
Ed Timms
Government Accountability Editor at KERA-TV (Dallas, TX)
Government accountability editor for KERA. Believes in holding the powerful accountable and journalism's role in doing that.
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Nov 5, 2024 |
tspantx.com | Nathan Collins |Ed Timms
Many Dallas voters have come out in favor of a proposed charter amendment that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana — but the margins were much narrower on proposals that could significantly change how city government and the police department operates.
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Aug 29, 2024 |
ketr.org | Ed Timms
Ben Spencer — convicted more than 35 years ago of murder — walked out of a Dallas County courtroom Thursday morning exonerated of the crime. A total of 46 defendants convicted in Dallas County courts have been exonerated since 2001. Spencer's exoneration came after his attorneys presented new evidence and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office reinvestigated the case. "I'm excited this day has finally come," Spencer told supporters Thursday.
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Dec 13, 2023 |
ketr.org | Ed Timms
Craig Watkins, Dallas County's first Black district attorney, has died. Watkins, 56, was elected as district attorney in Dallas County in 2006. He was a long-shot candidate elected at a time when Republicans had dominated local politics — and many Democrats decided to sit out the election. Dallas County — and especially the district attorney's office — long had a reputation for being tough on crime. Success often was measured in conviction rates and the lengths of prison sentences.
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Mar 2, 2022 |
keranews.org | Christopher Connelly |Ed Timms
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Mar 23, 2020 |
richmond.com | Ilana Marcus |Ed Timms |Joshua Eaton
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