CRIME AND SAFETY
Texas jurors are deciding if a student’s parents are liable in a deadly 2018 school shooting
| August 19, 2024
An attorney for the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston told trial jurors Friday that they didn't know their son would have a psychotic breakdown.
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
| June 28, 2024
The former Uvalde police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday.
FBI figures show 15% drop in violent crime in 2024
| June 13, 2024
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%.
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Texas DPS officers for waiting to confront gunman
| May 23, 2024
Relatives of 17 children killed and two kids injured in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are suing Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among hundreds of law enforcement that waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary.
Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
| March 13, 2024
The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report defended the department's response to the attack but outraged some family members of the victims.
Dallas voters could decriminalize weed in November
| February 1, 2024
Similar efforts passed in 2022 in Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday announced he was suing the five cities over the decriminalization policies.