Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants state lawmakers to pay for rifle-resistant vests for almost 60,000 patrol officers. It’s unclear where — or whether — they’ll find the $20 million to do it.
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Texas agencies want option of keeping departed employees on payroll
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office and four other agencies were questioned Wednesday about granting departing employees “emergency leave” as a form of separation payment.
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Trooper’s attorneys might ask judge to toss indictment in Bland case
Attorneys for the state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland are considering asking a judge to throw out his indictment for perjury.
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cross-Border Shooting Case
The case stems from a 2010 incident that ended with the death of a 15-year-old boy at the hands of a Border Patrol agent in El Paso.
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Dallas Judge Temporarily Halts Mass Eviction
City officials say tenants fear retaliation if they reach out for help.
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Texas Will See Lowest Number of Executions in 20 Years
At most, Texas will have executed eight men by the close of 2016, the lowest number since 1996.
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Texas May Owe Abortion Providers’ Lawyers $4.5 Million
Following their win at the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorneys that brought a lawsuit against Texas’ 2013 abortion restrictions are asking the state for more than $4.5 million in legal fees.
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Judge Dismisses SEC Case Against Ken Paxton
Attorney General Ken Paxton has won his biggest legal victory yet since securities fraud allegations surfaced more than a year ago.
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Execution of Man Who Killed Neighbors is State’s First in Months
Barney Fuller’s execution Wednesday for the 2003 shooting deaths in rural East Texas ended Texas’ longest gap between executions since 2008.
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Lack of Money Hinders Effort to ID Remains of Migrants Near the Border
The Texas Forensic Science Commission discussed the progress it has made in identifying the hundreds of remains found in border counties since 2010.
