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The Texas Department of Public Safety has released its "Crime In Texas" report for 2020 showing overall crime dropped statewide by nearly 3% compared to 2019, but the number of reported murders soared statewide by 37% in the same comparison.

*This post was updated on Monday, July 20, at 4:10 p.m.The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black individuals during encounters…

An iconic San Antonio attraction has a darkly quirky event attached to it for all times. It happened in Brackenridge Park, on that little train that…

From Texas Standard : For decades no one questioned how police officers proved someone committed a crime. Now, several techniques used by law...

At least 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ has experienced some form of elder abuse, but few cases are reported to authorities. In Bexar County, a new…

From Texas Standard : For decades, the booking mug shot has been a staple of crime reporting by news organizations. But since the arrival of the...

From Texas Standard : For decades, jailhouse informants have been presented as credible witnesses at criminal trials. In the movies, you've seen them...

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Texas death row inmate Larry Swearingen was executed Wednesday evening for the 1998 murder of Melissa Trotter. She was a 19-year-old student at Lone Star…

From Texas Standard: Earlier this summer, law enforcement leaders in Dallas said homicide rates were the highest the city has seen in a decade. They’re...