Criminal Justice
Austin Dems file lawsuit to help death row inmate believed to be innocent
On Monday, Austin-area Democrats joined local law enforcement in filing a supportive Supreme Court brief for Rodney Reed, a Texas ...NAACP Legal Defense Fund calls for investigation into Fort Worth police
Protestors and activists are demanding answers from Fort Worth Police after an officer shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old black ...Amber Guyger found guilty of murder
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who killed her African-American neighbor Botham Jean, was found guilty of murder on ...Galveston Police arrest black man, reminiscent of 1819, not 2019
A disturbing viral photo showing two mounted Galveston Police leading a handcuffed African-American man tied to a rope is causing ...Texas’ largest county passes historic criminal justice reform
Harris County passed a historic criminal justice system reform thanks to a commissioner’s court vote on Tuesday. County Judge Lina ...Governor slams his iron fist down on Texas cities for marijuana prosecutions
Pot smokers who dabble in small amounts of the weed should take note. The governor and his indicted attorney general ...Texas Republicans accidentally gave a green light to small amounts of pot
Republicans unknowingly invited a smoking Trojan horse filled with pot into Texas law. This week, multiple county district attorney offices ...How do Texans fight human trafficking? Look to Houston.
Houston area officials are fighting tooth and nail against human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery that’s alive and well ...John Cornyn says one thing and does another on violence against women
The landmark Violence Against Women Act, signed into law in the 1990s to help survivors of domestic violence, is lingering ...Texas presidential candidates O’Rourke and Castro call for re-opening the Sandra Bland case
Following the disclosure Tuesday of a new video taken by Sandra Bland, presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro called ...Indiscriminate youth shackling continues in Houston
Thirteen years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against shackling defendants in court, arguing that the move violated due process. ...
