by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Policing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Nov. 15 affirmed a federal district court decision requiring that bail hearings in Caldwell County be open to the press and public. The Examiner filed the lawsuit in August 2023 alongside co-plaintiffs The Texas...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Policing
Lamar Hankins, retired city attorney, in his San Marcos home. Photo by Ursula Rogers. Imagine that you are out watering your out-of-town neighbor’s flowers and a policeman shows up. He asks what you are doing and who you are. You respond with your name (Pastor...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Criminalization, Spotlight
Devonte Amerson, waiting. Photo by Ursula Rogers. Hays County again punts on deciding whether to dismiss Devonte Amerson’s capital murder charge In March of 2018, San Marcos police officers traveled to Houston, Texas, to arrest Cyrus Gray and Devonte Amerson....
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Spotlight
Jamias Hughes, an actor from the Class of 2024 at Lockhart High School, earned a spot at the prestigious National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City last summer. This honor – equivalent to the Tony Awards for U.S. teenagers, also called the Jimmy...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
The author, left, in a Hays County press conference in 2022 to debut the jail dashboard – newly furnishing the public and policymakers detailed data on local incarceration – alongside Eric Martinez of Mano Amiga as well as Commissioner Lon Shell. Commissioner Debbie...
