Posted on · A new report finds that Texas courts use very different yardsticks to decide who’s poor enough to get a court-appointed lawyer. That patchwork often leaves people without the legal defense in a criminal trial that the Constitution promises.
Posted on · The statewide program doled out more than $1.2 billion to 212,344 households. There have been nearly 50,000 eviction filings in Houston since the beginning of the pandemic.
Posted on · Fighting among Texas officials over mask mandates has created muddled messaging, as the highly contagious delta variant is sending people to the hospital in numbers that rival the worst months of the pandemic.
Posted on · New research looking at data from millions stops made by police in Texas in 2020 found that officers search Latino people more than any other racial or ethnic group. But, those searches turn up far less contraband than searches of white people.
Posted on · After years in the headlines for suing local law enforcement agencies for violating the civil rights of Black people, Lee Merritt decided this week to try a new approach to justice: Become the state’s top lawyer.
Posted on · The Trump Administration is planning to severely limit approvals of new H-1B visas, and Texas could be the state most affected by the changes.
Posted on · Aaron Dean is the first law enforcement officer to face a murder charge in Tarrant County for an on-the-job shooting.
Posted on · For years in prison, Kristan Kerr looked forward to one thing every month: a visit from her daughter. "I just watched her grow all the way up," she says.
Posted on · An initiative by John Creuzot is stopping prosecutions for theft of personal items worth less than $750.
Posted on · Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was responding to a tip that many workers at CVE Technology Group outside Dallas were using fraudulent identification documents.
Posted on · The top judge on the Texas Supreme Court gave lawmakers a big wish list this week during his State of the Judiciary speech -- his first address to the legislature since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas.
Posted on · Texas Democrats will need to get their voters to turn up in larger-than-usual numbers in this year’s midterm elections if they want to win seats held by Republicans
Posted on · Inside the sprawling exhibition hall, more than 800 vendors are spread out across more than 15 acres
Posted on · We don’t know yet who will face off against Abbott in November
Posted on · The lawsuit argues that violated the couple’s first amendment, due process and equal protection rights