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Harris’ outgoing district attorney recommends ‘unprecedented’ plea in capital murder cases Critics said the ‘blanket recommendation’ of life without parole could be inappropriate in certain cases and confuse victims’ families.

EXCLUSIVE: Kim Ogg, Harris County's outgoing district attorney, has issued a blanket plea recommendation of life without parole in more than 60 pending capital murder cases, according to internal office communications obtained by @houstonlanding.bsky.social.
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At ‘homeless court,’ Houston’s unhoused population gets a second chance A little-known program in Houston’s municipal courts helps homeless people resolve low-level criminal charges and restabilize their lives.

Got a nice one for ya today. At "homeless court," unhoused Houstonians get a second chance. For @houstonlanding.bsky.social
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Clarence Jordan has been on TX death row since 1978. He now has a lawyer for the first time since 1988, when he was declared incompetent to face execution due to severe mental illness.
His death sentence is "likely unconstitutional," his lawyer argues.

Shohei Ohtani wins his 3rd MVP award in 1st season with Dodgers
Read more here: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/11/21/shohei-ohtani-wins-his-3rd-mvp-award-in-1st-season-with-dodgers/

What is grief if not love persevering? My favorite thing about this piece is how unique yet strange grief is as an emotion. It's vulnerable yet so human.

‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains. The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.

Alexis Nungaray's grief became publicized by the GOP's anti-immigration campaign following the tragic death of her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn. My colleagues sifted through the complexities of a mourning mother's grief to deliver this poignant yet powerful story. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...

pov: your coworkers make you tear up because of their beautiful reporting :,)

Learning Curve: More finance, less speech. How enrollment in Texas public school classes has changed. More Texas students are joining classes tailored to higher-paying jobs, while once-popular foreign language classes and some electives are less popular.

pov: you find out why enrollments in certain electives are changing in Texas public schools through ~data~ (📝 by my buddy ol’ pal Michael Zhang!) houstonlanding.org/learning-cur...

patiently waiting for the Daily Breeze and Press-Telegram folks to slowly join :,)

couldn’t help but to smile seeing familiar names from old colleagues :,) missing SCNG gang more than ever💌

Proposition 32 was just rejected. In blue California, why did the minimum-wage boost fail? California's voters typically lean heavily to the left. So, why did a minimum-wage boost fail?

After hanging in the balance for two weeks after the election, an initiative to increase California's minimum wage to $18 an hour was defeated by a narrow margin.

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