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Texas death row inmate John Gardner set for execution for wife’s death
Texas, the state that has put to death more people than any other by far, is scheduled to carry out…
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3D printed gun blueprints could soon go back online
A federal rule change could soon make it legal to put 3D printed gun blueprints — first introduced by a…
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Marijuana in Austin, Texas may be effectively decriminalized
As Texas law enforcement grapples with how to determine if something is marijuana after lawmakers legalized hemp last year, one…
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Texas arrested a man for hauling marijuana. Lab tests say it was hemp.
In the ongoing chaos of hemp’s legalization that has sent marijuana prosecutions plummeting, Texas has encountered a 3,350-pound problem. Last…
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Texas marijuana prosecutions have dropped by half since hemp’s legalization
It’s been more than six months since Texas lawmakers legalized hemp and unintentionally disrupted marijuana prosecution across the state. Since…
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Texas death row inmate Cesar Fierro’s sentence tossed 40 years later
After 40 years on death row, Cesar Fierro’s sentence was tossed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday.…
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What is the “boyfriend loophole” Art Acevedo wants closed?
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo accused U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn on Monday of being too afraid of…
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Texas prison temperatures can be investigated by attorneys, judge says
A federal judge is allowing prisoners’ attorneys to dig deeper and find out who is responsible for the Texas prison…
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Texas death row inmate Travis Runnels is set for execution.
Texas officials aren’t disputing that prosecutors introduced false testimony at Travis Runnels’ 2005 capital murder trial in Amarillo. Instead, they…
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Texas prison health costs are rising. Experts cite an aging population
Even though Texas’ prison population shrank this decade, the publicly funded costs to treat inmates’ medical conditions continue to rise.…
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