The @TxCommJailStand "shall appoint" 3rd-party law enforcement agencies to investigate jail deaths, per 2017 Sandra Bland Act. It hasn't done so for almost the entire time the law has been in force. @startelegram star-telegram.com/news/polit…

These editorial writers can't read or think. The state didn't force Austin or other cities into a contract. The cities signed a contract to get money from the state. After they got the money, the cities refused to comply with the contract terms. Those terms include a requirement that the cities repay the state all the money they got if they don't comply with the contract. Enforcement of the contract doesn't defund police. I signed a law preventing defunding the police. Under that law the cities still have to fully fund their police--they just have to find other funds in their budgets to pay for it. If the cities didn't like the contract terms, they should have never entered into it. By the way, the contract is just one page, with clear requirements and consequences for failing to comply. As to local control, entering into the contract was a local decision. Breaching the contract is a local decision. statesman.com/opinion/editor… via @statesman

Background here: star-telegram.com/news/local…, story by @copycopeland

Are you or is someone you know affected by the expiration of the contract between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Southwester Health Resources? If so, I want to hear from you. Send me an email: ccopeland@star-telegram.com star-telegram.com/news/state…

The list’s publication comes after a @startelegram investigation found that the TX Commission on Jail Standards had not been following state law requiring it to make the appointments for the last seven years. star-telegram.com/news/polit…

This just in: Keller school board kills plan to split district star-telegram.com/news/local…

I have been reporting on Jeffrey Epstein and the criminal and civil lawsuits surrounding him for several years. Here is the truth about "The Epstein Files." 🧵

Tarrant County Sheriff's Office: We don't brief county commissioners on open investigations. ST: Didn't the sheriff do exactly that last month? Tarrant County Sheriff's Office: ... star-telegram.com/news/polit…

Also, @fwstliz, @copycopeland and myself are looking into reports that @KellerISD wants to spin off some of the district. star-telegram.com/news/local…

Just when you thought X was a waste of time…

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They claim Johnson & Johnson's baby powder gave them cancer. The company worth over $372B has used an obscure TX law to try and bury their lawsuits by filing for bankruptcy. It's now bringing the tactic to a TX court. My latest for @startelegram star-telegram.com/news/state…

Tarrant commissioners to request state Legislature fund mental health facility in county #txlege Read more in the @startelegram story by @copycopeland: star-telegram.com/news/polit…

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Hi friends! I wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest site on the internet. Long and short of it: We won the bid and — you're not going to believe it — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.

Read the full story from @copycopeland, check out the reimagined Star-Telegram, and support local journalists with a subscription: star-telegram.com/customer-s…

I'm on the race for Tarrant County Sheriff tonight for the @startelegram. First results of absentee and early voting just came in. Check 'em out here: star-telegram.com/news/polit…

Happy 70th Anniversary Godzilla!

French’s “constant disturbing social media posts and public comments” do not represent the values of the Republican party, Rodriguez wrote before calling on him to resign from his position after Election Day. @startelegram Read more at: star-telegram.com/news/polit…

El silencio va convirtiéndose en protagonista.