/tags/tarrant-county-district-attorney Tarrant County District Attorney en-US Copyright Fri, 16 May 2025 22:08:23 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-16/texas-district-attorney-ag-paxton-lawsuit In separate lawsuits, five urban prosecutors argue the AG's new requirements exceed his legal authority. Fri, 16 May 2025 22:08:23 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-16/texas-district-attorney-ag-paxton-lawsuit Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /criminal-justice/2025-03-26/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-phil-sorrells Under state law, every death in county jail custody triggers an independent investigation. That requirement places too big a burden on law enforcement, Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells wrote in a letter to the state attorney general's office. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:47:45 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-26/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-phil-sorrells Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-12-23/paul-storey-tarrant-county-dealth-penalty The previous district attorney sided with Paul Storey’s defense team, agreeing that he deserved a new trial. The current one is asking the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up Storey’s case. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-23/paul-storey-tarrant-county-dealth-penalty Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-12-19/texas-death-penalty-2024-tarrant-county This is the first time since 2014 that a Texas county has sent more than one person to death row in a single year, according to a new report from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-19/texas-death-penalty-2024-tarrant-county Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-10-24/tarrant-county-fentanyl-overdose-murder A law passed in 2023 allows prosecutors to seek murder charges against someone who gives another person a fatal dose of fentanyl. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:43:20 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-24/tarrant-county-fentanyl-overdose-murder Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/crystal-mason-illegal-voting-case-tarrant-county Crystal Mason was accused of voting illegally in Tarrant County but was acquitted in March. The Tarrant County DA appealed the acquittal. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:33:26 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/crystal-mason-illegal-voting-case-tarrant-county Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-07-30/woman-connected-to-christian-radio-swindler-doc-gallagher-sentenced-to-life-in-prison Debra Mae Carter was found guilty of money laundering by a North Texas jury, nearly two years after Gallagher was sentenced to three life sentences. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:12:59 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-07-30/woman-connected-to-christian-radio-swindler-doc-gallagher-sentenced-to-life-in-prison Megan Cardona /business-economy/2024-07-23/tarrant-county-strip-club-public-nuisance-lawsuit-temptations-cabaret The Tarrant County DA's office has resolved its civil claims against Temptation Cabaret's Fort Worth-based landlord, but the strip club remains permanently closed. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:48:29 GMT /business-economy/2024-07-23/tarrant-county-strip-club-public-nuisance-lawsuit-temptations-cabaret Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-06-11/tarrant-county-jail-anthony-johnson-criminal-charges Johnson died in jail custody after a jailer knelt on his back while he was restrained on the ground. His death has been ruled a homicide. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:51:10 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-06-11/tarrant-county-jail-anthony-johnson-criminal-charges Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-06-05/willie-thomas-charges-dropped-tarrant-county-dna-analysis Willie Thomas spent more than a decade in prison before renewed testing proved his DNA wasn't on the weapon investigators found on the scene of a 2009 Fort Worth murder. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-06-05/willie-thomas-charges-dropped-tarrant-county-dna-analysis Toluwani Osibamowo