Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

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New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await ...

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Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

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Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

Following a historic win in Cowtown, NewsGuild workers at papers in Dallas and Austin are still bargaining.

Why did police show up in force to apprehend a local activist, and why is the city’s top elected posting her mugshot and job details on social media?