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Immigrant Detention in Raymondville, Texas : City With a Frown
Raymondville vigil – raw footage from Texans United For Families on Vimeo. Protesting immigrant detention inRaymondville: ‘City With a Smile’ …we were on our way out when two pickups zoomed up to crowd us closer together. The uniformed drivers then … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Immigrant Detention, Social Protest, Texas, Video
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David Richards : The Judge Who Brought Justice to Texas
Justice William Wayne Justice. Photo by Michael O’Brien / School of Law / UT Austin William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89 William Wayne Justice, a federal district judge who ruled on ground-breaking class-action suits that compelled … Continue reading
Greg Moses : The Cash Cops of Tenaha, Texas
Welcome to Tenaha! Photo by Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches / Flickr.Bizarre License on Highway 59: The Cash Cops of Tenaha By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 20, 2009 It was Friday of the last day of August, … Continue reading
Mariann G. Wizard : Danger Found Code Blue
Cody Ryan Patterson on graduation day from basic training. Family photo.Army Spec. Cody Ryan Patterson:Danger found him in his own home He was a proud, happy soldier of the Imperium when he died, had never been under hostile fire nor … Continue reading
Death Penalty Probe : Perry Pressured Panel Chair
Fired commission chief Sam Bassett:Pressure from Perry on Willingham probe By Zachary Roth / October 13, 2009 It’s starting to look more and more like Texas governor Rick Perry orchestrated an effort to thwart a state probe into an arson … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Political Corruption, Rick Perry, Texas
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Rag Radio! : Healthcare NOT Warfare
TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN:RAG RADIOHOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM — Every Tuesday afternoon — 2-3 PM The latest addition to the Rag media family, Rag Radio presents issue-oriented discussion and cutting edge cultural programming in the … Continue reading
Cause of Death : Forensic Science Gone Bad
“The Judgment of Cambyses” (right panel) by Gerard David, 1498.A post mortem:The justice system and the medical examiner There has been a spate of occurrences that is beginning to cast some doubt on the judgment of at least some medical … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Forensic Medicine, Rick Perry, Texas, Texas Legislature
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Glenn W. Smith : Has Rick Perry Committed a Federal Crime?
Rick Perry fires investigators in Willingham case;Is he guilty of obstruction of justice? Gov. Rick Perry, like Pilate before him, washed his hands of any responsibility for the execution of a man experts say was innocent. And now Perry has … Continue reading
Charles Dean Hood : Fairness Irrelevant in Texas?
Charles Dean Hood: No new trial. Photo by Brian Birzer.Prosecutor and judge were having affair…New trial denied to death row defendant By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2009 Yesterday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied … Continue reading
Beyond Hutto : Reforming Immigrant Detention
Demonstrator at T. Don Hutto detention facility on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2009. Photo by Melissa Del Bosque / The Texas Observer.Beyond Hutto:Activists reflect on the continuing struggle against immigrant detention centers. By DC Tedrow / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Criminal Justice Reform, Hutto Prison, Immigrant Detention, Immigration, Political Action, Social Justice, Texas
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Texas Tall Tale? Turning West Texas Blue
Image from Jackalope Postcards.West Texas: Can gray and brown equal blue? At some point in the future, the Panhandle and the Lower Plains will look and vote much like El Paso and South Texas… The only question is when. By … Continue reading
Celebrated Novelist Elmer Kelton : A Man of West Texas
Elmer Kelton, celebrated Texan and author Elmer wrote Texas as it was and is with a true ear for dialogue and phrase, his writing far above that of authors who try too hard to write like Texans. By Judy Alter … Continue reading
