Criminal Justice
Texas Republicans accidentally gave a green light to small amounts of pot
Republicans unknowingly invited a smoking Trojan horse filled with pot into Texas law. This week, multiple county district attorney offices ...How do Texans fight human trafficking? Look to Houston.
Photo: Karla Solomon was a victim of human trafficking, via Texas Public Radio. Houston area officials are fighting tooth and ...John Cornyn says one thing and does another on violence against women
The landmark Violence Against Women Act, signed into law in the 1990s to help survivors of domestic violence, is lingering ...Texas presidential candidates O’Rourke and Castro call for re-opening the Sandra Bland case
Following the disclosure Tuesday of a new video taken by Sandra Bland, presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro called ...Wrongly convicted Alfred Brown of Houston lost 12 years of his life in prison. But ...
Photo: Billy Smith II, Chronicle On Monday, State District Judge George Powell said he will make a decision in two ...Indiscriminate youth shackling continues in Houston
Thirteen years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against shackling defendants in court, arguing that the move violated due process. ...
