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Christina Swarns of the NAACP. Photo by Gary Cameron/Reuters. After figuring out that the county’s bail system for people charged with low-level crimes was violating the constitution and affecting impoverished residents, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of Federal District Court in Houston had the bail system overturned. Rosenthal demanded that Harris County stop keeping people... Read More »
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The Austin American-Statesman reported on March 27 that two people possibly connected to identity theft cases across Texas were arrested after officers from the Williamson County Criminal Interdiction Unit stopped their vehicle in the 5300 block of Interstate 35 (I-35) North. A press release from the sheriff’s office claimed that both the 28-year-old driver and 26-year-old... Read More »
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The Austin American-Statesman reported in December 2015 that Travis County sheriff’s deputies arrested three Round Rock men in relation to a string of 10 convenience store robberies in Travis County, Bastrop County, and Williamson County over several weeks. On March 22, the Statesman reported that a jury found one of the alleged offenders not... Read More »
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USA Today reported on March 20 that a 21-year-old Texas man was arrested after the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office seized more than $1 million worth of crystal methamphetamine during a traffic stop. The alleged offender was pulled over for failure to maintain his lane of travel on Interstate 65, and deputies discovered 20 rolls of industrial... Read More »
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As a criminal offense, arson is often allegedly committed by people who are attempting to commit insurance fraud or willfully damage the property (and possibly endanger the safety) of another party. One group of people that is frequently prosecuted for alleged arson offenses in Texas is minors. On February 13, the Austin American-Statesman reported that a... Read More »