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HOUSTON (AP) — An investigation has found that new personnel and procedures along with insufficient oversight led to reporters not witnessing the state’s first execution in nearly a year, officials announced on Thursday. Two reporters, including one with The Associated Press, had been set to witness the May 19 execution of Quintin Jones at the […]
Editorial applauds passage of two open-government measures by the Texas Legislature during the 2021 session
Editorial applauds passage of two open-government measures by the Texas Legislature during the 2021 session
In a failure of transparency one legislative leader described as “unfathomable,” the State of Texas put Quintin Jones (pictured) to death on May 19, 2021…
Gov. Abbott signs bill ensuring data on nursing home infection outbreaks is public FacebookTwitterEmail Cathy Lester, left, is reflected in the window as she blows a goodbye kiss to her mother, Ann Criswell, a resident at The Waterford at College Station, 1103 Rock Prairie Rd., Sunday, April 19, 2020, in College Station. The two spoke by phone for a visit at her room window. A majority of the residents have tested positive for COVID-19.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Texas’ 2,300-plus nursing homes and assisted living facilities will no longer be able to hide data on...