Tag: Texas

(92 posts)
October 30, 2012
10/30/2012
TX Trooper in Chopper Fires on ‘Drug Load;’ Two Dead

TX Trooper in Chopper Fires on ‘Drug Load;’ Two Dead

04:26pm A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in a helicopter opened fire on a fleeing pick-up truck suspected of carrying a “drug load” Thursday, but...
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October 17, 2012
10/17/2012
Welcome to Sierra Blanca, Texas: The Black Hole of Tour Bus Drug Busts

Welcome to Sierra Blanca, Texas: The Black Hole of Tour Bus Drug Busts

If you ever happen to be driving through Sierra Blanca,  the dusty West Texas small town just 30 miles from the Mexican border, leave your drugs at...
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October 17, 2012
10/17/2012
Texas Woman Jailed for Outing Narc on Facebook

Texas Woman Jailed for Outing Narc on Facebook

04:35pm In a case that would appear to raise serious First Amendment questions, a Mesquite, Texas woman has been arrested and charged with a felony after she allegedly...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.02)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.02)

07:37pm It’s been a fairly quiet week on the corrupt cop front, but we’ve still got some Missouri jail guards in trouble, a Houston cop accused...
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.25)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.25)

04:55pm It’s been a fairly quiet week on the corrupt cop front, but we’ve still got some Missouri jail guards in trouble, a Houston cop accused...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.05)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.05)

02:53am The Murray County, Georgia, scandal keeps unraveling, another prison guard goes down, and a pair of South Texas deputies are going away for awhile. Let’s...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Texas Man Arrested for Trying to Receive Some California Buds Via USPS

Texas Man Arrested for Trying to Receive Some California Buds Via USPS

USPS inspectors in conjunction with Texas’ Williamson County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Richard Black after he accepted delivery of marijuana from California. Black said he paid $2,000 for...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

08:25pm, (Issue #743) US Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Tuesday introduced House Resolution 6134, the Truth in Trials Act, which would allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

04:04pm More trouble on the border, more prison guards get caught, and a Puerto Rican cop goes away for a long, long time. Let’s get to...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Yesterday the Truth in Trials Act, H.R. 6134, was introduced by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), and 15 other House Democrats such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and three...
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July 8, 2012
07/08/2012
Drug War Snapshot: Nueces County, Texas

Drug War Snapshot: Nueces County, Texas

06:00pm, (Issue #742) Nueces County, Texas (pop. 340,000), sits on the Gulf Coast halfway between Houston and the Mexican border, astride drug trafficking corridors headed from...
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June 25, 2012
06/25/2012
Texas Democratic Party Platform Officially Endorses Marijuana Decriminalization

Texas Democratic Party Platform Officially Endorses Marijuana Decriminalization

  The Texas Democratic Party recently published their 2012 Texas Democratic Party Platform.  Page 28 of the PDF shows the Texas Democrats formally endorsing marijuana decriminalization: DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA...
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