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But state troopers haven’t made a single arrest.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-11 05:00 CST"> 9 hours ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas health officials insist delta-8 is an illegal substance and has been for 40 years. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/11/texas-delta-8-dps-arrests/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/">In wake of Astroworld tragedy, Texas creates new task force on concert safety</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:48:43 -0600" title="2021-11-10 14:48 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state appears to have minimal oversight over events like the Astroworld concert. And some cities are more stringent than others. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i8YZWnlDVMULekvAyppMln_PHWE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3676dca0b12ba139e1d75f5ad8efba97/Astroworld%20Memorial%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="A makeshift memorial for the concertgoers 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/">U.S. Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to loosen restrictions on religious advisers during Texas executions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:01:30 -0600" title="2021-11-09 16:01 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The latest Texas execution protocols forbid spiritual advisers from praying aloud or touching prisoners as the prisoners are killed. Some members of the high court said they feared overturning the rules would lead to a flood of requests for other religious accommodations during executions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yLIwV-AFSCJw3nCaywbMHEsZG8Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/604c205e32b7376d0b163b76ebde9b7f/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Supreme Court police officers walk alongside protective barriers in Washington D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/">U.S. Supreme Court weighs religion’s place in the Texas death chamber</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After halting three Texas executions because of limits placed on spiritual advisers in the death chamber, the high court will hear arguments today over what religious rights the state must accord inmates as it kills them. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/">Delta-8 is legal in Texas — for now — after Travis County judge blocks state from criminalizing the cannabis extract</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:37:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 08:37 CST"> Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 as a Schedule I drug, which effectively made it illegal. The cannabis extract became popular because users say it produces the “high” effect of marijuana. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/E7SHT_gFHSyEP3zs08tOytzSN4Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/98cc33f506df1642b9b857dfbd2d7677/Delta%208%20JV%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Products 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xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperwork</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state law and disregard for due process rights. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HMUMxsZcsgQoW2esuyvQ77Yste0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e695240aa3602d55c35a6612fa94bd0a/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="A migrant is readied to board a law enforcement van after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a tra…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/austin-prop-a-election-results-police/">Austin voters reject ballot proposition to hire more police officers</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a> and <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 22:59:00 -0500" title="2021-11-02 22:59 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Supporters of Proposition A argued that boosting the ranks of the police force was necessary to combat the city’s growing homicide rate, a trend seen in cities nationwide. Opponents and city leaders warned it would lead to fewer firefighters, medics and librarians. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/austin-prop-a-election-results-police/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/austin-prop-a-election-results-police/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/T1YEWjGQmgheL2g5V1do7nXGMVE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b2c3dae2dc49b1f0d7e66770e6cfd486/APD%20File%20March%2022%20EL%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="The Austin Police Department building with the Austin skyline in the background on March 22, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-election-day-2021/">It’s Election Day in Texas. Here’s what voters are deciding.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 00:05:00 -0500" title="2021-11-02 00:05 CDT"> Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas voters will decide on eight proposed changes to the state’s Constitution. Voters in the San Antonio area will pick a new Texas House member. And Austin voters will decide whether to require more police officers. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-election-day-2021/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-election-day-2021/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fm_vM827NIa3SOTmm6LLXWvqt-M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4c2f35e32f8cdcebdff6c5d606b17d6/San%20Antonio%20Election%202020%20CD%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="Voters wait in line outside Cody Public Library in San Antonio during the evening hours of Election Day. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Clint Datchuk for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-antisemitism-synagogue-fire/">Central Texas faith leaders and politicians rebuke antisemitic incidents after fire outside Austin synagogue</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:13:12 -0500" title="2021-11-01 18:13 CDT"> Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Austin fire officials said they’re investigating a Sunday incident that caused about $25,000 in damage as a potential arson. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-antisemitism-synagogue-fire/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-antisemitism-synagogue-fire/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-pBgWc_vWJXr6OPFylYoZGC3s_U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d72308fa54c2d534a0dd20eef74d1506/Re-edit%20Jewish%20Community%20Center%20Presser%20MGO%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Rabbi Neil Blumofe spoke at a press conference at the Dell Jewish Community Center on Nov. 1, 2021, after a fire outside Con…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/">Rejecting claims of innocence, judge says Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get a new trial</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 15:48:00 -0500" title="2021-11-01 15:48 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Doubts over Reed’s guilt in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites have lingered for more than 20 years and gained international attention. But a judge decided against recommending a new trial. