Curtis Riser had some concerns about the problem of wrongful convictions. He wasn’t the only potential juror to raise this point ahead of the 2009 capital murder trial of James Broadnax, in which the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office was … Continued
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My grandmother sent me a photo last week. In it, a white candle burns inside a metal bucket. Balanced on the bucket’s rim are the cast-iron grates from the gas stove—the stove that no longer has gas. And, on top … Continued
Victoria Hernandez, 23, was brought into work at the Blanco Road San Antonio Starbucks location in August 2025. She’d begun working for the company at 17, while still in high school, dutifully weathering the often thankless rush of caffeine-seeking customers … Continued
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It’s the day after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive her lawsuit against the local officials who orchestrated her arrest nearly a decade ago, and Laredo citizen-journalist Priscilla Villarreal is on Facebook Live to deliver a much-awaited statement. For … Continued