Revealing Texas’ supplier of execution drugs could have a harmful effect on the provider and as a result leave the state empty-handed, a lawyer for the state suggested Wednesday during an appeals court hearing.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Mental Health Matters
Throughout Mental Health Month in May, the Tribune is partnering with the Mental Health Channel and KLRU for a series focusing on some of Texas’ biggest challenges in providing mental health care.
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Criminal Justice
Audit: DPS Overpaid Vendor, Needs to Work on Security
The Texas Department of Public Safety improperly monitored how its employees use gas payment cards and should better ensure personal information from background checks is secure, state auditors said in a report released Thursday.
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Criminal Justice
Webb County Sees Rare Death Sentence
A Webb County jury Thursday gave Demond Bluntson a death sentence for the 2012 shooting death of his 21-month-old son and his girlfriend’s six-year-old boy. It was the county’s first death sentence in almost 25 years.
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Search Texas Death Row Inmates by County, Execution Date
Our Faces of Death Row app has some new features. Now, you can search for inmates by the county where the crime was committed and see who has an execution date scheduled.
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Criminal Justice
Appeals Court: Texas Restrictions on Inmates’ Beards Violates Federal Law
A New Orleans-based appeals court says the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s restrictions on beard lengths and religious head garments for inmates violate federal law.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton Wants Fantasy Sports Lawsuit Moved
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants a lawsuit filed against his office by fantasy sports site DraftKings moved to Travis County.
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Criminal Justice
Embattled State Lawmaker on Losing End of Malpractice Suit
Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, already facing the possible suspension of his law license over charges he illegally solicited clients, was ordered Friday to pay $504,000 to a former client for keeping her share of a settlement.
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Criminal Justice
Former Paxton Aide: I Didn’t Ask For Departure Deal
Allison Castle, a former aide to Attorney General Ken Paxton, said Friday that he asked her to resign her post and that she did not ask for nor negotiate a now-controversial departure package.
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Criminal Justice
Bernie Tiede’s Attorneys Say They’ll Seek New Trial
After being sentenced to life in prison a second time, convicted murderer Bernie Tiede wants another do-over. An East Texas jury sentenced Tiede to 99 years or life in prison in the killing of wealthy Carthage widow Marjorie Nugent.
