Texas hate crimes

Texas hate crime reports doubled from 2017 to 2018

Texas hate crime reports doubled from 2017 to 2018. The FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics report, published on Nov. 12, showed a staggering 139...
Texas Thanksgiving weather 2019

Texas Thanksgiving weather 2019 might be nice

Texas Thanksgiving weather 2019 will break tradition and be pleasant. Residents of Dallas can expect highs in the low 60s and overnight temps in...

Rodney Reed execution stopped by Texas court

Rodney Reed was scheduled to be executed Wednesday.  YouTube screenshot Texas' highest criminal court halted Rodney Reed's execution Friday afternoon, sending the now-famous...

Counties and Voters Evaluate Need for Constables in Modern Era

As many states and counties around the nation reconsider the scope and validity of the constable, Texas has held firm in retaining the traditional...

Texas Constables under review

As many states and counties around the nation reconsider the scope and validity of the constable, Texas has held firm in retaining the traditional...
Dallas tornado

Dallas tornadoes caused $2 billion in damages

The Dallas tornadoes caused millions of dollars in destruction. FEMA inspectors are in the Dallas area assessing damage from the Oct. 21 tornado outbreak,...

Bill to End Rape Kit Backlog Gets Tentative Approval from House

On Wednesday, the Texas House unanimously approved House Bill 8, authored by Rep. Victoria Neave (D-Dallas), which seeks to end the rape kit backlog...

Abbott issues disaster declaration for Dallas

Photo via Jennifer S. Gates On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 16 Texas counties in response to severe weather sustained across...

Texas schools get an ‘F’ for lead levels in drinking water

Some Texas schools have toxic drinking water. The Texas Public Interest Research Group and Environment Texas Research and Policy Center recently issued a joint...

After El Paso: Mexico plans anti-U.S. white supremacy summit

People gather Aug. 15, 2019, at a makeshift memorial honoring victims of the mass shooting in El Paso. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
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