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Gov. Abbott wants bail reform, but shouldn’t forget the need for police reform It is time to fix a broken bail system and hold police to higher standards of conduct. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prepares to deliver his State of the State speech Feb. 1, 2021, at Visionary Fiber Technologies outside Lockhart. Abbott is proposing expansion of telemedicine and increased broadband access for rural Texans among other policies.(Bob Daemmrich / Capitol Press Photo, Pool) When Texas State Trooper Damon Al...

<figcaption> Brackish water flows from an unplugged abandoned well outside of Imperial in Pecos County. Texas reported more than 6,000 documented "orphan" oil wells in 2019, almost all on private land, but some experts believe that's an underestimate. <cite>Credit: Rafael Aguilera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </figcaption>

Some areas of Texas could benefit from Biden’s federal directive to accelerate cleanups of legacy oil and gas, mining and hazardous waste contamination.

On Tuesday, in response to a Paxton-led lawsuit, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton granted a 14-day temporary restraining order against a Biden administration moratorium on deportations. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office which gave a 100-day pause on deportation of illegal immigrants with final deportation orders. The court ruling was a fair one, and not a surprise. Neither was Paxton’s overblown victory lap. His TRO was more touchback than touchdown. The ...

Editorial: Abbott notes the need, yet does nothing on bail reform Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to endorse bail reform for those accused of nonviolent, low-level offenses. It’s impossible to reform the criminal justice system without cash bail reform in such cases.Lynda M. Gonzalez /Staff Photographer /Lynda M. Gonzalez /Staff Photographer So often with public officials, it’s what they don’t say that proves more important than what is said. It�...

Gov. Greg Abbott said he will introduce a statewide ban on public camping at the legislative session. It was viewed as a shot at Austins leadership.

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for another fix to broken bail system FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Texas Gov. Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference before signing a "Texas Backs the Blue Pledge" at the Austin Police Association on Thursday Sept. 10, 2020, in Austin, Texas. ( Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)Jay Janner, MBR / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, takes part in a roundtable discussion on public safety and law enforcement, Thursday, Jan. 21,...

Daphne Nelson had just finished making coffee when she read the message from her neighbor back in Houston: Someone had shot her son. It was morning on Nov. 26, 2016, at Camp Taji, an American-controlled base 17 miles north of Baghdad, where she worked as a manager for a supplies and logistics firm contracted by the military. Every day, she got in early. She made her coffee, she fed her fish, and she got ready for the morning meeting. When she read the Facebook message, she was alone. “They ju...

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