Texas
A Texas Man Is Executed Even After His Victim's Family Pleads for His Life
"His execution doesn't change what he did 14 years ago. It doesn't bring my dad back."
A Young Man Recorded a Cop Pointing His Gun Toward Children, So the Cop Arrested Him
An El Paso police officer pointed his gun at some children, then arrested the young man who caught it on camera.
Texas GOP Endorses Marijuana Decriminalization
Republicans in one of the most conservative states in the union gave a thumbs up to rolling back marijuana prohibition.
Fatal Texas SUV Crash a Result of Irresponsible Policing, Not Poor Border Security
We'd be outraged by the unnecessary pursuit if Americans had been killed.
Tearing Babies from Their Mother's Breasts Is Now Your Government at Work
Zero tolerance enforcement against illegal border crossings turns Wal-Marts into essentially jails for kids.
California Über Alles? Only in Counterproductive, Outdated Housing Policy
Over the next 30 years, Texas may overtake the Golden State because it is more welcoming to newcomers.
10 Killed at Texas High School. Explosive Devices Found at Campus.
According to law enforcement, most of the dead are students. Two suspects are in custody.
Gun Rights, Gun Control Advocates React to Texas Shooting
Politicians, activists rehash calls for increased security, regulation of guns.
Texas Health Department Considers Cracking Down on CBD
The Lone Star state's drug laws are about to get even more restrictive.
Texas Town in Trouble for Spending Money Seized from Citizens on Trips, Non-Police Business
Despite the misuse, nobody involved questions that corrupt mentality that led to asset forfeiture in the first place.
Law Prohibiting 'Revenge Porn' Violates First Amendment, Says Texas Appeals Court
The state law targeted people who share erotic photographs of others without their consent.
Backpage Plea to Texas Sex Trafficking Charge Turns On CEO's Admission to Brokering Adult Prostitution
Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer turned over the company and seven other executives in exchange for leniency.
ACLU Sues Texas County over Pay-or-Stay Bail System
Magistrates don't consider risk or ability to pay, leaving a system where people are stuck if they're poor.
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.
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.
