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May 6, 2025

“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law

April 22, 2025

Officials Play “Accountability Ping Pong” With Jail Deaths in Texas

November 7, 2024

A Scandal-Plagued Sheriff Wins Another Term in North Texas

October 18, 2024

The 33 Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections that Matter to Criminal Justice in November

Daniel Nichanian,

October 16, 2024

North Texas Sheriff Running for Reelection Faces Grief and Anger Over Rising Jail Deaths

March 5, 2024

“Playbook of Fear” Fails to Sway Voters in Austin and Houston DA Races

Daniel Nichanian,

February 14, 2024

The Texas Elections That Will Shape Policing and Punishment This Year

Michael Barajas,

January 26, 2024

Your Guide to Four Emerging Threats to the Voting Rights Act

Quinn Yeargain,

December 22, 2023

Out of Sight

Michael Barajas,

November 16, 2023

Promises to Scale Up Policing Stir Houston’s Mayoral Race

Michael Barajas,

September 1, 2023

The “Chief Lawbreaking Officer” of Texas Finally Faces Trial

Michael Barajas,

July 26, 2023

Dallas County Jail Adds Election Day Polling Place After Pressure from Activists

Jessica Pishko,

June 2, 2023

Republicans Escalate Attacks on Election Administration in Texas’ Largest County

Michael Barajas,

May 8, 2023

Austin Voters Embrace Civilian Police Oversight in Saturday Election

Michael Barajas,

April 19, 2023

Police Union Spreads Fear Over San Antonio Ballot Measure Decriminalizing Weed and Abortion

Michael Barajas,

April 3, 2023

“A Weapon by the State to Silence Our Voices”

March 24, 2023

Texas Bill Tries to Shroud Jail Deaths in Even More Secrecy

Michael Barajas,

March 9, 2023

Right-Wing Task Force Will Police Elections in the Texas GOP’s Last Urban Stronghold

Jessica Pishko,

January 27, 2023

A Texas ‘Crime Stopper’ Targeting Reform Judges Could Gain More Power Over Them

Michael Barajas,

January 9, 2023

“Exercises in Futility”: Dallas Police Oversight Board Mired in Frustration and Inaction

December 23, 2022

Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023

Camille Squires, , Daniel Nichanian, , Michael Barajas,

November 17, 2022

Election Day Problems Inflame Voter Fraud Conspiracies in Houston

Michael Barajas,

November 3, 2022

The 30 Prosecutor and Sheriff Races that Will Shape Criminal Justice Next Week

Michael Barajas, , Daniel Nichanian,

October 21, 2022

How Years of Organizing Put Drug Reform and Diversion on the Ballot in Central Texas

Michael Barajas,

October 7, 2022

As Election Nears, Dallas Politicians Have Few Answers for Their Jail Crisis

September 15, 2022

Texas Students Are Again Battling the Closure of a Campus Polling Place

Michael Barajas,

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August 8, 2022

How Small Towns Are Working to Protect Abortion Rights from State Threats

Davis Giangiulio,

July 29, 2022

North Texas Conservatives Police High Turnout and Close Races as “Anomalies” Suggesting Fraud

Michael Barajas,

July 14, 2022

Your Guide to Local Elections Where Abortion Is on the Line This Year

Daniel Nichanian,

July 7, 2022

“In Spite of This Place”

Michael Barajas,

June 17, 2022

“They Force You to Work”

Michael Barajas,

May 20, 2022

The Culture Warrior Prosecutor

Michael Barajas,

April 11, 2022

Texas Conservatives Want Private Cops to Police Elections

Michael Barajas,

March 7, 2022

Decarcerating from the Bench

Michael Barajas,

March 2, 2022

Big Wins for Big Lie Politics in Texas’s Republican Primaries

Daniel Nichanian,

March 2, 2022

Greg Casar Wins Congressional Primary, Defying Attacks on Criminal Justice Reforms He Championed in Austin

Michael Barajas,

February 23, 2022

The DA Elections That Will Shape Prosecution in Texas This Year

Michael Barajas, , Daniel Nichanian,

February 17, 2022

“Stop the Steal” Activists Target a Texas Judge

Michael Barajas,

February 9, 2022

Voting Rights Advocates Search for Openings to “Go Local” in Texas

Michael Barajas,

February 25, 2021

Prosecutors Excluded Black Jurors in a Death Penalty Case. They’re Getting Away With It.

October 15, 2020

Will Texas Democrats’ Gains Topple a Trumpian Sheriff?

October 1, 2020

A Police Union Official Hopes Fear Of The Defund Movement Will Propel Him To The Texas House

July 10, 2020

A Texas Referendum Provides an Early Window Into Battles Over Police Budgets

January 30, 2020

Blockbuster D.A. Races Rock Big Texas Counties, from Austin to Houston

Daniel Nichanian,

September 12, 2019

Federal Judge Rebukes Houston DA for Using the Willie Horton Strategy

Daniel Nichanian,

April 30, 2025

The 25 Elections to Watch This May

Daniel Nichanian, , Alex Burness,

February 27, 2024

Your Guide to What’s on the Ballot on Super Tuesday

Daniel Nichanian,

February 14, 2024

Who Is Running for District Attorney in Texas in 2024?