As Texas lawmakers untangle the law enforcement response to the Uvalde shooting, lawyers have requested marketing information from the manufacturer of the weapon used in the shooting.
Terri Langford
Terri Langford is the Tribune's health services reporter based in Austin. Langford is a veteran journalist, having worked at the Florida Times Union, The Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, WNYC, Honolulu Civil Beat and Texas Standard/KUT. Langford has a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She has covered various city and state agencies, criminal justice and health and human services for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Associated Press, WNYC and Texas Standard at KUT.
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Ag Commissioner Takes on Weighty Issue
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is working on a roundup. Instead of cattle, he’s eyeing wayward herds of retailers who may have neglected to register their scales with the state of Texas.
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Criminal Justice
Abbott Praises Dallas Heroism, Mayor Confirms Single Shooter
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott praised the work of Dallas officials for demonstrating great heroism against the lone assassin who shot 11 police officers, killing five during what was a peaceful rally Thursday evening to protest aggressive policing across the nation.
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Criminal Justice
Dallas Officials Could Tighten Protest Rules
Dallas officials made clear Friday that the fatal shooting of five law enforcement officers during a downtown rally will not silence future demonstrations. But both signaled that future protest participants may see new safeguards.
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Criminal Justice
Dallas Police Chief: Suspect “Wanted to Kill White People”
A sniper involved in an attack on downtown Dallas that resulted in the death of at least five police officers said that he “wanted to kill white people,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Friday.
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Criminal Justice
Woman Fighting 1993 Murder Conviction Gets a Key Victory
A judge has ruled that a West Texas woman convicted of setting her uncle on fire is innocent of murder, basing his decision on new analysis of evidence presented at her 1993 trial. Sonia Cacy has been on parole since 1998.
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Criminal Justice
Sid Miller Says Finance Probes Going Nowhere
Four complaints were filed against Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in 2014 involving his campaign finance reports as a state legislator. One investigation has been closed, and Miller says he expects the other three to be dismissed.
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Abbott, Hegar Order Agencies To End De Facto Severance Payments
Gov. Greg Abbott and Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday ordered state agencies to stop paying departing employees by placing them on “emergency leave.”
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Criminal Justice
Cost of Texas Child Support Overhaul Doubles to $420 Million
The state’s sidelined child support overhaul is now back on track, but its cost has more than doubled to $420 million and it is now two years behind schedule.
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Former Dukes Staffer: Lawmaker Sought Payment for Days She Wasn’t at Capitol
A former staffer for state Rep. Dawnna Dukes has claimed the Austin Democrat sought reimbursement from the state for travel payments she was not entitled to, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
