Articles by Jason

Susan Carroll of the Houston Chronicle reports: The Houston Police Department will not participate in a controversial immigration screening program, federal officials said on Friday, ending a months-long saga over the city’s plans. Immigrations and

The Houston Chronicle has returned to a favorite topic with this article about how shootings by law enforcement in Harris County have risen this year. According to reporter James Pinkerton, as of 24 September there

Today’s Chronicle features a story from Brian Rogers on the rapid departures of many veteran prosecutors from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The article focuses on Donna Goode, who left the office after 25

According to Congressman Gene Green’s website; Town hall meetings are one of my favorite ways to communicate with constituents. I have held hundreds during my years of service in Congress and always welcomed everyone to

Today the Chronicle has a gigantic header about the deaths caused by medical mistakes. DEAD BY MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!! That got everyone’s attention, didn’t it? I encourage everyone to read the whole article for yourself. It’s filled

Two events that occurred on the streets of our metroplex that won’t make the news: First: A teenage girl was home alone when two burglars pulled into the drive and started forcing their way into

For the last several months several businesses were getting robbed in the west side of Houston. The businesses primarily hit were Subway restaurants. So HPD decided to watch Subway restaurants when – lo and behold!

The Chronicle’s Carolyn Feibel writes about the new database created to help police catch uninsured motorists. Since October, police can run license plates and will see if there is confirmed insurance coverage with the state.

Today in the Houston Chronicle there is a story about too many juveniles being certified to stand trial in the adult criminal justice system. In 2007 and 2008 alone, Harris County juvenile judges transferred 160