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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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Rodney Reed’s execution was set for Wednesday. A Texas court stopped it.
Until last week, Rodney Reed was scheduled to walk into Texas’ death chamber and be executed Wednesday. But the Texas…
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Rodney Reed execution: Texas parole board wants Greg Abbott to delay
The fate of death row inmate Rodney Reed rests in Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s hands. The Texas parole board…
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Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas. Where does his case stand?
Despite a national and bipartisan outpouring of support for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, the state is still scheduled…
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As Walmart prepares to reopen, El Pasoans grapple with shooting aftermath
EL PASO — The poster boards with messages of support for this border community have been removed from the parking…
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Supreme Court wrestles with the legal boundaries of cross-border shootings
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court revisited a controversial case Tuesday on whether the family of a Mexican teenager shot to…
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Ted Cruz calls efforts to halt Rodney Reed execution “remarkable bipartisan coalition”
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called efforts to halt the execution of Texas Death Row inmate Rodney Reed “a remarkable…
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