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2:49PM Thu. Jul. 13, 2023,
DPS Partnership Suspended 10 Days After Restarting
Editor's Note: This story was updated on Wednesday, July 14, 11:38pm. The original story included an account of the traffic stop by DPS of Carlos and Angel Meza, as reported by Fox 7. Acquisition of body-cam footage proved some of the original assertions from the stop were inaccurate. They are corrected below.
12:00PM Wed. Jul. 12, 2023, Lina Fisher and Austin Sanders
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Court Rejects New Evidence in Rodney Reed Death Penalty Case
Texas has once again rejected Rodney Reed’s claims of innocence.
1:20PM Fri. Jun. 30, 2023, Brant Bingamon
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Point Austin: A Great Time to Be a Republican
From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever he’s inspired to tackle the state we’re in.
9:00AM Fri. Jun. 30, 2023, Michael King
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Ascension Stops Nurses From Returning to Work After Strike
This morning, nurses tried to return to work at Seton on 38th after their planned one-day strike yesterday, but their employer, Ascension, wouldn't let them, citing “contractual require[ments]” to the temp agency it chose to cover the strike.
1:35PM Wed. Jun. 28, 2023, Lina Fisher
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New Podcast Uncovers the Truth Behind 95 Bodies Found in Sugar Land
In 2018, construction crews working on a new school in Sugar Land, Texas, discovered 95 bodies in unmarked graves.
9:00AM Sat. Jun. 24, 2023, Amelia Nonemacher
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Williamson County Employee Says She Was Fired Over Pride Poster
Carmen Diaz, a Williamson County office administrator, had decorated her work station at Facilities Management in Georgetown with pride colors several times over the last three years.
2:40PM Fri. Jun. 23, 2023, Brant Bingamon
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Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial to Include Evidence, Witnesses
It seems the trial of impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t be rigged after all.
5:21PM Thu. Jun. 22, 2023, Brant Bingamon
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Prosecutors in Mike Ramos Murder Trial Want Defense to Stop Crying Corruption
Prosecutors in the murder trial involving Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor allege in a court filing that over the past three years, Taylor’s defense counsel has “engaged in a concerted public campaign” to undermine the credibility of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and the criminal justice system more broadly.
