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Criminal Justice

Critics Say Texas Not Doing Enough To Combat Domestic Terror, Private Militia Threats

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on April 21, 2021 · Laws on the books can be enforced and strengthened on paramilitary and private militias. Texas took a pass during this legislative session.

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Criminal Justice

Texas Had An Outsized Presence At The Capitol Insurrection. Why?

Andrew Schneider / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on April 6, 2021 · Texans accounted for roughly one out of every 10 people arrested for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tags capitol insurrection Capitol riots Donald Trump extremism political violence

Houston Matters

The Risk For Violent Extremism In Texas, And Shooing Scooters Off The Sidewalk: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 26, 2021 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Criminal Justice

Report: Texas Risk Of Domestic Violent Extremism Is Higher Than Average

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 24, 2021 · An analysis of Google searches finds that, since September, Texas has had 80% more searches per capita than the U.S. average for targeted violence, including bomb-making instructions.

Tags Capitol riots conspiracy theories extremism violence white supremacist

Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

Until Next Time, Pakistan

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 3, 2016 · Laura Isensee reflects on her visit to Pakistan on the last day of her visit to that country.

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Texas Republicans embrace ‘The Big Lie’ at their state convention in Houston

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · President Joe Biden received about 7 million more votes than Donald Trump in 2020. But Republicans in Houston this week repeated debunked conspiracy theories about voter fraud delivering Biden the presidency.

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The Jan. 6 committee is holding hearings on its investigation of the Capitol riot

Heidi Glenn, NPR

Posted on June 9, 2022 · The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is holding about a half a dozen public hearings this month on what it has learned so far. The first is on June 9 at 7 p.m.

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Remembering the burial of George Floyd: Two years later, has anything changed in society?

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on June 9, 2022 · Political and journalism experts discuss how African Americans really feel about their safety and what still needs to be fixed.

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Criminal Justice

Biden has a new executive order on policing, 2 years after George Floyd was killed

MARTIN KASTE, NPR

Posted on May 25, 2022 · The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces

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