Investigations, public records research, and policy analysis from Accountability Matters documenting government transparency and constitutional accountability in Texas.
Brittany McGlone was murdered in 2007. Her family has lived with that absence, that silence, and that unanswered question for nearly two decades. Justice delayed in a murder case is not just a statistic — it is a wound that never fully closes. I want to explain something clearly and carefully. If the Sword & Shield Acts were law in Texas today, they would not predetermine the outcome of Brittany’s case. They would not force a conviction. They would not dictate prosecutorial s
