Justice of the peace courts, where a majority of debt claims are filed in Texas,
aren’t required to report case-level information. Here’s how ProPublica and
Texas Tribune reporters got around it to reveal one company’s aggressive
tactics.
The highly contagious omicron variant has led to a sharp increase in COVID-19
cases in Texas. Hospitalizations are beginning to increase in a health care
system already troubled by staffing shortages.
On Monday, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act,
enacting provisions of the “I Am Vanessa Guillén Act.” The new law takes effect
Jan. 1.
Soldiers are more likely to be held before trial for drug charges than for sexual assault, an analysis of court data shows. Here’s how reporters from The Texas Tribune and ProPublica figured it out.
Comparing the cases of Pvt. Olivia Ochoa and Pfc. Christian Alvarado provides a striking example of Army commanders’ uneven use of pretrial confinement.