A U.S. Border Patrol Agent in El Paso fired across the border and killed a Mexican teen in 2010. The justices will decide whether the teen’s family can sue the U.S. government.
Courts
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Criminal Justice
Two Texas Democrats have been campaigning in a statewide race that probably won’t be on the ballot
Amid confusion over the state’s mandatory retirement law, a state official confirmed to the Democratic Party months ago that the race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 would appear on the 2020 ballot. It probably won’t.
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Demographics
At 69, she’s still paying off $12,000 of student debt — including out of her Social Security checks. It isn’t just a millennial problem.
About 222,140 Texans ages 60 and older had student loan debt in 2017, carrying a median load of $15,754, according to government data.
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Economy
Contender in Houston state House special election owed thousands in delinquent taxes
Michele Leal blamed a lien from the Internal Revenue Service on a “communication error.”
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Criminal Justice
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen says, “No laws were broken.” Legal hurdles remain.
Bonnen has been eager to dismiss speculation that he did anything illegal during a June 12 meeting with conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. But a probe into the event is ongoing.
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Health care
Anti-abortion activists take their fight to small-town East Texas
Five towns have passed ordinances aiming to outlaw abortion. Critics say a legal challenge is likely.
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Criminal Justice
Fort Worth police shooting spurs calls for transparency, justice in death of 28-year-old woman
A white Fort Worth police officer shot and killed a black woman in a home while responding to a request for a wellness check.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recuses himself from opinion, citing conflict of interest
A local official had asked Paxton for legal guidance on special prosecutor pay — a major question in the criminal case against Paxton himself.
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State Government
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Google’s new competition cop, says everything is “on the table”
In a multi-state investigation that is focused on online advertising, Paxton vows to get to the bottom of Google’s business practices.
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Criminal Justice
Judge halts execution for man convicted of killing two Henderson County deputies
Randall Mays was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16, but the judge removed the death warrant amid questions that Mays may not be mentally competent to be put to death.