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c-BiaYfoVGUzLkz5rN5bzZH7D3M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bb83d676afd0c20ce5b65b0164f6d8c1/Rodney%20Reed%20KXAN%20TT.jpg" alt="Rodney Reed was sentenced to death for the 1996 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CDT"> Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation has been updated to represent salaries as of Sept. 30. This update also includes new job descriptions and salary ranges for many positions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://salaries.texastribune.org/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://salaries.texastribune.org/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/51YKzZwWL6BvuiRqwFS0QH7RM8k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7e482060af5d495ae1ef490c81731a70/TT-GSE-pointer-art.png" alt="Article thumbnail" class="c-image__img l-width-full 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xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-delta-8-hemp/">Texas says popular cannabis extract, delta-8, is illegal, sending retailers scrambling</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:26:00 -0500" title="2021-10-21 09:26 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The federal farm bill in 2018 made the substance legal because of its low THC content. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-delta-8-hemp/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-delta-8-hemp/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 18 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-18 03:00 CDT"> Oct. 18, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A November vote on whether Austin should hire hundreds of new police officers is shaping up as a test of Austinites’ appetite for police reform. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/18/Austin-police-hire-budget/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/federal-investigation-texas-lockups/">U.S. Department of Justice investigating abuse, mistreatment at Texas’ juvenile lockups</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:27:00 -0500" title="2021-10-13 16:27 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The department says it’s looking into whether the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides “reasonable protection from physical and sexual abuse by staff and other residents, excessive use of chemical restraints and excessive use of isolation.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/federal-investigation-texas-lockups/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/federal-investigation-texas-lockups/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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recreation area at the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin on June 24, …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jennifer Whitney for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-migrants-arrest-charges-dropped/">Texas prosecutor drops charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassing</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 5 Oct 2021 15:15:11 -0500" title="2021-10-05 15:15 CDT"> Oct. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol insist the 11 men, arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, weren’t set up for trespassing charges. But a county attorney decided the case was too muddled to prosecute. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-migrants-arrest-charges-dropped/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-migrants-arrest-charges-dropped/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NPZRXROLYrI0VYU9tOrb3IQKs_w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/20e4dc5432d4d336c1669412d0863517/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2012.jpg" 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-george-floyd-pardon-posthumous/">Texas board recommends George Floyd receive a posthumous pardon for 2004 Houston drug arrest</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 4 Oct 2021 17:02:26 -0500" title="2021-10-04 17:02 CDT"> Oct. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott must either approve or reject the parole board’s decision. The 2004 case involved a Houston officer later found to have lied to obtain a search warrant in a 2019 case. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-george-floyd-pardon-posthumous/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-george-floyd-pardon-posthumous/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/koLNXpyM7lA0t37sxF9H4A5KBlI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2472e24f423388ce847737aaccf264fe/George%20Floyd%20Memorial%20AM%20TT%2003%20.jpg" alt="People gather at the mural for George Floyd in the Third Ward in Houston on June 8, 2020." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/">After delay, Texas to begin releasing migrants held in violation of state law under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 Oct 2021 16:41:00 -0500" title="2021-10-01 16:41 CDT"> Oct. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The almost 250 detained men, whose immediate release was ordered three days ago, are expected to be turned over to federal authorities to be detained again, deported or freed in the United States while their cases are being resolved. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8P04SPyme3IXvjcSTCGLyBMn-mA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A group of migrants walk off a pick-up truck after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a train depo…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mk6vG2eOG7vNhQlju1Kru3W1_cw=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111203557/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8P04SPyme3IXvjcSTCGLyBMn-mA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A group of migrants walk off a pick-up truck after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a train depo…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-migrants-prison-release/">Texas court orders release of more than 200 migrants imprisoned in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security clampdown</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:45:00 -0500" title="2021-09-28 12:45 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 28, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The men were arrested by state troopers and held for weeks without facing formal charges, a violation of state law. It’s the latest misfire in Abbott’s hastily assembled effort to involve Texas in patrolling the border. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-migrants-prison-release/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111203557im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/criminal-justice/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111203557/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-migrants-prison-release/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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