Study: Prosecutors Did Not Face Discipline for Misconduct in Cases
Innocence Project data to be released today shows that in 91 Texas cases of prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors faced no discipline. Full Story
Innocence Project data to be released today shows that in 91 Texas cases of prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors faced no discipline. Full Story
A monument celebrating the history of Spanish and Mexican pioneers in Texas will be dedicated on the south lawn of the state Capitol this morning. Andy Uhler of KUT News spoke with the monument's artist and the supporters behind its conception about what the work means for the Tejano community throughout Texas. Full Story
Texas has spent its energy fighting federal health reform, not working to implement it. So what happens if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds it? In partnership with the Tribune, KTRK-TV's Ted Oberg reports. Full Story
Reeve, Emily, Jay and Kate talk about a Texas hospital that won't hire obese workers, Texas farmers watering crops that won't grow, and the primary challenge for the Speaker of the Texas House. Full Story
Lawmakers and health care advocates gathered today to kick off the state's first annual Minority Cancer Awareness Month, designated in the last legislative session to bring awareness to racial disparities in cancer survival. Full Story
Your evening reading: Perry joins team of governors defending "pink slime"; Dewhurst adviser links Cruz to Soros; Democratic state lawmaker pushing to change Texas' Stand Your Ground law Full Story
By mid-summer last year, it was so hot and dry that many West Texas cotton farmers gave up hope of producing a crop. Yet they had to keep watering, pumping from diminishing aquifers like the Ogallala, to claim crop insurance. Full Story
Attorney General Greg Abbott delighted in an unexpectedly bruising day for the Obama administration at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Full Story
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appears to be in the middle of the Republican pack in the Texas Senate, where he presides, according to an analysis of senators' votes by Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones. Full Story
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced rules limiting carbon pollution from new power plants nationwide. As Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas, plants may start scrambling to begin construction before the regulations take effect. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas. Full Story
This Storify timeline summarizes reaction to the second day of the Supreme Court's hearings on federal health care reform. We also preview the agenda for the third and final day of oral arguments. Full Story
KTRK-TV's Ted Oberg has partnered with the Tribune to explain how the state's shortage of primary care doctors could get worse if the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
If the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, Texas may see a surge in newly insured patients seeking primary care. As this interactive of primary-care workforce shortages from 2001 to 2011 shows, the number of physicians in your county isn't likely to keep up with demand. Full Story
The court of inquiry that will investigate whether former prosecutor Ken Anderson committed criminal prosecutorial misconduct in Michael Morton's 1987 trial will get under way in September. Full Story
Where do Texas Medicaid patients go for health services? This interactive map shows where the state's most active Medicaid providers are located in Texas and the number of county residents who were enrolled in Medicaid in fiscal year 2010. Full Story
Your evening reading: Texas Republicans pleased with Supreme Court's questioning of health care law; Democrats slam Romney ahead of Texas visit; could Trayvon Martin-like case happen in Texas? Full Story
The death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has put self-defense laws like Florida's into focus. What does Texas law say about using deadly force in self-defense? Full Story
For this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the state's infrastructure problems, about tax incentives for a cash-rich company and about the economic effects of Texas vs. the EPA. Full Story
After a day of largely procedural debate, the Supreme Court today will turn its focus to the main attraction in the epic challenge to federal health care reform. Full Story
“Life is really, really good,” said Michael Morton, who was exonerated in the 1986 murder of his wife. He tells the Tribune of his ordeal and his newfound freedom. Full Story