Deluged with death threats and trying to dispel rumors that they covered up the real circumstances of Sandra Bland’s death, Waller County officials released more booking and jail videos Tuesday.
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Grand Jury Looming, Paxton Assails Prosecutors
A grand jury will soon decide whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton should be indicted for securities fraud, but the battle for public opinion is already kicking into high gear.
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Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty
More than 2,000 undocumented women and children being held in “deplorable” conditions at federal immigration detention centers are supposed to be released under a recent federal judge’s order. But how long that takes and what happens to them next remains unclear, attorneys say.
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Sandra Bland DA Appoints Team to Review Evidence
The prosecutor in the Sandra Bland death investigation said Monday he has appointed an outside group of lawyers to review the evidence in the case to ensure that Waller County remains “an open book.”
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Texas State Digs Up Forensic Advances From the Grave
Texas State University’s Forensic Anthropology Center is home to about 50 donated human corpses, which are used in research that can help doctors identify bodies, rescuers find missing persons and law enforcement solve crimes.
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AG’s Office Probing Valley Election Fraud Claims
The Texas attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into a contested election in the Rio Grande Valley won by a client of Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa two years ago, according to a lawyer for the losing candidate.
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Appeals Court Rejects One of Two Counts in Perry Indictment
A state appeals court on Friday threw out one of two counts in the indictment against former Gov. Rick Perry.
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Waller County Releases Sandra Bland Autopsy Report
Waller County officials have released the autopsy report for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old African-American woman found dead in the county jail on July 13.
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In Texas Jails, Hanging Most Common Method of Inmate Suicide
Of the 501 inmate deaths that have occurred in county jails since 2009, nearly a third of them were by suicide. Most of those suicides were by hanging, with inmates using objects jailers provided for them as ligatures.
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Roundup: Sandra Bland, GOP Sweet 16
In the Roundup: State officials vow to find out what happened to Sandra Bland, the woman who died in a Southeast Texas jail. And an addition to the 2016 Republican presidential field could affect some Texas hopefuls.
