<p>What happened to Harris County’s plans for criminal justice reforms? The Democratic district attorney in <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a>’ biggest county has made enemies—even among her former friends. </p><p>From the March/April 2023 issue of our magazine: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/kim-ogg-harris-county-democratic-revolt?utm_campaign=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/kim-ogg-harris-county-democratic-revolt?utm_campaign=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/kim-ogg-</span><span class="invisible">harris-county-democratic-revolt?utm_campaign=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#prison</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/election2024/" rel="tag">#election2024</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
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<p>Out today from Gus Bova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from Michelle Pitcher, exploring <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> culture with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josephinelee</span></a></span>, the war over homelessness policy with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span>, and much more. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-january-february-2026/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>
<p>Our top story: After over 25 years in the U.S., and despite raising a family here and having a path to citizenship, Moizali Momin was nearly deported to India. He spent months in cramped, dirty detention centers at taxpayer expense. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-detention-bond-prosecutorial-discretion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-detention-bond-prosecutorial-discretion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/trump-ic</span><span class="invisible">e-detention-bond-prosecutorial-discretion/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>
<p>New from Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News: “If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/corpus-c</span><span class="invisible">hristi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/drought/" rel="tag">#drought</a></p>
