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Can mistaking a car for yours prompt a 'stand your ground' shooting? Experts say it's complicated
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInstances of people being gunned down, one fatally, after making a seemingly innocent mistake have...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Is Trying to Pardon a Man Convicted of Murdering a BLM Protester. Here's What...
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Greg Abbott speaks on the north steps of the State Capitol to supporters at a Texas Public...
What do "Stand Your Ground" laws allow for—and which states have them?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAbout 35 states have enacted some form of "stand your ground" laws — or expanded "castle doctrine"...
Can I shoot someone who cuts me off in traffic? What Texas law says about protecting property
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTexas is one of several states that has “stand your ground” or self-defense laws, but what exactly...
He Allegedly Killed a Cop During a No-Knock Raid. Will the Jury Agree It Was Self-Defense?
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllustration: Lex Villena; Michael Krause BELTON, TEXAS—A man in small-town Texas is facing life in...
Texas grandmother jailed in alleged political retaliation wins at Supreme Court
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas ex-councilwoman who was thrown in jail in an...
Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a Texas woman who served on a small-town council to continue...
‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are fuelling random shootings and racism across...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn America, seemingly any interaction, no matter how innocuous, can end in gun violence. Consider...
Marvin Guy, Who Shot a Cop During a No-Knock Raid, Is Found Guilty of Murder
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMarvin Guy | Bell County A jury in Texas on Tuesday convicted a man of murdering a local police...
These Strange Bedfellows Want SCOTUS To Remind the 5th Circuit That Journalism Is Not a Crime
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPriscilla Villarreal | Saenz Photography/FIRE Sylvia Gonzalez, a former Castle Hills, Texas, city...