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<header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/">LAW & ORDER</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/court-suspends-death-row-inmates-lawyer-over-late-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/27/Paredes_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Death Row inmate Miguel Angel Paredes."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/27/Paredes_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Death Row inmate Miguel Angel Paredes." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Public Safety </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Death Row inmate Miguel Angel Paredes.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/court-suspends-death-row-inmates-lawyer-over-late-/">Court Suspends Lawyer for Death Row Inmate Over Late Filing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:07:30 -0600" title="2015-01-16 16:07"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The </span>Court of Criminal Appeals has suspended a criminal defense lawyer, arguing that he filed motions to stop executions too late. The move is the latest evidence of an ongoing feud in Texas between lawyers who appeal on behalf of inmates facing executions and the judges who rule on their claims. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/court-suspends-death-row-inmates-lawyer-over-late-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/">Judge Hears Arguments in Immigration Policy Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-15 06:00"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> A judge heard arguments Thursday on a request to halt a White House immigration policy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Texans living in the country illegally. The judge did not indicate when he would make a ruling.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/">Attempts to Dupe Immigration Agents Rise</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 06:00"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Instead of trusting human smugglers or risking clandestine border crossings, an increasing number of people trying to enter the U.S. illegally are taking a more brazen approach. They try to slip through legal entry points using fake papers, or documents that belong to someone else. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/The_Best_Is_Yet_To_Come_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/The_Best_Is_Yet_To_Come_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/">The Playlist: The Best is Yet to Come</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 3 Jan 2015 09:26:55 -0600" title="2015-01-03 09:26"> Jan. 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>For this week's playlist of the news, we’re using our reporters' own predictions for </span><span>2015. Kicking things off: “The Best Is Yet To Come,” by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, </span><span>Frank Sinatra</span><span>, backed up by the </span><span>Count Basie Orchestra</span><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/">Judge Hears Arguments in Immigration Policy Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-15 06:00"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> A judge heard arguments Thursday on a request to halt a White House immigration policy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Texans living in the country illegally. The judge did not indicate when he would make a ruling.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/">Attempts to Dupe Immigration Agents Rise</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 06:00"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Instead of trusting human smugglers or risking clandestine border crossings, an increasing number of people trying to enter the U.S. illegally are taking a more brazen approach. They try to slip through legal entry points using fake papers, or documents that belong to someone else. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/">The Playlist: The Best is Yet to Come</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 3 Jan 2015 09:26:55 -0600" title="2015-01-03 09:26"> Jan. 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/The_Best_Is_Yet_To_Come_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/The_Best_Is_Yet_To_Come_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>For this week's playlist of the news, we’re using our reporters' own predictions for </span><span>2015. Kicking things off: “The Best Is Yet To Come,” by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, </span><span>Frank Sinatra</span><span>, backed up by the </span><span>Count Basie Orchestra</span><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/03/playlist-best-yet-come/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/">Visualization: Executions on Rick Perry's Watch</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-09-02 05:00"> Sept. 2, 2011 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.</div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/criminal-justice">Ushering in Several Reforms, But Not Always Leading the Charge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-02 06:00"> Jan. 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/criminal-justice"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0002_perrylegacy-share_justice_1.png_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0002_perrylegacy-share_justice_1.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry </a>will leave behind a criminal justice system in healthier shape than when he stepped in as governor. Terri Langford writes that <span>how instrumental Perry was in improving it remains an open question.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/criminal-justice"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy">Five — and a Half — Things We Won't Forget About Gov. Rick Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-28 06:00"> Dec. 28, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0004_perrylegacy-share_homepage_2.png_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0004_perrylegacy-share_homepage_2.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Boiling down Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s legacy into a few bullet points isn’t easy. But reporters Reeve Hamilton and Jay Root look at some things <span>people will surely remember years after Perry has left office. Their feature kicks off our 10-part series, The Perry Legacy.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/">Volunteers Say Immigrant Surge Will Continue</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-24 06:00"> Dec. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/22/Tree-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/22/Tree-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The news crews have drifted away, and the national spotlight has turned elsewhere. But Central American immigrants continue to cross illegally into Texas, and their numbers seem to be growing again. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/">Gay Marriage Ban on Precarious Legal Ground</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-21 06:00"> Dec. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/TexTrib-Marriage-014_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/TexTrib-Marriage-014_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Almost a decade after voters overwhelmingly added it to the Texas Constitution, the clock may be running out on the state's gay marriage ban. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/2004-no-mental-health-services-panetti/">Panetti Doesn't Need Mental Health Treatment, Prison Doctor Says</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-09 06:00"> Dec. 9, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/2004-no-mental-health-services-panetti/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Death row inmate Scott Panetti."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Death row inmate Scott Panetti." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: TDCJ</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Death row inmate Scott Panetti.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As the state and Scott Panetti's defense team battled over whether his execution should be halted last week, a four-page affidavit provided a tantalizing peek into the mental health care Texas has provided for the schizophrenic death row inmate.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/2004-no-mental-health-services-panetti/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/">Abbott Declines to Endorse Perry, Cruz for 2016 Run</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Dec 2014 14:10:48 -0600" title="2014-12-07 14:10"> Dec. 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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Press</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General and Gov.-Elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Sunday declined to throw his support behind any the Texas Republicans rumored to be considering a run for the White House in 2016.