Criminal Justice
People Inside Texas Jails Detail Conditions Making It Hard To Fight COVID-19
Posted on · Recordings and letters provided to Houston Public Media provide a glimpse into the jails as COVID-19 continues to spread across Texas.
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Texas
State Sen. Kirk Watson Retiring From Texas Senate, Heading To UH
Posted on · Watson has represented Austin in the Texas Senate since 2007.
Texas
More Texas Schools Are Helping Students Register To Vote. But The Vast Majority Aren’t.
Posted on · Texas law requires schools to give eligible students the opportunity to register to vote at least twice during the academic year.
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Texas Warns Vote.org Users Voter Registrations Aren’t Valid – Travis County Says They’re OK
Posted on · If Travis County's reading of the law holds up, it could be a loophole that allows for de facto online registration
Texas Elections 2018
UPDATE: Lupe Valdez Wins Democratic Runoff And Will Be Candidate For Texas Governor
Posted on · In the race to be the GOP candidate for District 2 of the U.S. House, former Navy Seal and political newcomer Dan Crenshaw beats Texas State Representative Kevin Roberts
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Revs Up Fight Against Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Rule
Posted on · In another fight over local control, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has thrown his support behind a conservative group suing the capital city over its ordinance
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Harris County Did It And Now Travis County Is Suing Some Major Pharmaceutical Companies
Posted on · Travis County is following the example set by Harris, and filling a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies
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After A Months-long Legal Battle, Rep. Dawnna Dukes Has Been Cleared Of All Charges
Posted on · Travis County prosecutors' months-long legal battle against state Rep. Dawnna Dukes drew its last breath Monday
Houston Matters
How Vulnerable Are Texas Voter Rolls To Cyber Attack?
Posted on · We discuss cyber security and its role in our election process and learn what one county clerk is doing to ensure that security.
Good, Bad and Ugly
ICE Targeting Austin and the Terminator Addressing UH Graduates: The Good, Bad and Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week,our panel weighs in on […]
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Dismisses Rick Perry Indictments
Posted on · The state’s highest criminal court dismissed the indictments against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday morning, apparently ending the case that started with his threat to veto state funding for a local prosecutor if she refused to quit her office.