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Crime

Lina Hidalgo, a Hispanic woman in a blue top with a small round pendant necklace, poses for a portrait, her shoulder length dark hair framing her face.

Crime, Statistics, and the Harris County Judge’s Race

In Texas’ most populous county, funding for law enforcement takes center stage.

by Arman Badrei

Keep Reading

Strangest State: February 2018

by Rose Cahalan

The Last Days of Tent City

by Dick J. Reavis

Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue

by Patrick Michels

Cathy Allen Rude Jun 01, 2016

Strangest State: Inflatable Rescue Swan, Prairie Defilement and a Tiger on the Prowl

by Patrick Michels

A black-and-white photo of a gun. May 13, 2016

Why I Don’t Own a Handgun

by Forrest Wilder

huntsville walls unit death row capital punishment Mar 07, 2016

The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients

An attorney pieces together a life cut short.

by Burke M. Butler

Children hanging out

Inside this month's print issue

Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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The Magazine

Shane Dewayne Hadnot Aug 08, 2014

Feds Indict Jasper Man for Alfred Wright’s Death

by Patrick Michels

The family of Alfred Wright Dec 13, 2013

Family, Activists Want Outside Help Investigating Jasper Man’s Death

by Patrick Michels

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