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/tdcj-expands-inmate-visitation-policy/">Texas Prisons Make Family Visits Easier</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:54:30 -0600" title="2014-12-05 14:54"> Dec. 5, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/tdcj-expands-inmate-visitation-policy/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/tdcj-expands-inmate-visitation-policy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/02/PrisonBars_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/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> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas prison system is making it easier for family members to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://tdcj.state.tx.us/visitation/index.html">visit</a><span> loved ones behind bars, hoping to strengthen social networks inmates need when they are released.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/tdcj-expands-inmate-visitation-policy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/03/schizophrenic-inmate-be-executed-wednesday-night/">Federal Appeals Court Stays Panetti's Execution</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-03 06:00"> Dec. 3, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/03/schizophrenic-inmate-be-executed-wednesday-night/comments/"><span class="value">53</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/03/schizophrenic-inmate-be-executed-wednesday-night/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Death row inmate Scott Panetti."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Death row inmate Scott Panetti." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: TDCJ</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Death row inmate Scott Panetti.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals </span>on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate with a history of schizophrenia, just hours before he was to be put to death in Huntsville.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/03/schizophrenic-inmate-be-executed-wednesday-night/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/">Homeland Security Secretary: New Border Measures Coming</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:44:55 -0600" title="2014-12-02 14:44"> Dec. 2, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Homeland-Security-on-the-Border_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Homeland-Security-on-the-Border_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Bobby Fiend</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that a new border security task force is coming to the U.S.-Mexico<strong style="line-height: 1.35;">-</strong><span style="line-height: 1.35;">border as part of President Obama's executive action on immigration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/Paroles-Board-Denies-Panetti-Execution-Halt/">Panetti Fate in Hands of Perry, Appeals Courts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Dec 2014 18:21:28 -0600" title="2014-12-01 18:21"> Dec. 1, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/Paroles-Board-Denies-Panetti-Execution-Halt/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/Paroles-Board-Denies-Panetti-Execution-Halt/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Death row inmate Scott Panetti."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/26/PannettiChamber_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Death row inmate Scott Panetti." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: TDCJ</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Death row inmate Scott Panetti.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles won't recommend a reprieve for convicted killer Scott Panetti, leaving it up to Gov. Rick Perry to decide if he will delay Wednesday's scheduled execution of the schizophrenic death row inmate.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/Paroles-Board-Denies-Panetti-Execution-Halt/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/criminal-justice">Ushering in Several Reforms, But Not Always Leading the Charge</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy">Five — and a Half — Things We Won't Forget About Gov. 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<section class="summary"> <p><span>Federal immigration agents apprehended nearly 97,000 more people trying to enter the U.S. illegally through Texas’ southern border during the 2014 fiscal year than they did in 2013, the Department of Homeland Security </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/images/CBP%20FY14%20Report_20141218.pdf">announced</a><span> on Friday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/pressure-mounting-grant-tim-cole-honorary-degree/">A Push to Award a Degree to a Symbol of Injustice</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-19 06:00"> Dec. 19, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/pressure-mounting-grant-tim-cole-honorary-degree/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/pressure-mounting-grant-tim-cole-honorary-degree/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TimCole_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis were among those attending the unveiling of a statue of Timothy Cole at a Lubbock park on Sept. 17, 2014. Cole was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1985 and died in prison in 1999. He was posthumously exonerated in 2009."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TimCole_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis were among those attending the unveiling of a statue of Timothy Cole at a Lubbock park on Sept. 17, 2014. Cole was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1985 and died in prison in 1999. He was posthumously exonerated in 2009." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stephen Spillman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis were among those attending the unveiling of a statue of Timothy Cole at a Lubbock park on Sept. 17, 2014. Cole was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1985 and died in prison in 1999. He was posthumously exonerated in 2009.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas Tech University expelled Tim Cole after he was arrested in 1985 and charged with rape. Cole died in prison, but DNA evidence cleared the way for a posthumous pardon in 2009. Now there's a push for Tech to award Cole an honorary degree.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/pressure-mounting-grant-tim-cole-honorary-degree/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/el-paso-still-safe-despite-murders-lawmakers-say/">Murders Up, but El Paso Still Safe, Lawmakers Say</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-17 06:00"> Dec. 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/el-paso-still-safe-despite-murders-lawmakers-say/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/el-paso-still-safe-despite-murders-lawmakers-say/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown at night in El Paso, where murders have jumped but other serious crime is down."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Downtown at night in El Paso, where murders have jumped but other serious crime is down." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown at night in El Paso, where murders have jumped but other serious crime is down.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The homicide rate in El Paso has almost doubled since last year. But officials say it doesn't have anything to do with Mexican cartels and spillover violence. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/el-paso-still-safe-despite-murders-lawmakers-say/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/">New Leaders Hope to Burnish Laredo's Image</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-12 06:00"> Dec. 12, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Laredo_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120112250/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Laredo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After eight years of growth, change and public corruption scandals, new leaders in Laredo and Webb County are greeting 2015 with a sense of optimism. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/Guidance-for-courts-trying-teens-as-adults/">CCA Offers Guidance to Courts Trying Teens as Adults</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:13:32 -0600" title="2014-12-10 17:13"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/Guidance-for-courts-trying-teens-as-adults/"> <img 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Wednesday ruled that a Houston teen should not have been tried as an adult and spelled out better guidance for courts to consider before transferring youth defendants into the adult court system.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/Guidance-for-courts-trying-teens-as-adults/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150120112250/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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