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Criminal Justice
Get the latest Texas Tribune coverage on criminal justice, including crime, courts, law enforcement, and reforms shaping the state’s justice system.
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Criminal Justice
Austin police officer Christopher Taylor acquitted in 2019 shooting by appeals court
Taylor’s conviction was the first time a Travis County police officer had been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.
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State Government
Texas 2025: The stories that mattered most to readers
Texans closely followed 17 constitutional propositions, the growth of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of groundwater.
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Criminal Justice
As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases
District attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.
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Public Education
Abuse allegations against a legendary football coach’s son fracture a North Texas town
The top-ranked Celina High School football team is barrelling toward another state championship this month. Its coach is barred from the field.
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State Government
A slate of new Texas laws goes into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.
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Congress
Entire Texas congressional delegation votes to release Epstein files
Rep. Troy Nehls of Richmond was among House Republicans who had previously opposed releasing the files, but reversed their stances this week.
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Immigration
More than 140 arrested in San Antonio raid, feds say
Federal authorities say a court-authorized operation is among the first carried out by a new Homeland Security Task Force in South Texas.
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2026 Texas Elections
Gov. Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign for fourth term
Abbott framed his campaign as a means to keep Texas as a conservative bastion, touting efforts to lower property taxes, bolster education and strengthen public safety.
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Health care
How El Paso’s Mental Health Court integrates recovery in criminal justice system
State law requires counties with a population of 200,000 or more to establish a mental health court program.