‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds
House Bill 4 would turn local police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.
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Dallas’ Evidence Fiasco: An Exoneree’s Lawyer Speaks
Cheryl Wattley helped free Richard Miles, who spent more than a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.
A ‘Dark Vision’ of Discipline: Zero Tolerance Makes a Comeback
Texas is already expelling more at-risk students and the Texas Legislature may make things worse.
Remembering a Social Justice Lawyer Extraordinaire
Attorney Jeff Blackburn, a crusader for the innocent, fought injustices across Texas in his improbable, utterly original, and often profane life.
Texas Cities Prioritize Police over People
Fort Worth spends six times more on criminal justice than community services.
After Uvalde, Texas Could Finally Fix Notorious Flaw in Public Information Act
An El Paso Democrat wants to close the “dead suspect loophole” that’s helped gut Texas’ once-distinguished open records law.
The Uvalde Parents Won’t Back Down
Alongside diligent media members, and despite local divisions, these families aren’t letting Texas move on from the Robb Elementary School tragedy.
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How Peter Stout Turned Around Houston’s Crime Lab
Once dubbed the worst in the country, Houston Forensic Science Center is setting a new standard for criminal investigations.
Uvalde Marches for Transparency and Gun Reform
Some 500 protesters withstood the brutal heat to demand justice for those lost in the May 24 school massacre.
How Much Power Do Police Oversight Offices Really Have?
In 2018, Austin created the Office of Police Oversight to try to increase police accountability. But has it really worked?