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Bringing down the hammer: Where the Texas Legislature's gavels are made
As clips of Texas lawmakers breaking gavels go viral on social media, the Statesman set about to find out where they're made.
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Bail reform package authored by Houston lawmaker advances in Texas House
The measures, all authored by Houston Sen. Joan Huffman, include a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar people in ...
Half of Harris County’s reforms post-George Floyd were successful. 1 leader says 'We won't back down'
Five years after the killing of George Floyd, attempts to reform Harris County’s criminal justice system have resulted in a mixed bag of successes and delays.
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Harris County DA: 300-plus diverted to mental health programs this year after arrests for low-level offenses
The Harris County Jail population has dipped 9% since January as District Attorney Sean Teare says people are being diverted ...
Abuse is rampant in Texas youth prisons, feds say. Now lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons
After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...
For years, a nonprofit worked to mend relations between teens and HPD. Then the DOJ cut its funding.
The future of a Houston-area nonprofit dedicated to partnering police with teens to improve community policing is in doubt ...
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HISD found an employee sent a lewd video to a student. Parents were left in the dark.
Houston ISD didn’t notify Worthing High School families about its finding that an employee sexually harassed a student.