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Dog dad to Molly Ivins. Native Texan. Lonestar enthusiast. Roma superfan.

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Grand jury soon may get ICE shooting

DA plans to present case, including witnesses to July death in Magnolia Park neighborhood

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Migrant sees shooter, calls 911, gets detained

Federal agents took man from Guatemala at Home Depot parking lot last month before Houston police finished interviewing him

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Houston ChronicleSEP 5, 2026
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Audit flags appointed lawyers' caseloads

Some in county exceed guidelines, earning millions

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Houston ChronicleSEP 2, 2026
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Records reveal details on ICE killing

Claims in federal documents on shooting in Houston have been contradicted by witnesses

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Houston ChronicleAUG 29, 2026
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Grand jury soon may get ICE shooting

DA plans to present case, including witnesses to July death in Magnolia Park neighborhood

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Houston ChronicleAUG 28, 2026Lead Story
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Police leaders skip ICE meeting

City council members criticize what they call lack of transparency

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Houston ChronicleAUG 26, 2026
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City's violent crime still on decline

Survey: Houston's rate falls to pre-pandemic levels for the first time

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Houston ChronicleAUG 22, 2026
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Crash claims against HPD surge 74%

Meanwhile, attorneys assert city is using a state law provision to stall these cases

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Houston ChronicleAUG 21, 2026Lead Story
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Flock cameras pit public safety, privacy

Backlash growing as surveillance spreads across Houston region

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Houston ChronicleAUG 16, 2026
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ICE arrests witness in probe of shooting

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Houston ChronicleAUG 12, 2026
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ICE CALLS TAKE UP OFFICERS’ TIME

HPD spending far longer on such traffic stops than others

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Houston ChronicleJUL 19, 2026Lead Story
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HPD report for quarter: 19 handed over to ICE

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Houston ChronicleJUL 18, 2026
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Delayed action could hinder shooting probe

Local investigators not immediately sent to the scene of fatal ICE incident

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Houston ChronicleJUL 16, 2026Lead Story
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HPD can probe ICE shooting, but feds in control

Experts: Cooperation necessary to obtain evidence to build case

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Houston ChronicleJUL 12, 2026
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‘My father did not deserve this’

Family mourns as activists call for independent probe of ICE killing

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Houston ChronicleJUL 9, 2026Lead Story
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ICE agent shoots, kills driver in Houston

Mexican citizen accused of trying to run over federal officer

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Houston ChronicleJUL 8, 2026Lead Story
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County facing constables’ pressure

Officials seek more money, autonomy with threat of appealing to allies in Legislature

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Houston ChronicleJUL 3, 2026Lead Story
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Outrage over crime rises in Third Ward

Residents frustrated over uptick in slayings and lack of answers from Houston police

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Houston ChronicleJUN 17, 2026Lead Story
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Subsidies for patrols could increase

Harris commissioners approve policy on ‘contract deputy’ program for neighborhoods

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Houston ChronicleJUN 13, 2026Lead Story
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Houstonians falling victim to welfare theft

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Houston ChronicleMAY 31, 2026
Focuses on the financial impact of SNAP benefit skimming on low-income residents and the lack of chip technology on state-issued cards.
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Audit finds problems with police OT

Report on some of top earners raises questions on HPD financial oversight

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Houston ChronicleMAY 24, 2026Lead Story
The report focuses on fiscal accountability and administrative oversight within the Houston Police Department, highlighting discrepancies in overtime recording and budgeting.
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How Houston’s ICE policy fell apart

Whitmire blames council members; they say mayor gave them no choice but to force a vote

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Houston ChronicleMAY 3, 2026Lead Story
The paper focuses on the internal administrative friction and political finger-pointing within city governance regarding a controversial immigration enforcement policy. It presents the breakdown as a procedural and political failure rather than a broader ideological crisis.
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HPD officers back to waiting on ICE

Revised policy on civil immigration warrants calls for 'reasonable amount of time' for pickups

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Houston ChronicleAPR 25, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the story as an administrative and policy shift, detailing the mechanics of local police cooperation with federal immigration agencies following state-level political pressure.
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Council amends ICE warrant policy

Hotly debated move comes after Abbott threatened funding, Paxton sued the city

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Houston ChronicleAPR 23, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the municipal policy amendment as a direct response to coercive legal and financial pressure from state-level leadership, focusing on the mechanical cause-and-effect of the governance clash.
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Mayor proposes ICE policy changes

Legal expert says adjustments would make city's new ordinance 'almost meaningless'

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Houston ChronicleAPR 22, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the NRA convention as a strategic political effort targeting a specific Democratic candidate, emphasising the group's campaign messaging rather than just reporting the event's occurrence.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Matt Degrood in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.