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Naturalized Texan. Comes by her tough love of government honestly. She majored in it at the University of Texas. First courtroom stories were in the Atticus Finch-like Lowndes County courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia, where two months into that first job for the Jacksonville-based Florida Times Union, she found herself covering a quadruple murder. Eventually moved to Jacksonville, covering social services and began unpacking the conflicted rules of government social work and public housing redevelopment for readers. Joined the Associated Press in Dallas and worked there and in Houston covering some of the state's biggest trials and complicated legal issues including the Branch Davidian standoff with ATF agents and the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas as well as witnessing several state executions. Worked for the Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle, where she covered everything from airport security, civil courts and the 9/11 attacks to the strains of the Texas Child Protective Services system, the state's removal of more than 400 children from their polygamist parents in West Texas, the Allan Stanford Ponzi scheme trial and the world of Medicare fraud in Houston's private ambulance networks. Langford was named Texas Reporter of the Year in 2011 for her work on the connection between private ambulances in Houston and the non-regulated mental health clinics there. Before joining the Tribune in March 2014, she tried her hand at public radio, working for WNYC in Trenton, covering New Jersey government. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc88909d929b9a938e98bc8899849d8f888e959e899299d2938e9b"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0849c919e97969f8294b0849588918384829992859e95de9f8297">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var 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href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/14/MichaelPatrickWagner_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Michael Patrick Wagner" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by John Jordan / Texas Department of Public Safety</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Michael Patrick Wagner</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:15:38 -0500" title="2015-08-14 11:15"> Aug. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/14/capitol-fire-suspect-go-iowa-judge/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A man arrested in Iowa who is suspected of setting fire to a car last week at the Texas Capitol is expected to appear before a judge on Friday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/14/capitol-fire-suspect-go-iowa-judge/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/13/iowa-man-arrested-capitol-car-fire/">Man Suspected of Capitol Car Arson Arrested in Iowa</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/13/iowa-man-arrested-capitol-car-fire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/10/Person_of_Interest_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/10/Person_of_Interest_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Texas Department of Public Safety</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:57:11 -0500" title="2015-08-13 17:57"> Aug. 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/13/iowa-man-arrested-capitol-car-fire/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A man arrested in Iowa is suspected of setting fire to a car last week at the Capitol, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Thursday evening.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/13/iowa-man-arrested-capitol-car-fire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/judge-ordered-children-out-foster-care-2013/">Judge Ordered Children Out of Foster Care in 2013</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/judge-ordered-children-out-foster-care-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/CPS-Texas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/CPS-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:58:17 -0500" title="2015-08-11 17:58"> Aug. 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/judge-ordered-children-out-foster-care-2013/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Nearly two years before the murder of six Houston siblings, a state district judge denied a request by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to keep them in foster care, according to a memo sent to members of the Legislature on Tuesday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/judge-ordered-children-out-foster-care-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/tdcj-beard-policy-will-not-cost-another-500000/">Inmate Beard Policy Will Not Cost Taxpayers Extra</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/tdcj-beard-policy-will-not-cost-another-500000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/02/PrisonBars_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/02/PrisonBars_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Sean Hobson</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:56:38 -0500" title="2015-08-11 12:56"> Aug. 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/tdcj-beard-policy-will-not-cost-another-500000/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said last week that its new beard policy for inmates would cost taxpayers $500,000. Now, the agency says there will actually be no cost to taxpayers. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/tdcj-beard-policy-will-not-cost-another-500000/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/murdered-houston-family-well-known-cps/">Murdered Houston Family Well Known to CPS</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/murdered-houston-family-well-known-cps/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/CPS-Texas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/CPS-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:17:02 -0500" title="2015-08-10 18:17"> Aug. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/murdered-houston-family-well-known-cps/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The six children found murdered along with two adults in Houston over the weekend were no strangers to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which investigated at least four complaints about their care dating back 2011, and temporarily took the children into foster care two years later. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/murdered-houston-family-well-known-cps/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/suspect-unusual-activity-speaker-office-tied-car-f/">Suspect in Unusual Activity at Capitol Tied to Car Fire</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/suspect-unusual-activity-speaker-office-tied-car-f/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/10/Person_of_Interest_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/10/Person_of_Interest_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Texas Department of Public Safety</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public鈥檚 assistance in gathering information about a person of interest related to a car fire outside the state Capitol.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:12:27 -0500" title="2015-08-10 13:12"> Aug. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/suspect-unusual-activity-speaker-office-tied-car-f/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A man involved in "suspicious activity" near the Texas House speaker's office is also being sought for questioning about a car fire outside the Capitol, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/suspect-unusual-activity-speaker-office-tied-car-f/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/">New Truancy Law Set to Put Pressure on Schools, Parents</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/31-Days-Day8-Truancy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/31-Days-Day8-Truancy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mallory Busch / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 8 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-08 06:00"> Aug. