Until Jeff Frazier and the good folks at Mano Amiga in San Marcos reached out about their event Monday night, I had not realized it was the 25th anniversary of the Tulia drug busts, which occurred in July of 1999.
I had cause this morning to dig around in Texas’ 2023 traffic-stop data, so decided to post a few high/lowlights.
The ouster of Kim Ogg in Houston and the re-election of José Garza in Austin — coupled with the ouster of 3 members of the Government Always Wins faction on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — signal a sea
An old-school tough-on-crime campaign has been launched in the Travis County Democratic primary by Some Guy I’ve Never Heard Of named Jeremy Silverbelly, or Silverspoon, or something. To be honest. I never can remember his name. He’s just the guy
My mind has only partially been on anything criminal-justice related, lately, as I finished up the second of my little neighborhood history zines (pre-sale coming soon), and settled back in to Austin routines during the holiday season, after 4.5 months
Having taken all of 2023 off, my spouse absolving me of all income generation responsibilities for the year, I left this humble blog to lie fallow, checking in only to promote other interests. I still don’t know what the future
For folks in Austin, please come to Grits’ zine launch Sunday, July 23rd, from 2-4 p.m.. We’re going to record interviews w/ me and others by Congressman Greg Casar about the zine topic (the history of a neighborhood grocery store
I.C. Lord was the City Marshal in Houston following the Civil War who is credited with turning the Houston Police Department into a modern police agency, with uniforms, ranks, and patrol beats. I’d seen references to him being shot in
