Houston Cops Always Justified in Shootings. Always.
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 13 CommentsHouston police kill an average of one person every three weeks. According to all evaluating groups, they also never make mistakes.
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WTF Friday: Let’s Be Cops!
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | 5 CommentsThis week’s escalation of firepower and political bluster in Texas, from the personal to the state level.
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Feds Indict Jasper Man for Alfred Wright’s Death
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | 15 CommentsAfter months of silence, federal authorities have announced an indictment on drug charges connected to the mysterious death of Alfred Wright in East Texas.
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I Confronted the Man Whose Crime Put Me in Prison
by Chris Scott / Posted on | 3 CommentsFive years after being freed from prison, Chris Scott sits down with the man who took 13 years of his life away.
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The Thin Purple Line
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | 38 CommentsAfter a controversial raid on a West Texas smoke shop, nothing is hazier than the truth.
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Immigrants in Federal Prisons ‘Subjected to Shocking Abuse and Mistreatment’
by Forrest Wilder and Priscila Mosqueda / Posted on | No CommentsAn ACLU report released Monday claims that Bureau of Prisons policies discriminate against non-citizen inmates and that prisoners are “subjected to shocking abuse and mistreatment.”
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Rick Perry Fails to Get Many Governors to Defy Prison Rape Law
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 1 CommentJust four other governors answered Rick Perry’s call to defy a federal law designed to reduce prison rape.
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Cops in Austin, Dallas, Galveston and Hearne Punished for Brutality This Week
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | 1 CommentRecent stories from diverse parts of Texas suggest that increased awareness, public pressure and new technology are creating more accountability for law enforcement officers engage in police brutality.
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In Brownsville, Citizens Punished for Standing Up to Border Patrol
by Cindy Casares / Posted on | 6 CommentsOmar Figueredo declined to answer questions from Border Patrol agents at the Brownsville airport. What happened next should worry all citizens.
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When it Comes to Civil Forfeiture in Texas, You Have No Property Rights
by Forrest Wilder / Posted on | 12 CommentsYou’d think that Texas’ highest civil court—overseen by nine Republicans—would be sympathetic to a case that turns so pivotally on property rights.
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