More than three dozen opinions have been issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since November on cases that have sat dormant in the Harris County criminal courts for years.
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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Gun thefts are surging in Houston. Here’s how to safely store firearms in your car
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‘He fell through the cracks’: Prosecutors say man on death row for 30 years deserves new sentencing
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