In 1996, the body of 19-year-old Stacey Stites was found along a quiet country road outside of Bastrop, Texas. Stites was a white woman engaged to a white police officer in a neighboring town — but she’d also allegedly been having an affair with Rodney Reed. Reed, a Black man, was arrested and charged for her murder. In this episode, Aisling Ayers recounts what happened to Stites, how Reed became a suspect and the potential theories for what might have happened the night Stites died.
On Jan. 1, 2024, Texas Senate Bill 17 went into effect. Its purpose was to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs and initiatives...
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In part two of this two-part series, Aislyn Gaddis looks at the larger context of the systems in place that allowed Fred Harris’ death, and...
Fred Harris, a 19-year-old with special needs, was murdered in the Harris County Jail in 2021. Fred’s killer was sentenced to 50 years in...
This summer has been historic as headlines filled with election updates dominate news feeds. But with updates flooding through, we wanted...
Many Texans may not have heard of Mary Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold. She was a legendary environmentalist in the state...
