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Texas Man Who Invoked ‘Affluenza’ Defense Released From Jail

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Posted on April 2, 2018 · Ethan Couch, who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck in 2013, was released from jail Monday

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Posted on February 20, 2018 · Press conference to announce new Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security

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Trump To Propose $54 Billion Defense Increase, Cuts To Domestic Programs

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on February 27, 2017 · In the first look at his spending plan, the president is proposing boosts for the military and law enforcement — at the expense of other domestic spending. Congress will need to write the final plan.

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Sports Monday: How Will Clowney Fit Into the Texans’ Defense?

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Posted on May 12, 2014 · CultureMap Houston's MK Bower joins us to review the Texans' picks in the NFL draft, and consider how first overall selection Jadaveon Clowney will fit in with the Texans' defense.

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Harris County expands jail-based competency program in effort to reduce court backlog

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Posted on February 9, 2023 · The program aims to provide services to people who are found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness or intellectual disability.

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Houston woman charged with murder in crash that killed five

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Posted on August 9, 2022 · Prosecutors say her Mercedes-Benz was doing 90 mph last Thursday when it plowed into cars in an intersection, setting several on fire.

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Russian prosecutors call first witnesses in case against Brittney Griner

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Posted on July 1, 2022 · Griner, 31, is "a bit worried" because of the trial and the potential of a prison sentence, her lawyer tells NPR, "but she's a tough lady and I think she will manage."

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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd’s Murder

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on April 20, 2021 · George Floyd's death sparked sustained protests in Minneapolis, across the United States and around the world. It also set off a national reckoning on police violence and systemic racism.

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