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iframe src "https://embed.hpm.io/391480/391284" style "height: 115px; width: 100%;" /iframe X On Monday’s Houston Matters: We get the latest on the frigid weather and its impact on the region from Eric Berger of Space City Weather. Also this hour: Former Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson joins us. Her nonprofit Justice Forward is launching a new program called Girls Moving Forward to provide trauma counseling for victims of sex trafficking. Then, veterinarian Dr. Lori Tell...

3 Harris County defendants no longer to face death penalty prosecutions FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Omar Torres , a suspected MS-13 gang member, is accused in a capital murder that spanned two counties.Handout / Houston Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Crosby security guard Steven Alexander Hobbs has been charged with the murders of two women and multiple rapes of sex workers.Harris County Sheriffs OfficeShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez is accused in a capital m...

TX Supreme Court orders Alfred Brown, wrongfully convicted of murder, be compensated for time behind bars FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Alfred Dewayne Brown, 33, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in October 2005. After 12 years imprisoned, his conviction was overturned after the discovery of evidence substantiating his alibi.Marie D. De Jesus, Staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of9 Alfred Brown walks out of the Harris County Jail with his daughter Kierra Brown, 15, ri...

Comments Andres Leighton/Associated Press Utah State football team players have opted out of their regular-season finale Saturday against Colorado State, citing alleged comments from university president Noelle Cockett regarding interim head coach Frank Mailes religious and cultural background. The team issued a statement to Brett McMurphy of Stadium that began as follows: "The Utah State football players have decided to opt out of our game against Colorado State due to ongoing inequality an...

Prosecutors have been very closed-mouth about evidence relating to motive here. did the suspect say anything to anybody indicating that this was a targeted killing of a police officer? and it could be that they just dont have any evidence of this. it could also be that they reveal something at arraignment today. >> its funny you bring that up because i wanted to both to listen to something from devon anderson, the harris county, texas, district attorney. she said this over the weekend. lets list...

Children. >> you heard her say it, this was the 23rd murder of this kind this year. at some point you have to declare that a trend. >> absolutely. rhetoric has consequences and now they have got to move to also the prosecution phase of this. and one of those involved is devon anderson. >> it is time for the silent majority in this country to support law enforcement. there are a few bad apples in every profession. that does not mean that there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement. t...

Execution style when he stopped to fill up gas at a station. joining us now is a friend of harris county district attorney devon anderson. >> how are yall? >> were doing great. hope youre doing okay after the devastating attack that happened two nights ago. how is law enforcement feeling? got to feel vulnerable when they feel they have a target on their back. >> they do. this has been simmering for a i. you see a lot whether in the urban areas or in the rural areas. my friends will tell me all t...

Reporters. professor fired from his job at a pennsylvania community college apparently for mentioning god in a letter to students. at the time letter said in part, please know that love is a way of life and not just emotion. if each of us little by little with gods help can incorporate foundation stones of forgiveness in our lives, we will find an anchor for our lives. are you shocked? the professor was fired for it? mr. anderson, thanks for coming on. >> youre welcome. >> as i was reading thi...

And the sheriff is imploring people to step forward and to reveal, share something of what they know. >> thats right. and you heard from the 100 man club saying they are teaming up with crime stoppers to offer a $10,000 reward if it is needed. up until this point, we had heard from texas dps that they had brought somebody in for questioning. they were very reluctant to call that person that had been arrested or call that person a suspect in the killing. but we heard earlier on from that spokesma...

Sheriff ron hickman talking in a passionate way and preceded with the district attorney talking with an equally passionate tone about how this kind of senseless mad, shooting down of police officers has got to come to an end. this is a community and country where law enforcement must apply and we need it to get through our daily lives. i want to bring in jim cavanaugh, msnbc analyst and special agent in charge and when you talk about the absolute madness here, it appears to be an execution style...