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@startelegram This is ridiculous. She was an unstable woman who tried to kill a police officer while escaping during a fit of rage. Why the hagiographic headline? Try this: KC woman dies while trying to run over officer, officer survives.

ICE killing of Renee Good leaves son orphaned and former KC neighbors reeling star-telegram.com/news/nation-wo…

@martyrdison Oh good, you have a truck! I need help moving. You are family after all.

this only applies if your bloodline comes from actual high-class stock, not appalachian blue-collar ex–steel workers whose biggest asset is a ford F-150

@MikeforTXHD94 It increases the size of government by growing the bureaucracy, invites more financial crime, increases the number of police officers and is a magnet for human trafficking and other vices. It is a horrendous idea. Nevada, Louisiana and OK are also known for corruption. Not here.

Destination Casinos are the best solution for Texas to Eliminate Property Tax!

@BradWinsAgain1 @LeighForTexas “Senator” is all you need.

This is demonic! In the latest smear, my opponent’s evil campaign went so far as to turn my cross-necklace upside down. That bit of photoshop work tells us just how mean and nasty they really are. This is not a political battle - it’s a spiritual one. Romans 8:31

@bofrench I’m glad someone finally said it, this is just theater.

@DougtheLawyer @JudgeFergusonTX Honest question, what’s the legal objection? Is there any reversible error? Presumably sentencing has already happened and been finalized, and this is how the victims sister wanted to use her allocution time. I’m creeped out by it too, just want to ask the question.

@JudgeFergusonTX So we're just using fake evidence now Cool

Arizona court allows AI generated video of deceased manslaughter victim to serve as family's victim impact statement at trial of his killer. Avatar recited words written by surviving sister. No one objected and the judge commented on it's impact. npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s…

@MarcALevin @ExpressNews @tolmanbrett @DavidCookTexas See the example of Pa Ferguson. Pa sold pardons, leading to the creation of a board that could not be purchased. This law limits the number of people who need to be enticed to reduce sentences, and both of them require campaign funds. This undermines juries/promotes bribery.

Check out this new @ExpressNews piece @tolmanbrett and I authored on the benefits of prosecutor-initiated resentencing, including a proposal by @DavidCookTexas. We explain how this approach advances redemption while also ensuring accountability. tinyurl.com/4k74872z

@MarcALevin @ExpressNews @tolmanbrett @DavidCookTexas This will be a disaster in liberal counties. There will be entire DA races based on candidates promising to reopen “racially disparate“ sentences. Also expect donations to come from families hoping to see the DA reopen a particular case. This is bad policy.

@Bo_French_TX @copycopeland @startelegram The ST recently bemoaned that politicians won’t return their calls. Instead of working to build trust, their reporter tries to cancel a comedian and mock those who don’t agree with the reporter’s friends. Their next round of layoffs will be a self-inflicted wound.

Ok, fine. Many of you have asked. It is @copycopeland from the @startelegram

A "reporter" just sent this email to me: Hey Bo, Hope you're doing well. I'm writing to see what you thought of Tucker Carlson's show at Dickies Arena that last night. I see from your X account that you were there. The show was opened by comedian Alex Stein, who said a number of overtly racist jokes. He said that he likes when he sees that the pilot of a plane he is about to board "because that means that you can smoke weed on this flight." Using a histrionic Chinese accent, he said that Chinese buffets in Springfield, Ohio, are happy to have Haitian immigrants, because there is cat on the menu. He also said that Haitians will swerve through three lines of traffic to try and hit a dog. He said that "transgenders" deserve to be in the military, because "they are the best at mass shootings." He said that Mexicans change out their Chevy logos on their cars for Cadillac ones, and that they "will add anything to a car, except for proper license plates and registration stickers." He said that dogs have races: chihuahuas are Mexican, he said, and quoted the old Taco Bell slogan; he said golden retrievers are white people "because they're the best behaved"; and that pit bulls are Black people because "pit bulls are 13% of the dog population but they commit 70%" of dog crime. What did you think of Stein's act? Do the views he expressed reflect those of the Republican party? My deadline is 2 pm today. I appreciate your prompt response. @alexstein99

@scottbraddock It violates the law. They are hypocrites. They set the rules for everyone else. They talk about holding other elected officials to a higher standard… Then that same Speaker says he can only muster “a good faith effort” on ethics when caught. That’s anything but boring.

