
Matt Degrood
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
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY

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

Audit flags appointed lawyers' caseloads
Some in county exceed guidelines, earning millions

Records reveal details on ICE killing
Claims in federal documents on shooting in Houston have been contradicted by witnesses

Grand jury soon may get ICE shooting
DA plans to present case, including witnesses to July death in Magnolia Park neighborhood

Police leaders skip ICE meeting
City council members criticize what they call lack of transparency

City's violent crime still on decline
Survey: Houston's rate falls to pre-pandemic levels for the first time

Crash claims against HPD surge 74%
Meanwhile, attorneys assert city is using a state law provision to stall these cases

Flock cameras pit public safety, privacy
Backlash growing as surveillance spreads across Houston region

ICE arrests witness in probe of shooting

ICE CALLS TAKE UP OFFICERS’ TIME
HPD spending far longer on such traffic stops than others

HPD report for quarter: 19 handed over to ICE

Delayed action could hinder shooting probe
Local investigators not immediately sent to the scene of fatal ICE incident

HPD can probe ICE shooting, but feds in control
Experts: Cooperation necessary to obtain evidence to build case

‘My father did not deserve this’
Family mourns as activists call for independent probe of ICE killing

ICE agent shoots, kills driver in Houston
Mexican citizen accused of trying to run over federal officer

County facing constables’ pressure
Officials seek more money, autonomy with threat of appealing to allies in Legislature

Worker driven to put brakes on deputies parking improperly

Outrage over crime rises in Third Ward
Residents frustrated over uptick in slayings and lack of answers from Houston police

Subsidies for patrols could increase
Harris commissioners approve policy on ‘contract deputy’ program for neighborhoods

Houstonians falling victim to welfare theft

Audit finds problems with police OT
Report on some of top earners raises questions on HPD financial oversight

How Houston’s ICE policy fell apart
Whitmire blames council members; they say mayor gave them no choice but to force a vote

HPD officers back to waiting on ICE
Revised policy on civil immigration warrants calls for 'reasonable amount of time' for pickups

Council amends ICE warrant policy
Hotly debated move comes after Abbott threatened funding, Paxton sued the city

Mayor proposes ICE policy changes
Legal expert says adjustments would make city's new ordinance 'almost meaningless'
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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.
