Johnathan Silver, Author at San Antonio Report

Flanked by civic and religious leaders, Dallas Police Chief David Brown speaks to a crowd attending the vigil for five slain police officers, victims of a sniper attack, at Dallas’ Thanksgiving Square on July 8, 2016.

Dallas Shooting Changed the Conversation about Police in Texas

by Johnathan Silver December 29, 2016January 31, 2020

Here are the top criminal justice stories in Texas in 2016.

Aedes Aegypti Mosquito. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Texas Officials Confirm 4 More Locally Transmitted Zika Cases

by Johnathan Silver December 10, 2016January 31, 2020

‘San Antonio Four’ Declared Innocent, Exonerated

by Johnathan Silver November 23, 2016

A police car pulls over a civilian. Photo by Otis Blank for the Texas Tribune.

Gov & Politics, Lifestyle

Texas Senator Wants Teens To Learn What to Do During Police Stops

by Johnathan Silver October 4, 2016January 31, 2020

To Help Rehabilitate Juveniles, Texas Keeping Them Closer to Home

by Johnathan Silver October 2, 2016October 2, 2016

Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail in 2015.

Gov & Politics, Lifestyle

Sandra Bland’s Family Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

by Johnathan Silver September 15, 2016January 31, 2020

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday speak with state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, right, on Feb. 12, 2015, at the Texas Capitol. Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera

Education, Gov & Politics

Open Carry, Funding Likely Police Issues Next Session

by Johnathan Silver July 23, 2016October 7, 2016

Flanked by civic and religious leaders, Dallas Police Chief David Brown speaks to a crowd attending the vigil for five slain police officers, victims of a sniper attack, at Dallas’ Thanksgiving Square on July 8, 2016. Photo by Robert W. Hart for The Texas Tribune.

Obama, Bush to Speak at Dallas Memorial

by Johnathan Silver July 12, 2016January 31, 2020