A federal judge preserved Harris County’s misdemeanor bail agreement. An appeal is underway.

Aqua RichJo / October 5,2026 Seven years. That's how much time has passed since former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murdering Botham Jean. Now, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has decided she's eligible to come home. On October 1, the board approved Guyger for parole after previously denying her first application in 2024. And Botham Jean's family? THEY STRONGLY OPPOSED IT. Through civil-rights attorney Lee Merritt, the family said an already-limi

Aqua RichJo | September 29, 2026 The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people in federal prisons while a lawsuit continues. The Justice Department filed the emergency request Monday, September 28. The Court has not ruled on it. The request puts a direct question before the justices: Can the Bureau of Prisons put its new policy into effect now, despite a lower-court order blocking it?

Aqua RichJo | September 25, 2026 Melissa Lucio remains on Texas death row after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a lower court’s finding that she was innocent of her daughter’s 2007 death. Four judges dissented. The ruling does not set an immediate execution date. This case has several legal decisions that cannot be folded into one headline. Lucio was convicted and sentenced to death in 2008. In 2024, a district judge recommended overturning her conviction and fin