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Daryl Daviss case demonstrates how Texas “blue warrant” laws leave parolees uniquely vulnerable to bad police stops.

Late in the afternoon on Sept. 8, just hours after hammering out a plea deal for a teenage client accused of capital murder, defense attorney Leigh Cutter received a text

Just hours after hammering out a plea deal for a teenage client, defense attorney Leigh Cutter received a text from the Uvalde County district attorney.

After the Texas Department of Public Safety suspended Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell, one of hundreds of officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting, felony cases he investigated are in jeopardy and experts have questioned the justification for his suspension.

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State troopers outnumbered local law enforcement 2-to-1 outside Robb Elementary, but the Department of Public Safety has blocked the release of records and carefully shaped the narrative to cast local authorities as incompetent.

State troopers outnumbered local law enforcement 2-to-1 outside Robb Elementary, but the Department of Public Safety has blocked the release of records and carefully shaped the narrative to cast local authorities as incompetent.

91 Texas state troopers responded to the Uvalde massacre. Their bosses have deflected scrutiny and blame.

91 Texas state troopers responded to the Uvalde massacre. Their bosses have deflected scrutiny and blame.

Ever since the Uvalde elementary school shooting left 19 students and two teachers dead, blame for the delayed response has been thrust on local law enforcement.