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Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg

Kim Ogg: DA Under Fire

Harris County had big plans to reform its criminal justice system. What went wrong?

by Jolie McCullough

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Texas Counties Try to Fight Poverty with Cash

by Lise Olsen

Kelly Siegler: The Cold Case Killer

by Liliana Segura and Jordan Smith

The Dissenter

by Michael Barajas

Nov 09, 2016

What Trump Means for Texas

The mainstream press missed the signs of a rising Trump electorate. What comes next?

by Forrest Wilder

David Daleiden, who founded a fradulent biomedical company as part of an anti-abortion operation, is facing second-degree felony charges for tampering with a government record. Jun 14, 2016

Judge Dismisses Anti-Abortion Activist’s Organ Trafficking Charge on Technicality

The Harris County DA still plans to pursue felony fraud charges against California anti-Planned Parenthood videographer David Daleiden.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Photos of Lisa Aimone and Ziad Abu Naim in 2009 (left) and on vacation in Turkey in 2008 (right). Jan 04, 2016

‘Go Back to Islam’

When hatred collides with Texas’ Stand Your Ground law, the result is fatal.

by Leah Caldwell

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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The Magazine

Lloyd Oliver Feb 19, 2014

Dem Candidate for Harris County DA Says Domestic Violence is ‘Overrated’

Oliver doesn’t just hold some old-fashioned ideas about family violence. He makes it clear that he wants to be Harris County DA to reduce prosecution of domestic abuse.

by Jo DePrang

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