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Violent Crime Is Down In Texas, But The Number Of Women In Jail Is On The Rise

Laura Rice

From Texas Standard.The Dallas Morning News conducted an investigation this summer about what happens to kids after a mother’s arrest. In the process,…
Texas

60 Years Later, A Murdered McAllen Schoolteacher May Get Justice

Michael Marks

From Texas Standard.On April 16, 1960, a 25-year-old schoolteacher and former beauty queen named Irene Garza attended confession at Sacred Heart Church in…
Austin

State Law Stymies County Courthouse Plans

Caleb Pritchard

From the Austin Monitor: Travis County’s renewed search for a suitable site for a new civil courthouse is facing stiff headwinds from a state law aimed at…