Toluwani Osibamowo
Law and Justice ReporterToluwani Osibamowo covers law and justice for KERA News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 as a general assignments reporter. She previously worked as a news intern for Texas Tech Public Media and copy editor for Texas Tech University’s student newspaper, The Daily Toreador, before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was named one of Current's public media Rising Stars in 2024. She is originally from Plano.
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Although the products don't contain tobacco, justices ruled VELO pouches are made of a tobacco substitute, which subjects them to state taxes overseen by the Texas Comptroller. Sellers pay those taxes up front, but they can be passed onto consumers. -
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. -
The Texas Supreme Court lifted a temporary injunction preventing the Department of State Health Services from enforcing a rule effectively criminalizing delta-8. -
James Broadnax was executed Tuesday evening for the 2008 robbery and murders of Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler in Garland. -
The attorney general announced Thursday he's expanding his probe into alleged abuse of the H-1B visa program by Texas businesses. -
An alleged gunman has been arrested after shooting a member of the Fort Worth Police Department's Civilian Response Unit. The unidentified civilian employee is expected to recover. -
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. -
The high court ruled Friday a lawsuit by families with transgender kids challenging the state's authority to investigate them is moot as the kids are no longer minors and the Department of Family and Protective Services has closed most of its investigations of the plaintiffs. -
Paxton previously sued North Texas-based kratom retailers for allegedly selling kratom products containing nearly 50 times the Texas limit of a controlled substance. -
Republican Tarrant County District Judge Chris Wolfe will replace a retired Obama nominee in Waco after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination to the bench Tuesday. -
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. -
The Texas attorney general alleges the religious group purports to act with governmental authority. The tribunal — which issues rulings in disputes involving Texas Muslims — says its work is purely spiritual.
