Vertical: Crime
Transparency for Thee?
Temple Stands Together demanded answers from City Hall. Its own campaign-finance records now leave a different set of questions unanswered. Temple Stands Together was…
The Question Nobody Is Asking
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has focused attention on the medications she received before killing her three children. But the more important question may be…
When Extradition Becomes a Bargaining Chip
Minnesota says Gov. Greg Abbott is violating the Constitution by withholding the extradition of an ICE agent charged with assault. Abbott first raised a…
The Camera Isn’t the Question Anymore
Automated license plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars and wanted suspects. As those cameras become part of nationwide, AI-searchable networks,…
Texas’ THC Crackdown Is Now Fighting Two Lawsuits
One case challenges the state’s authority to classify manufactured cannabinoids such as Delta-8 as controlled substances. Another argues Texas health agencies effectively rewrote the…
Texas’s THC Rules Are Changing Twice. Here Is What Consumers Need to Know.
Beginning July 31, the legal status of a cannabinoid product may depend on its chemistry—not where it was purchased, how it was labeled, or…
Texas Is Repeating Prohibition’s Oldest Mistake
For more than a century, America has repeatedly learned the same lesson: prohibiting a popular intoxicant does not eliminate demand. It moves that demand…