Texas state Rep. Joan Huffman’s bail bill is facing scrutiny from members of her own party. In a hearing held Saturday at the state capitol in Austin, Huffman’s bill weathered a string of tough questions from fellow Republican and bail reform advocates alike. If passed, Senate Bill 6 will restrict access…
After his trial in June, Dallas developer Ruel Hamilton faces up to 25 years in federal prison for allegedly bribing two city council members for help with his real estate projects.
Imagine a young border collie named Roscoe who, although a very good boy, has no family and is serving hard time in a North Texas shelter. One day during the COVID-19 pandemic, a family comes along and adopts Roscoe. Surely, Roscoe’s relieved now that he’s living the high life: belly…
Chris Galt was in line to be bailed out of Dallas County Jail when he realized he could no longer smell. Ten days ago, Galt waited along with a group of fellow detainees outside the jail’s bond division, trying to post bail. An argument broke out between a jailer and…
Over the past decade, the Lone Star State grew more urban and less white.
Street racers and stunt drivers have been in a game of cat and mouse with police for the last year. Are the cops beginning to catch up?
On Jan. 6, North Texas realtor Jennifer “Jenna” Ryan didn’t mince words. Along with two fellow realtors and Trump supporters, she had flown to Washington via private plane. Once at the U.S. Capitol, they allegedly joined the hundreds-strong crowd who raided the building. The crowd included hardline Trump supporters, white…
Brad Cox, a Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic, kicked Kyle Vess in the face while in police custody in 2019, according to a lawsuit filed by Vess in late July.
This week, a Colombian cartel member was sentenced to 327 months behind bars for drug trafficking violations.
The owner and managers allegedly chose certain dealers over others to operate in the clubs.
When Keith Johnson read the police report, he could hardly believe it. “Every time I read it, I was thinking, ‘What am I missing, what am I missing?'” Johnson recalled. “I’ve been a cop for a very long time, and I’ve never heard of something like this.” Johnson, who served 27…
Michelle Anderson, the policy associate for The Afiya Center, a Black-owned women reproductive justice organization, thinks a ban on purchasing sex will only push the industry further underground.
School districts that are fined for requiring masks could get financial help thanks to a new bail fund.
Dallas has used its nuisance abatement ordinance against 13 properties since it passed in 2017, according to the Dallas Police Department.
Last week, reports began circulating that a Collin College student and dean had died of COVID-19.
Of the 198 schools nationwide with Confederate-themed names, Texas is home to at least 40, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
After George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin last year, police departments across the U.S. scrambled to implement reforms: moves to hold police accountable, programs to sharpen incoming officers’ training and rules barring restraints like chokeholds, for instance. Dallas joined the wave only 10 days after Floyd’s murder…
One day in March 2020, Michael Police was not far from his off-campus apartment, sharing a Black n’ Mild cigar with a friend, when a Navarro College Department of Public Safety cop pulled up. Police now plays football for the University of West Florida, but at the time, he was…
It took Ebony Underwood years to understand how her father’s incarceration has affected her life. “I didn’t realize how devastating the experience has been until I became a little bit older, a little bit more mature,” she said. “But it had just been affecting so many areas of my life.”…
With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he would issue a countywide mask mandate on Wednesday.
The data loss included evidence and other case files (photos, videos, audio, and case notes) the DA’s office uses to prosecute and criminal defense attorneys use to defend their clients.
This week, the Dallas man accused of killing 4-year-old Cash Gernon was indicted by a grand jury.
