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Texas Defender Service released a report highlighting details from 431 capital murder cases over a 20-year period in Tarrant County.
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The deaths represent a relatively small portion of people in Texas prisons. But Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials told state lawmakers Monday it's evidence of a statewide struggle to curb contraband in correctional facilities.
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Attorneys Tuesday asked Governor Greg Abbott for a 30-day reprieve. James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening.
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The court denied two of Broadnax's attempts to pause his execution for the murders of two Christian music producers in Garland. Justices are still considering a recent confession alleging Broadnax's cousin was the shooter.
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These are the big takeaways from the trial of Tanner Horner, the former FedEx driver who murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand, as it goes into its fourth week.
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Law enforcement discovered more than $130 million in gold linked to an international criminal network, Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells said in a press release Friday.
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‘He needs care, not a cage': Man with intellectual disabilities transferred from Tarrant County JailShawn Fraraccio, 26, was moved to a living facility in Mexia on April 14 after a demand for this transfer from his mother and the public.
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People with no criminal history top list of Dallas ICE arrests for 6 months straight, new data showsThe Dallas ICE Field Office has arrested more people without a criminal history than those with criminal convictions or charges, according to new ICE data analyzed by KERA.
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A judge moved Dario Sanchez's trial from next week to June 22 after a court hearing Monday. Sanchez also declined prosecutors' offer to testify against a fellow defendant in exchange for immunity.
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The Johnson County Sheriff's Office, under Sheriff Adam King, has faced allegations of mistreatment in a jail that's been in and out of compliance for years. Meanwhile, King faces criminal charges in a sexual harassment scandal.
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said Tuesday that James Broadnax's cousin confession does not meet the criteria for the case to return to court.
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After several delays, Tanner Horner's trial will begin today in Tarrant County.
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Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler were shot and killed 18 years ago in a Garland parking lot. James Broadnax was convicted and is scheduled to be executed next month.
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In the press, top DOJ officials touted guilty verdicts in the Prairieland ICE shooting trial as the first step to getting "antifa" off the streets. The term legally mattered less than they let on — but the convictions serve a larger political game plan that's only just begun.