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Court agrees to review Crystal Mason’s case after appeal from Tarrant County DA

A Texas appeals court overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason earlier this year.

The Texas Tribune

Two Texas jail guards are indicted by a county grand jury in the asphyxiation death of an inmate

A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has indicted two county jail guards on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate at the jail in Fort Worth

The Independent UK

Craig Goldman wins GOP runoff in outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s district

The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.

The Texas Tribune

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3 People Died of Thirst in a Texas County Jail in Under 2 Years

All three inmates were mentally ill and became dehydrated despite ready access to water.

Reason

Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated

A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.

The Texas Tribune

An heiress bride and the groom facing prison: Madelaine Brockway’s ‘wedding of the century’

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

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Who is Madelaine Brockway? All about the viral ‘wedding of the century’ and the groom facing prison

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

The Independent UK

‘They’re not welcome here’: Anti-LGBTQ church moves to Dallas County amid protests

DALLAS -- Stedfast Baptist Church, which was forced to leave two locations in Tarrant County last year and recently bought a building in Cedar Hill, was the subject of protests Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

To stop barrage of fireworks, Texas homeowners find their answer in God

UNINCORPORATED TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Along a once-rural stretch of road, a small white sign nailed to an old tree greets churchgoers.

Tribune News Service

GOP donor, voter fraud activist is a finalist to run elections in Tarrant County

Karen Wiseman previously sued former election administrator Heider Garcia and participated in a right-wing group’s search for 2020 voter fraud. She’s one of the three finalists, none of whom have experience running elections.

The Texas Tribune

Mayors in some of Texas’ biggest cities face little opposition in May reelection bids

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker face little opposition in their reelection bids. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson doesn’t have any challengers.

The Texas Tribune

Fight for Change Where You Live

Our efforts can’t be limited to complaining on social media. Better yet, get organized. It worked for this Fort Worth progressive activist.

Texas Observer

Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s family waited three years for justice in her slaying, but they said the justice rendered fell short.

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Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — The former Fort Worth officer convicted of manslaughter for the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson was sentenced Tuesday to more than 11 years in prison, marking an end to the long-awaited trial in a case that sent shock waves across Tarrant County and nationwide.

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Fort Worth hired Aaron Dean after psychologist found he wasn’t suitable for police work

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Tarrant County jurors who convicted a white former Fort Worth police officer in the shooting death of a Black woman heard evidence Friday as they weigh his punishment for manslaughter.

Tribune News Service

‘Work to be done’: Fort Worth and beyond react after Aaron Dean convicted of manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Shouts erupted outside a Tarrant County courtroom Thursday as activists and community leaders decried that a former Fort Worth officer found guilty of manslaughter wouldn’t face a more serious conviction for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.

Tribune News Service

Former cop Aaron Dean tells jurors at Fort Worth murder trial ‘the gun was pointed directly at me’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean told a Tarrant County jury Monday morning he saw a gun before he shot and killed a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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More US counties lack a clear racial majority — and people are getting along pretty well, experts say

Some booming suburbs, many of them in the Sun Belt, are becoming as racially diverse as major coastal cities — and often with less racial conflict.

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Prosecutors in Texas rest case 3 days into former officer's murder trial. Experts shocked, activists angered

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County prosecutors rested their murder case Wednesday against former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home. Ten witnesses testified for the prosecution over three days in the much-delayed trial.

Tribune News Service

Fellow officer testifies about the night Aaron Dean shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s face is burned into Fort Worth police Officer Carol Darch’s memory.

Tribune News Service

No Black jurors chosen for murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — A jury has been chosen for the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, which is scheduled to begin Monday in Tarrant County.

Salon

Walker gets $3M tax break on Texas home

Under Texas law, homeowners can claim a homestead exemption only on their primary residence

The Texas Tribune

Herschel Walker, running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, still gets tax break on $3 million Texas residence

Under Texas law, homeowners can claim a homestead exemption only on their primary residence. The GOP Senate candidate registered to vote in Georgia last year.

The Texas Tribune

For the first time, Texas voters send Muslims and openly gay Black men to Legislature

Voters elected Christian Manuel Hayes to House District 22 in Beaumont, Venton Jones to HD-100 in Dallas, Salman Bhojani to HD-92 in Tarrant County and Suleman Lalani to HD-76 in Fort Bend County.

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