Five of Greater Houstonâs six Republican state senators supported the embattled Texas attorney general Saturday, helping him avoid conviction.
Clare Amari / Staff Writer
Clare Amari covers public safety for the Houston Landing. Clare previously worked as an investigative reporter for The Greenville News in South Carolina, where she reported on police use of force, gender-based violence and sexual abuse allegations at a local cheerleading gym. A native of New York suburbs, Clare graduated with honors from Columbia Journalism School and the University of Oxford, and she has received journalism awards for her work in Ohio and South Carolina. In her free time, Clare enjoys watching Premier League soccer, trying new wines, and researching her roots in Sicily and Appalachian Ohio.
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Texas court grants new sentencing hearing to Houston man on death row for 35 years
Syed Rabbani, whose appeal was among the 100-plus Harris County cases allowed to languish for years, could be taken off death row.
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Federal judge throws out lawsuit challenging Harris Countyâs felony bail system
A federal judgeâs ruling Thursday disappointed advocates who argued that many lower-income people are illegally held in jail pre-trial.
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Prosecutors, advocates concerned that backlogged crime lab is delaying murder trialsÂ
The backlog at the Houston Forensic Science Center is causing major delays in prosecuting murder cases in Harris County, the district attorneyâs office said ahead of a new law aimed at speeding up murder prosecutions. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg joined prosecutors and advocates for law enforcement and crime victims at a news conference […]
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Community lauds efforts to curb prostitution, illegal activity in Bissonnet Street âTrackâÂ
Residents, city officials and police say efforts to curb illegal activity in âthe Track,â a notorious area along Bissonnet in Houston, have been working.
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Bulletproof machines, demolition tactics helped end police standoff with Terran Green
Police used heavily armed vehicles and high-tech surveillance to end a dramatic standoff in northeast Harris County with the man accused of shooting three police officers.
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âWe have to say somethingâ: Families, advocates call for change at Harris County Jail
Relatives of those impacted by deaths and injuries at the downtown facility argued Saturday that major reforms are needed to improve safety.
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âA mass improper evictionâ: 120 residents baffled by faltering landlordâs move to oust them
Tenants of a southeast Houston apartment complex were targeted Wednesday by a rare attempt to evict them in large numbers.
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Drought conditions around Houston worsen, prompting water restrictions and burn bans
Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Chambers County and a part of Liberty County are in a severe drought stage.
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Houston police union calls for forensic crime lab president to resign over backlogs
Houston police union demands for leader of forensic crime lab to resign over ongoing backlogs that it says is hampering law enforcement