Toluwani Osibamowo
Law and Justice ReporterToluwani Osibamowo covers law and justice for ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. She joined the newsroom in 2022 as a general assignments reporter. She previously worked as a news intern for Texas Tech Public Media and copy editor for Texas Tech University’s student newspaper, The Daily Toreador, before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was named one of Current's public media Rising Stars in 2024. She is originally from Plano.
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After a roughly 20-minute hearing, Judge Austin Reeve Jackson rejected arguments by Roberson's attorney that his execution should be further delayed because of a pending appeal to the state's highest criminal court.
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Two of 11 people arrested in connection with the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at Prairieland Detention Center July 4 were previously arrested at protests.
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A ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº analysis of disciplinary records for nearly 200 North Texas police officers found that while the state requires the same police driving training from all licensed peace officers and police departments have similar vehicle pursuit policies, discipline for violating those policies differ greatly from department to department.
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The East Plano Islamic Center alleges 11 congregants have died without proper funeral rites according to the Muslim faith since the Texas Funeral Service Commission ordered those services to stop in March.
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An Arlington resident of Palestinian descent told reporters and community members Thursday about the five months she spent in ICE detention centers under threat of deportation upon returning from her honeymoon.
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Ward Sakeik, an Arlington resident of Palestinian descent, had been in Texas immigration detention centers for 140 days after ICE agents detained her as she and her husband returned from their honeymoon to the U.S. Virgin Islands. It's unclear why she's been released.
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Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky previously rejected Paxton's attempt to stop fair organizers from enforcing the gun ban at last year's fair. This year's event begins Sept. 26.
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Judge recommends releasing Palestinian protester from TX immigration detention while case is pendingThe U.S. magistrate judge's Friday ruling is not final, but serves as a recommendation in Leqaa Kordia's case.
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Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies' negligence, the court ruled Friday, but one of their claims can still move forward.
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The city council approved a $250,000 settlement with the family of Andre Craig, 57, who was killed when a Fort Worth police officer ran a red light and hit him while pursuing a stolen car.
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Cameron Turner, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place just before jurors would be selected in his trial Monday.
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The high court ruled a federal labor relations law does not stop the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association from accusing Boeing of misrepresenting the safety of the 737 MAX model. After the model was involved in two deadly plane crashes, pilots with the Dallas-based airline said Boeing misled them into agreeing to fly the planes.