Think I've got this straight: - Flights were not at taxpayer expense - It's "personal gain" to attend a kid's graduation? lol - If Abbott is going to keep members in session all year, members from around Texas have to travel to and from Austin all year. Boring story, y'all.

@BellanMelissa @VoxPrudentia @DougtheLawyer None of these are sandwiches?

My official position is that sandwiches must be “sandwiched” between 2 or more items. Therefore, taco-not a sandwich, hotdog-not a sandwich (bun remains connected), quesadilla-sandwich and also not a sandwich (foldover or 2 tortilla method), pig in a blanket-not a sandwich.

@NicholeManna It is one of the first times I’ve ever heard of a judge hiring a political opponent as an associate judge. This is a chance to highlight two people setting aside political differences to tackle the spike in juvenile crime. Was it an editorial decision to ignore that?

Today was the first Tarrant Juvenile Board meeting of the new year with new leadership both on the Board and the Commission. News of the day from that meeting: Riley Shaw is one of the new 323rd Associate Court judges & overcrowding has been kept at bay star-telegram.com/news/politics-…

@DefiantLs Almost as good are the replies:

@TerribleMaps No risk…that we know of.

Chart to determine risk of bear attack

@lmcgaughy This trick has been going on since at least the 1920’s - probably as old as elections themselves. Always find someone with the same last name as the candidate to peel off some votes. Used against Italian or Irish candidates a lot in New York for the same reason.

Wow. After a producer had a hunch about several state senate seats in Florida, this local tv station found shell candidates funded by a PAC whose donations track back to a PO Box in Atlanta. When reached, the candidates lied about their identities. local10.com/news/local/202…

@TarrantDemParty washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…

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@jsmccullou The color of their skin does not disqualify them from wanting to see less police brutality.

Given the movement against police brutality and racial injustice that sparked actions to shift money away from policing, it's worth noting that only white elected officials spoke during the press conference. #txlege

.@GovAbbott starting his press conference on a proposal for police funding: the beginning of what's expected to be a fight over what police reform should look like in the 2021 #txlege. Watch: texastribune.org/2020/08/18/tex…

@BudKennedy @emayfarris @fortworthpd This could be said for every police video ever. Media shows videos of police shootings where someone dies/is injured - and names them (unlike here). That’s not protecting them at a vulnerable time in their life. This is a good story - a life was saved and can be helped.

@AFineAmerican @emayfarris @fortworthpd Public service is not about the officer or whether he is rewarded. It is about the public and whether they are protected. Circulating her video is not protecting her at a vulnerable time. (If she gave permission, OK.)

@TheAtlantic I’m old enough to to remember hearing this after Clinton, then W Bush, then Obama. Some nut always floats the theory that they will refuse to leave or declare martial law. And I’m not that old.

"If Trump should fail in his final duty as president to transfer power peacefully, the nation’s laws, norms, and institutions will be responsible for carrying out the will of the electorate," Barbara McQuade writes. on.theatln.tc/pQhTY1X

@tcdla @TDCAA Following orders=Follow Law. Yes, judicial and exec branch are expected to interpret/apply. Discretion is used, maybe not always as TCDLA wants but cases are often rejected/reduced/dismissed and the others can be tried. To change the law, bring a bill and your stats.

@AFineAmerican @TDCAA And the main thing registration statistically increases is suicide. To suggest that police & prosecutors “are just following orders” of the lege Is as bad as it sounds.

But what about all of the studies that show that sex offender registration makes us all safer? My bad… There are none, right @TDCAA?? #letsgototrial