, “No laws were broken”
It was, according to his critics, “hurtful,” “vindictive” and “unbefitting of the high office he holds.” But was House Speaker…
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Fort Worth police officer resigns after the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson
The Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home has resigned and could face…
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Fort Worth police officer shoots and kills black woman in home
A white police officer shot and killed a black Fort Worth woman in a home while responding to an “open…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton recuses himself from opinion on special prosecutor pay
Asked to weigh in on a legal matter close to his own personal criminal case, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
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Execution halted for man convicted of killing 2 Henderson County deputies
A Texas judge has withdrawn a death row inmate’s execution date amid questions that he may not be mentally competent…
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Houston murder suspect’s GPS ankle monitor removed when he didn’t pay fees
A capital murder suspect in Houston was out on bond this summer, wearing a GPS ankle monitor under a court…
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Houston murder suspect’s GPS ankle monitor removed when he didn’t pay fees
A capital murder suspect in Houston was out on bond this summer, wearing a GPS ankle monitor under a court…
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Amber Guyger hugs brother of Botham Jean after murder trial
The first hug was stunning enough — a young man embracing his brother’s killer for nearly a minute in the…
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Amber Guyger trial, prison sentence expose distrust of Dallas police
DALLAS — The murder conviction of a white woman who was a police officer when she killed an unarmed black…
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Sikh Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal remembered as “all that is good”
CYPRESS — In 2009, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office started recruiting members of the Sikh community after a Sikh family…
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