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The Year in Local Politics

Setting aside the fact that our founding fathers were largely OK with owning humans and barring women from voting, the United States was founded on some pretty reasonable if not radical ideals. Civic life in this country is predicated on the concept that we don’t have to agree on everything to live together ....

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The Fight to Fix America's Broken Bail System

Jails are filled with low-risk offenders awaiting court dates. There's bipartisan support to change that, so why is it still hard to get anything done? ....

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City in Crisis: Double Dipping

The number of backlogged criminal cases in Tarrant County is staggering by any measurement. Republican district attorney candidate Phil Sorrells recently put the figure at 40,000. This number represents serious crimes, including 266 murder cases, but many of the pending cases are for nonviolent offenses, whether they ....

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Giving Judges a Free Pass?

The rulings of Texas’ criminal court judges are above reproach unless, of course, defendants have the time and money to appeal those decisions to a higher court that typically doesn’t reverse them. Protections for criminal judges go far beyond favorable appellate rulings. Our magazine’s ongoing investigation of ....

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Moonlighting as a Senior Judge?

Whether presiding over civil, criminal, or family cases, judges are the only elected or appointed officials in this state who are afforded the power to unilaterally deprive Texans of property or liberty. For that reason, among all elected officials, judges are held to the highest ethical and legal standards. The ....

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