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UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Illegal Immigrants Charged In Murder Of Houston Girl

Tragic murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston highlights flaws in immigration system and raises concerns about public safety.

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A rundown of Super Tuesday’s battleground primary results

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Houston Rep. Lacey Hull defeats Paxton-backed Jared Woodfill in GOP primary

Woodfill’s endorsement by Paxton was decried by some Republicans because of his close ties to Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who has been accused multiple times of sexual abuse.

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Sean Teare unseats Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg in primary

Teare, a former prosecutor in Ogg’s office, defeated the two-term incumbent at Tuesday’s primary and will face the Republican nominee in November’s general election.

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In the Ogg House: Harris County DA Ousted in Primary

Challenger Sean Teare handily took out the embattled two-term incumbent Kim Ogg.

Texas Observer

It’s primary election day. Here are six things to watch.

Divisions among Republicans are in stark display, some of Texas’ most senior members of Congress are retiring and Democrats are hoping to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz.

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‘It’s the South’: Harris County Sends 15 Times More Black Men to Death Row than White

Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says.

Texas Observer

Kim Ogg: DA Under Fire

Harris County had big plans to reform its criminal justice system. What went wrong? Houston-area DA Kim Ogg in crisis.

Texas Observer

SCOTUS looks at Chevron—but what exactly does that mean?

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5 Years After a Deadly Drug Raid, Houston's Former Police Chief Might Finally Be Held Accountable

Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.

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Incumbent Kim Ogg and Sean Teare are running in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney

Incumbent Kim Ogg (D) and Sean Teare (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney in Texas on March 5, 2024.

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Travis Scott gig leaves dozens ‘needing medical treatment’ in Rome

Dozens of concert-goers were left “needing medical attention” following a pepper spray incident at Travis Scott’s gig in Rome, according to US reports.

Evening Standard

Travis Scott avoids charges over Astroworld crowd crush that killed 10

Travis Scott has avoided criminal charges over a crowd crush at a 2021 music festival that left 10 dead and injured thousands.

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Texas executes Arthur Brown Jr. for Houston slayings despite claims of innocence, intellectual disability

Brown’s appeals ran out after almost 30 years on death row. Defense attorneys claim Harris County prosecutors hid evidence pointing to another suspect in the 1992 shooting deaths of four people in a Houston drug house.

The Independent UK

Defense decries publicity in trial over deadly Houston raid

Attorneys for a former Houston police officer charged with murder in connection with a deadly drug raid three years ago are decrying publicity in the case

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An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

The Texas Tribune

New abortion restrictions are impractical and resource-draining, Texas prosecutors say

District attorneys for Harris, Kaufman, Fort Bend counties voiced concerns over state’s new abortion law at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival.

Reason

Prosecutors Who Want Credit for Investigating Police Corruption Are Happy To Steal Money From Innocent People

The Harris County, Texas, District Attorney's Office oversees civil forfeitures that make a mockery of justice.

The Independent UK

No indictment in shooting death of girl during ATM robbery

The family of a 9-year-old Houston girl who died after she was shot by a man who had opened fire when he was robbed at an ATM say they remain angered by a grand jury’s decision to not indict the man

The Independent UK

Grieving mother attacks decision not to charge man who shot and killed her nine-year-old daughter

‘He knew what he was doing, and he knew he was going to kill intentionally whoever was in that vehicle’

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