Violent Crime Spikes in Dallas After Week of Killings
Dallas Police Chief David Brown has boasted in the past about historically low murder rates in the city. It’s a good news... Read More
Former Arlington Attorney is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
We associate long prison sentences with crimes of violence but white collar crimes committed by people from professional backgrounds can also carry... Read More
Man is Charged with Robbery After Caller ID Tracked Him to Pizza Delivery Incident, Say Dallas Police
A 19-year-old Dallas man who is accused of using the address of his apartment to stage the robbery of a pizza delivery... Read More
Exonerated Manuel Velez is Released from Death Row in Texas
Manuel Velez was on death row in Texas for four of the nine years he had been incarcerated. Last week it was... Read More
Texas Executes a Woman Convicted of Murder
When it comes to the ultimate punishment, Texas sets many unenviable benchmarks. Last month the state made headlines by executing... Read More
Americans Believe the Civil Justice System is Racist
A summer of civil disturbance in Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer,... Read More
Balch Springs Council Member Faces Possible Charges over 911 Call
Public officials can face numerous criminal charges that would not be brought against members of the public. But there is often a... Read More
New Article Says Texas Executed the Wrong Man in 1989
We have expressed our concerns about Texas’s death penalty on a number of occasions. The state executes more prisoners than any other... Read More
