Criminal Justice
Gun v. Taser: Does Potter’s shooting of Daunte Wright make sense?
In yet another police involved shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed in his car ...The Derek Chauvin Trial
Witnesses testimony concluded on Friday at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with ...Republican bail reform bill poses threat to poor Texans, activists
Members of the Texas Senate Committee on Jurisprudence held their first hearing this week over Senate Bill 21, a controversial ...‘Life support for the bail bond industry:’ Experts sound alarm on SB 21
The Texas Senate Committee on Jurisprudence is hearing testimony on Thursday over Senate Bill 21, a sweeping piece of legislation ...Texas bill seeks second chance for juvenile offenders
The Texas House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee reviewed a bill on Monday that would show more leniency for ...Harris County voters want fewer people in jail, polling shows
New polling from The Appeal and Data for Progress shows that most Harris County residents support bail reform measures and ...Abbott dreams of Big Government
In late October, as the 2020 campaign was drawing to a close, Governor Greg Abbott’s political operation was busy blanketing ...Ending reality cop shows in Texas and other police bills this session
The first police-related bill filed for the upcoming Texas Legislature session is a bill to prohibit law enforcement departments from ...Joe Moody on abolishing the death penalty, legalizing weed, and Thanksgiving
On Wednesday, the Signal spoke with state Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso, who serves as speaker pro tempore of ...In Texas, is Justice still for sale?
If you ask judicial scholars who oppose electing, rather than appointing, judges their arguments invariably boil down to one thing. ...Bribery. Abuse of office. What we know about The Paxton Affair.
On Friday, as President Donald Trump was hurriedly producing proof of life videos before being transported via helicopter from the ...Texas lawmakers pressure GOP Senate to pass police reform
Lawmakers with the Congressional Black Caucus held a press call on Monday to pressure Senate Republicans to pass a House ...
