The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is giving county officials more time -- because, you know, five years and seven failed inspections weren't motivation enough -- to fix jail system flaws that jeoparidize the safety of inmates. Butt-covering quote comes...
Let's get ready to rumble! DA (and DMN Texan of the Year) Craig Watkins is ready for a big, noisy, gory showdown with Dallas County Commisioners. The fight is ostensibly over whether the District Attorney must, like other county offices,...
Now, Dallas County Commissioners, who put the brakes on Sheriff Lupe Valdez's dreams of being a documentary film star, is giving the state Attorney General's office a role as The Decider in this never-ending drama. At issue is whether hotshot...
Feeling the inexorable squeeze between a countywide budget shortfall and an upcoming election that will be that-much-harder if employees get stiffed on raises, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez is (literally) scouring the cupboards in search of savings. Her proposals include...
Sheriff Lupe Valdez and her erstwhile tormentors at the Commissioners Court are officially in a standoff over who's got the biggest ... gun ... and so far, nobody's backin' down. The sheriff believes allowing a television crew from The Discovery...
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez is catching some flak for allowing a Discovery Channel film crew inside the county's beleaguered jails. The crew reportedly is in town for three weeks to film a documentary that will show a "day in...
Steve, if you think these poor kids need a shot in the arm, what do you think about our Dallas County jails, which just failed a fifth straight state inspection? The jail system needs a shot in the arm, too....
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