Texas Republicans, once allied with prosecutors, seek to rein them in

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State troopers will help Austin with police patrols as the city struggles with an officer shortage

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Texas Senate budget writers propose billions for teacher raises, lower property taxes and water projects

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Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt arrested at protest in McKinney

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TribCast: Police officers’ fear of the AR-15 in Robb Elementary

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In rural counties, Texas law puts low-income defendants at a disadvantage

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Senate passes bill opening door for prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with murder

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Texas bill requiring 10-year prison sentences for gun felonies faces opposition from criminal justice and firearm advocates

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Lawmakers offer stark choices for ending the crisis in Texas’ youth prisons — shut them all down, or build more

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Texas executes Arthur Brown Jr. for Houston slayings despite claims of innocence, intellectual disability

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