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Criminal Justice
Despite state budget woes, Republican lawmaker wants funds for death penalty attorneys
Rep. James White’s House Bill 1676 would create a state-funded office to represent death-sentenced inmates who can’t afford their own lawyer in their direct appeals to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Criminal Justice
New Harris County policy reignites marijuana decriminalization debate
After Harris County’s move to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, Texas lawmakers disagree about whether local jurisdictions have the discretion to enact such policies.
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Criminal Justice
A week after Austin ICE raids, immigrants and their supporters march in protest
A week after immigration agents launched surprise raids in Austin and surrounding areas, hundreds marched downtown in protest, saying fear has engulfed the Central Texas immigrant community.
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Criminal Justice
Prosecutors argue Ken Paxton’s trial should leave Collin County
Prosecutors in the criminal case against the Texas attorney general argue the trial should be moved out of Collin County. They fear they won’t get a fair shake there.
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Criminal Justice
FBI, IRS agents raid state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s law offices
FBI and IRS agents raided the law offices of Texas Sen. Carlos Uresti on Thursday morning, confiscating documents and other items.
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Sold Out
She was a sex-trafficking victim, but Texas law labeled her a pimp
Laws the state uses to put sex traffickers behind bars can sweep up their prey, too. A few years in age can mean the difference between a chance at rehabilitation and a lengthy prison sentence, as Yvette learned.
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Criminal Justice
If Texas passes anti-“sanctuary” bill, El Paso County could face lawsuits
A 2006 settlement between an El Paso County resident and his local sheriff’s department could come back and haunt the border town if the Texas Legislature passes its anti-“sanctuary cities” bill.
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Criminal Justice
Watch a film screening and discussion on the documentary Tower
The UT Tower shooting is infamous as America’s first mass school shooting. Meet the survivors and heroes of that day in “Tower,” an animated documentary film.
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Sold Out
Texas couldn’t help this sex-trafficked teen, so authorities sent her to jail
No one wanted Lena behind bars. She was not a prostitute; she was a child who had been sexually exploited. But teenage sex-trafficking victims in Texas end up in jail for one simple reason: There’s nowhere else for them to go.