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When the state's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/texas-decriminalize-truancy-after-abbott-signs-bil/">new truancy law</a> takes effect Sept. 1<span>, students will no longer potentially face criminal sanctions for skipping school. But there are new directives for public schools and the courts.  This story is part of our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/" target="_blank">31 Days, 31 Ways series</a>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/">Chin Scratcher: Prison Beard Policy Will Cost $500,000</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/Unsafe_Prisons__JW031_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The William G. McConnell Prison Unit in Beeville, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/Unsafe_Prisons__JW031_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The William G. McConnell Prison Unit in Beeville, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The William G. McConnell Prison Unit in Beeville, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 16:06:44 -0500" title="2015-08-07 16:06"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, </span><span>Texas prison inmates will be able to grow beards under a new policy expected to cost state taxpayers $500,000 a year in paperwork, beard nets and barber tools.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/">State Jail Commission Board Shuts Down Frio Co. Jail</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/prisoners_CM_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/prisoners_CM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:12:14 -0500" title="2015-08-06 17:12"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Commission on Jail Standards voted Thursday to shut down the Frio County Jail for failing to adhere to jail standards, something they agency has done only twice before in its 40-year history.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/guide-legal-players-paxton-case/">A Guide to the Legal Players in the Paxton Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/guide-legal-players-paxton-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Top, left to right: Special Prosecutor Brian Wice, Paxton Attorney Joe Kendall. Bottom, left to right: Judge George Gallagher; Special Prosecutor Kent Schaffer."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Top, left to right: Special Prosecutor Brian Wice, Paxton Attorney Joe Kendall. Bottom, left to right: Judge George Gallagher; Special Prosecutor Kent Schaffer." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Top, left to right: Special Prosecutor Brian Wice, Paxton Attorney Joe Kendall. Bottom, left to right: Judge George Gallagher; Special Prosecutor Kent Schaffer.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 16:55:15 -0500" title="2015-08-03 16:55"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As allegations that Ken Paxton improperly steered people into investments while failing to disclose his own financial involvement take the spotlight, so have a series of legal heavyweights on both sides of the case.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/guide-legal-players-paxton-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/dps-trooper-warned-2014-unprofessional-conduct/">DPS Trooper Warned in 2014 of "Unprofessional Conduct"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/dps-trooper-warned-2014-unprofessional-conduct/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/18/Sandra_Bland_Memorial_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/18/Sandra_Bland_Memorial_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 1 Aug 2015 09:28:56 -0500" title="2015-08-01 09:28"> Aug. 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/dps-trooper-warned-2014-unprofessional-conduct/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who was found hanged three days later in the Waller County Jail, was warned about his "unprofessional conduct"  in 2014 while he was still a probationary trooper, according to his personnel file.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/dps-trooper-warned-2014-unprofessional-conduct/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/">McCraw Hammered at Hearing on Bland Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_BDA8218McCraw2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_BDA8218McCraw2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:00:24 -0500" title="2015-07-30 19:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State lawmakers grilled Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw on Thursday, voicing concerns about arrest procedures used by state police and pressing the agency head to explain the July 10 arrest of Sandra Bland, who was found hanged three days later in the Waller County Jail.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/texas-two-part-mental-health-jail-check-failed-san/">Mental Health Jail Check Failed in Bland Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/texas-two-part-mental-health-jail-check-failed-san/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/28/Sandra-BeforeMag_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/28/Sandra-BeforeMag_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Waller County Sheriff's Office </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/texas-two-part-mental-health-jail-check-failed-san/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Waller County Jail failed to complete a two-part mental health screening process as required by law during Sandra Bland's booking process, according to the state jail commission and at least one public policy group.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/texas-two-part-mental-health-jail-check-failed-san/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/coleman-calls-hearing-texas-jail-standards/">Bland Arrest, Death Prompt Legislative Hearing</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/coleman-calls-hearing-texas-jail-standards/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/IMG_0006_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, on the House floor on May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/IMG_0006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, on the House floor on May 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, on the House floor on May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:15:22 -0500" title="2015-07-28 19:15"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/coleman-calls-hearing-texas-jail-standards/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Following the controversial arrest and death of Sandra Bland in Waller County, a Houston lawmaker will convene a Texas House committee hearing Thursday to look at trooper arrest procedures and state jail standards. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/coleman-calls-hearing-texas-jail-standards/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/outside-group-tapped-review-waller-county-sheriffs/">Besieged Waller County Officials Release More Tapes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150815003220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/outside-group-tapped-review-waller-county-sheriffs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/28/Sandra-BeforeMag_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150815003220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/28/Sandra-BeforeMag_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Waller County Sheriff's Office </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave.</div> </div> <header> <ul 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