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T.A.B. to Earle: Drop Dead, Democrat!
The Texas Association of Business sues the DA and claims “partisan politics” are behind the T.A.B. ethics case.
Ronnie Earle
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P.I.’S Case Casts (Another) Cloud Over Yogurt Shop Probe
Private investigator Louis Akin alleges that police and prosecutors busted him on false charges to block defense efforts in the yogurt-shop case.
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Pierce Freed After Three Years: “Godspeed”
The DA drops charges against Maurice Pierce for the yogurt shop murders.
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Disputing the “Deputy’ in Deputy Ruiz
Can a deputy still be a deputy without swearing to oaths required by law? One lawyer doesn’t think so.
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Beaten by Wackenhut
David Prater was beaten nearly to death in a privatized jail — and the courts say there’s nothing he can do about it
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Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Victim No. 1: Sophia King is one story. East Austin vs. APD is another
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Conran Deported?
Robert Conran’s prison ordeal is finally over, but now he must struggle against deportation.
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No More Polancos
The DA’s office decides not to pursue the death penalty for Nancy DePriest’s murder, but questions linger over police handling of the case.
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Somebody Has to Die
The Yogurt Shop Murder Trial Headlines Shout ‘Guilty!’ — But Did the Prosecution Make Its Case?
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The People vs. Mike Sheffield
Did Austin’s Most Powerful Cop Violate Your Right to Oversight?