Marina Trahan Martinez
Dallas County Government Accountability Reporter-
State District Judge Amber Givens was admonished and reprimanded by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for complaints filed several years ago. -
Dallas and the Texas Attorney General's office jointly asked a court to issue a temporary injunction blocking a voter-approved measure decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. -
Spencer Swearnger died at Parkland Hospital in November 2023 after he allegedly drank excessive amounts of toilet water in his jail cell. It was the third water intoxication death at the jail. -
The Miami-Dade County jail began reducing inmate populations more than a decade ago by changing how it processes mental health-related offenses.
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Though not yet overcrowded, Dallas County jail continues to push its inmate population close to the threshold since Memorial Day weekend. -
In addition to Dallas, several smaller cities in Dallas County filled city council seats, including a Garland mayor. -
Dallas County officials chose back National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which is Friday. Texas legislators have passed several pro-gun measures during this session. -
Dallas County commissioners court supported June as Immigrant Heritage month, as Commissioner Elba Garcia recommended in the court's regular meeting this week. -
Familiar retired sports broadcaster Dale Hansen hosts a new show about Dallas-area government, social justice and culture 鈥� a spinoff of the local "Beyond the Policy" podcast. -
Voters will decide city council runoff races from the May local elections in several cities in which no candidate got more than half of the votes. -
Audio recording equipment is intended to hold accountable Dallas County's juvenile board, which oversees detention services and rehabilitation programs. -
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price says vehicles used in his district are outdated and should be replaced, like the district attorney's new SUVs.
