Jacquelyn Martin
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AP
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in an opinion the Texas Commission on Jail Standards has the authority to hire an independent investigator to look into all custody deaths. The opinion is in response to a letter sent by Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells last year.
Kailey Broussard
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KERA News
Shelby Tauber
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for The Texas Tribune
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Most of those voters are in Harris County, home to Houston. Noncitizen voting is illegal and documented instances are rare. -
Denton voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition B in November, but city council members are still hesitant to enforce the ordinance aimed at decriminalizing minor marijuana charges, even amid pushback from marijuana reform advocates. -
Some Dallas County workers are still waiting on pay from last month's election, although the problem doesn't appear as serious as it was in the spring. -
After defeating O’Rourke — Texas’ most promising Democrat in recent history — Abbott begins his third term in a strong position, with a rising national profile and a governing mandate in the eyes of fellow Republicans. -
While many Uvalde families backed Democratic candidates, the city and county have long been a Republican stronghold. Now, some of the school shooting victims’ families say they’ll continue fighting for changes to the state’s gun laws. -
A native of Pakistan, Bhojani emigrated to Texas in his teens and worked his way up through various jobs. Now, the Democrat is set to represent House District 92. -
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick defeated Democrat Mike Collier by 10 percentage points and remains one of the most powerful politicians in the state, with the ability to help craft the next year's legislative agenda. -
If the old saying “people who don’t vote can’t complain” is true, then hundreds of thousands of Texas registered voters will have to stay quiet until the next election. -
Republicans once again won top statewide seats in Tuesday's midterm election. That includes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who will serve a third term after defeating Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. KERA spoke with Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston, about what may have motivated voters and why so many don't end up voting. -
Lee Henderson has been an election judge in Tarrant County for more than a decade. He runs polling places on election days and helps folks get their chance to cast their ballot. -
Republicans continued their 28-year dominance of statewide races but fell short of their hopes for a South Texas congressional sweep. -
Dallas County is looking at an all-Democratic commissioners court.
