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TEXAS GRANTS AMBER GUYGER PAROLE OVER BOTHAM JEAN FAMILY’S OBJECTION
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
Oct 66 min read


An ICE Officer Shot Him. The Officer’s Body Camera Wasn’t Recording.
Aqua RichJo | September 24, 2026 Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot during an ICE stop in Austin. The officer who fired had been issued a body camera but was not wearing it, according to news reports. Now Garces Perez is in ICE detention, and a member of Congress says he needs surgery to remove a bullet near his spine. A camera cannot answer every question about a shooting. Here, the footage that might show the moment an officer fired reportedly does not exist. Another offic

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Sep 243 min read
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