Keri Blakinger

Today’s @houstonchronicle.com front page, with my story about changing conditions on Texas death row

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Wow, I completely missed the results of this autopsy when that came out www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/02/n...

The Problem With Screening the Mail in Prisons New York’s controversy over scanning mail in prisons reflects a national debate involving security and privacy.

That's from this week's @themarshallproject.org newsletter, full post here: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/02/n...

lolll this quote is a banger: “The best approach is putting drug dogs in the officer’s locker rooms, because that’s where it’s coming in.”

still LA's finest i see

(this is from the POST decertification list of all california cops/deputies who have lost peace officer certification in the state, and why)

lol

The Los Angeles jails just posted their 29th in-custody death for this year:

She's still in BOP custody, though -- it's a federal prison camp that's just in Texas. Sorry that wasn't clear from the tweet

Idk but I definitely don’t hear as much shit from Bryan as I always did from Carswell

Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Texas prison Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison in Bryan Friday.

NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a prison camp in Texas. BOP hasn't said why... but one union official offered a suggestion: "If someone is a cooperating witness, they can request a lower security level."

From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Kerr County river authority’s offer to fund flood protection raises doubt The Upper Guadalupe River Authority put off new flood protection measures for a decade. Now lawmakers are skeptical of its pledges to follow through.

Here's a free link to the story by me and @neenareports.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Kerr County river authority’s offer to fund flood protection raises doubt The Upper Guadalupe River Authority put off new flood protection measures for a decade. Now lawmakers are skeptical of its pledges to follow through.

NEW: Last week, we reported that the river authority in Kerr County spent down its 3.4m reserve & lowered taxes instead of paying for an upgraded flood warning system

This week they promised to spend at least $1.5m on flood protection & mitigation measures

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs The nest at a site in South Carolina had a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations, but it does not present a danger, officials said.

i would like to excuse myself from this narrative (and by narrative i mean this entire timeline that has led to a world in which there are radioactive wasps because no no no that is not what i signed up for)

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FOIA exemptions.

Dan Patrick slams Kerr County judge as 'nowhere to be found' during July 4 flood "You should have been here directing that response. That is your responsibility,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly at a legislative hearing in Kerrville focused on the...

It was a kind of wild hearing today in Kerrville, with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick slamming the Kerr County judge for being absent during the July 4 floods: “You should have been here.”

www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking. The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.

how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...

His Name Is Jesus. He’s a Carpenter. ICE Arrested Him. Seriously.

NEW: His name is Jesus. He's a carpenter. ICE arrested him.

www.thebulwark.com/p/his-name-i...

Exclusive: Kerrville texts reveal tension with county after July 4 floods Communications from Kerrville city officials offer a window into how Hill Country leaders handled the July 4 Texas floods, and shed light on their frustrations with Kerr County officials.

And here's a gift link to the story www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

ICYMI, here's my latest story w/ @neenareports.bsky.social - on the front page in Houston, San Antonio and Austin today:

Genuinely what in the fuck

Feds move to drop charges in controversial cases as Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor The U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles is seeking to dismiss charges against a sheriff's deputy who has already been sentenced for use of excessive force and a fast food executive whose case previo...

Trump's US Atty in LA has moved to dismiss:

-a case against a Trump donor accused of carrying out a $47m “sham loan” scheme

-the case against an LASD deputy already convicted at trial & sentenced for throwing a Black woman to the ground in a parking lot
www.latimes.com/california/s...

Lolllll

Ted Cruz pushes legislation to use RICO to target activist groups Cruz introduced a bill that adds "rioting" to the list of activities prohibited by the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Ted Cruz wants to be able to charge protester organizers under RICO... www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

the saga continues
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Joe > office at 8:55 Hayes or Our Family store at 500 Jefferson. Yes sir just passed it along to chiefs He's a fuxking joke Fri, Jul 4 at 8:50 PM Where's the judge... A photograph is included of what we assume is the flooded river in daylight, as it is not identified

4:20 DS 36 City Council & Dalton Sorry for the delay typing update now We are currently still in the during phase of disaster both city and county have issued declarations. We have multiple llocal and state and federal resources operating in the region with multiple helicopters, boats and tdem assets. We have confirmed recovery of two fatalities with possibility of six missing at this time but unconfirmed within the city of Kerrville. The county is reacting poorly to this but we are assisting especially since we have unconfirmed reports of kids missing from camp mystic and some resorts out west. We are attempting to gain access but it's still an on going and developing situation. We have staging points in Ingram and Home Depot. We are conducting a press briefing at + 1100 of the ag born and and other

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EXCLUSIVE: Reporters keep asking: What were Kerr County officials doing when the flood hit?

Turns out, 100s of texts & emails show Kerrville city officials have been asking the same thing, in private.

Story here w/ @neenareports.bsky.social: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Corredor de la muerte de Texas: sin grilletes ni esposas Ha flexibilizado el confinamiento solitario por primera vez en años y presos seleccionados para un nuevo programa hablan de la experiencia.

And now... my trolls can hate my reporting in Spanish too... I think this is the first time I've seen one of my death row stories translated. www.houstonchronicle.com/la-voz/artic...

Exclusive: Kerrville texts reveal tension with county after July 4 floods Communications from Kerrville city officials offer a window into how Hill Country leaders handled the July 4 Texas floods, and shed light on their frustrations with Kerr County officials.

EXCLUSIVE: @keribla.bsky.social
got the text messages of key Kerrville city officials in the wake of the devastating July 4 floods. Among the highlights -- "the county is reacting poorly"
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Exclusive: Kerrville texts reveal tension with county after July 4 floods Communications from Kerrville city officials offer a window into how Hill Country leaders handled the July 4 Texas floods, and shed light on their frustrations with Kerr County officials.

EXCLUSIVE: @keribla.bsky.social got the text messages of key Kerrville city officials in the wake of the devastating July 4 floods. Among the highlights -- "the county is reacting poorly"

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

omg i'm deceased