A DPS Helicopter Sniper Kills Two Men on Border Highway
First the armored boats with machine guns on the Rio Grande now helicopter snipers. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, [...]
Is Poll-Watching Voter Suppression? Greg Abbott Says, ‘No—Wait, Yes!’
Dateline Houston is confused. Texas Republicans are passionately concerned about so-called voter integrity. Ensuring this integrity has spurred legislation, court battles, and private citizens’ [...]
Condemned Inmate: Prison Officials Won’t Let Guards Speak Out
Update: Willie Pondexter was executed as scheduled on March 3. Willie Pondexter has spent nearly 15 years on death row. Now some of the [...]
Fool’s Gold
I’m coming to you as an optimistic fellow,” George W. Bush announced at the Economics Club of New York on March 14. Most economists [...]
The ACLU in Texas – The Early Years
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. It’s a storied history full of setbacks and improbable victories. Today, the organization [...]