Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for the Crime of Not Realizing She Couldn't Vote
An obsession with election fraud leads to cruel punishments.
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D.A. in Waco Biker Case Ordered to Stop 'Revenge Porn' Harassment of Ex-Defendant
Prosecutors sent "private, intimate sexual images" taken from an arrestee's phone to lawyers representing all 177 defendants.
City of Dallas Sues Nightclub Over Mural Honoring Fallen Officers
The tribute to five slain officers is allegedly a code violation.
She Was Caught Shoplifting When She Was 12. Why Is There a Warrant Out for Her Arrest 25 Years Later?
The now working mother says the fine is bizarre, unfair.
School Chief Threatens to Punish Student Protesters Who Skip Classes by…Banning Them from Attending Classes
He'd also like everyone to trim their hair so it doesn't touch their ears.
Texas Cops Charge 'Child Sex Trafficking Victim' With Felony
They also arrested her younger friend for prostitution.
Dallas Cash Bail System Leaves Poor Languishing In Jail, Lawsuit Says
"The county operates a wealth-based system of detention. Every day people are held in jail simply because they can't afford very small amounts of money."
Texas Cops Shoot and Kill 6-Year-Old While Shooting and Killing Woman They Were Chasing
Will apparently be investigating themselves.
Fort Worth Police Sgt. Fired After Punching and Tasering of Domestic Dispute Victim
Naturally, a police union worries this will have "a chilling effect" on cops' ability to do their jobs.
Breaking News Before Local Cops Do Lands Laredo Vlogger With Felony Charges
Sharing arrest and accident info on Facebook before cops can tell "official" media is not OK, say Laredo police-and nevermind that one of their own was the source.
Butterflies, Border Walls, and Property Rights
The North American Butterfly Association says Border Patrol agents have harassed employees and damaged property at the National Butterfly Center.
Gun Control Failures Allowed a Criminal to Carry Out the Texas Church Shooting
What the Air Force knew about Devin Patrick Kelley, but didn't report, should have prevented a gun sale.
Left and Right React to the Texas Shooting
With so much still unknown, politicians should take a deep breath before offering definitive solutions.
What We Know So Far About the Texas Church Shooting
26 people have been killed at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Greg Abbott's Fair-Weather Federalism
The Texas governor sells out his supposed principles for billions in federal aid.
College Journalist Attacked for Not Being Visibly Non-Fascist Enough
We all knew the 'punch Nazis' thing would inevitably end up here.
No, Flooding in Houston Was Not Caused By a Lack of Zoning Laws
The "development kills" crowd has failed to take into account the very creation of Houston and its long and colorful history of being underwater.
Hurricane Harvey Isn't About Climate Change, It's About Bad Federal Policy (Podcast)
As greens rush to blame Harvey's devastation on global warming, the real culprit - subsidizing coastal development - goes unmentioned.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Most of Texas Anti-Sanctuary City Law
State cannot force local police to serve as immigration agents and detain people for the feds.
Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change
Extreme weather events attribution science yields murky results
The Private 'Cajun Navy' Shows the Glory, and Necessity, of Private Disaster Aid
Hurricane Harvey has made a life-threatening mess too serious to rely on just government-managed aid.
Hurricane Harvey and the National Flood Insurance Fiasco
Don't build in flood plains, and especially don't rebuild in flood plains
Out of the Way, Texas, Federal Hurricane Rescue Is Coming
If history is any indicator, it's going to be a long and very expensive siege.
Texas Cops Spent 11 Minutes Searching a Woman's Vagina, Found No Drugs
Harris County deputies were initially indicted for the "offensive and shocking" search, but those charges were dropped last week.
A Campus Sexual Assault Proceeding Gets Political and a Student Sues
A lawsuit alleges a university president intervenes on behalf of the daughter of a wealthy donor.
Elon Musk Can't Sell His Teslas in Texas
In six states, it's illegal to walk into a company-owned store and buy a car.
Transgender Bathroom Panic Overtakes Texas Legislature's Emergency Session
The culture war can't take a potty break.
Judge: Campus Carry Doesn't Hurt Free Speech
University of Texas at Austin professors claiming guns on campus have a chilling effect.
Plastic Bag Bans Are in Retreat Across the Country
More and more states are rolling back their plastic bag bans, or preventing future ones from going into effect.
Meet the Texas Lawmaker Fighting Trump on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Konni Burton has emerged as the state's fiercest opponent of civil asset forfeiture.
Texas Transgender Bathroom Panic Law Set to Pass
Compromise waters down worst parts, but it still screws with students.
Uber On its Way Back to Austin
Texas Legislature decides state law is better than local overreach.
Texas Lawmakers Vote to Force Local Police Help the Feds Detain and Deport Immigrants
No cities in the state have been targeted by the Justice Department for noncompliance, but never mind.
Texas Cop Kills Teen in Car Police Falsely Claimed Was Backing Up in 'Aggressive Manner'
Police chief says body cam footage showed car moving away from cops and not being driven aggressively.
Texas Bill Adds Actual Teeth to Immigration Enforcement Demands in Sanctuary Cities
Police could be punished if they don't cooperate with federal requests to detain people to deport.
That Time an Undercover FBI Agent Told One of the 'Draw Mohammed' Shooters to 'Tear Up Texas'
And then showed up on the scene right before the attack
