Dallas County D.A. not willing to cut costs

By Pegasus News wire

Dallas County is facing a $36 million budget deficit, but Craig Watkins believes his department shouldn't have to be affected.

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009

Dallas County DA investigator leaves handgun in Crowley Courthouse bathroom

By Pegasus News wire

Now where did I leave that Glock 30 Austria?

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Dallas DNA, Craig Watkins’ reality show, to start on April 28

By Pegasus News wire

The six-part documentary series will air on the Investigation Discovery channel.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Cutting the Dallas D.A.’s budget is a big mistake

By Michael Davis

Craig Watkins is doing work that is nationally recognized; why stop the progress?

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009

Terri Moore to be U.S. attorney?

By Steve Smith

Moore is a two-time candidate for Tarrant County District Attorney.

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008

DMN names Craig Watkins as 2008 Texan of the Year

By Pegasus News wire

Local newspaper finds the Dallas County DA deserving of their recognition.

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

Dallas DA needs to develop thicker skin

By Scott Henson

When he's been in office a bit longer, one hopes Watkins will develop a thicker skin about criticism so he can build on his early successes without losing sleep at night over what some talking head on the TV had to say.

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008

Dallas County DA to be focus of Discovery Channel documentary

By Pegasus News wire

Craig Watkins' request to be filmed was approved by the Dallas County Commissioners on Tuesday.

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Dallas Public Defender purge raises legal and policy concerns

By Scott Henson

County Commissioner John Wiley Price may have violated state law prohibiting undue influence by commissioners courts in employee hiring.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Dallas County exonerates 18th prisoner after DNA testing

By Scott Henson

Patrick Waller is Dallas County’s 18th wrongfully convicted citizen; DNA results clear him of 1992 robbery and kidnapping convictions.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Innocent man exonerated by DNA evidence wants to clear his name

By Pegasus News wire

Steven Phillips says he's currently on probation because he confessed to crimes he didn't commit, and believes DNA evidence will prove him innocent.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Prosecutors reflect on Dallas County DNA exonerations

By Pegasus News wire

Who put these innocents, recently released on the watch of Dallas County DA Craig Watkins, behind bars?

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Dallas public defender office faces possible cuts thanks to underuse by judges

By Scott Henson

This week, Dallas County commissioners announced a "no new taxes" stand that threatens to run head on into successful efforts to reduce overcrowding at the jail.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Dallas DA Craig Watkins featured in Reason, magazine that inspired PegNews launch

By Mike Orren

So, they've got a decent track record and all.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Why wasn’t Lynn Flint Shaw charged with a felony?

By Pegasus News wire

Dallas.org and the Dallas Morning News are questioning why Shaw was charged with a misdemeanor instead of felony forgery.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2008

DNA evidence IDs rapist in a 1982 case

Real perpetrator died in prison 10 years ago

By Pegasus News wire

Steven Michael Phillips served time for a 1982 rape he didn't commit.

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

UPDATED: Dallas Observer muckraker raises ethics question over fund-raising activities of DART Board chair Lynn Flint Shaw

By Pegasus News wire

Embattled DART board chair Lynn Flint Shaw has resigned.

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008

Dallas DA seeks $1M from county commissioners

Tuesday Craig Watkins says predecessor Bill Hill improperly transferred funds

By Pegasus News wire

Former D.A. Bill Hill gave the county unused money before leaving office; Craig Watkins now wants to use it

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008

Dallas Weekly names Dallas DA Craig Watkins Man of the Year

By Cheryl Smith

His first 365 days in office, Mr. Watkins has catapulted to national and international status as the man who will not only convict the guilty but also free the innocent.

Friday, Jan. 4, 2008

Yet another Dallas County inmate to be freed after DNA testing

By Pegasus News wire

Charles Chatman has spend 26 years in jail after being convicted of rape.

Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008

Texas Lawyer names Dallas County DA Craig Watkins “Impact Player of the Year”

By Shawn Williams

Though his is not a household name (yet), Craig Watkins is one of the most powerful African-American elected officials in the country.

Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007

Dallas DA has license suspended for non-payment

By Pegasus News wire

County District Attorney Craig Watkins forgot to pay his annual state bar dues.

Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007

Past Dallas DAs concealed exculpatory polygraph in capital case

By Scott Henson

Breakdown of system led to current DA withdrawing request for lethal injection of Joseph Lave.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

DNA test clears man of 1982 rape

By Pegasus News wire

Results clear him of one crime, but not others for which he was convicted.

Monday, Sept. 17, 2007

Double-blind lineups another milestone for new Dallas DA

By Scott Henson

The New York Times' Ralph Blumenthal profiled Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins this weekend, highlighting recent efforts to reverse and prevent wrongful convictions in that county.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Convicting innocent people a ‘badge of honor’ under old mentality, says Dallas DA

By Scott Henson

To judge by its title, Fox News contributor Radley Balko's latest column ("Straight Talk: Duke Case Shows Justice System's Flaws," April 23) addressed prosecutor misconduct in the Duke lacrosse fiasco, but he used most of his allotted space to compare the incident to police and prosecutor misconduct in Texas

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

DA Craig Watson gets approval for post-conviction review team

By Pegasus News wire

In total, Watkins will get $358,876 to hire three people whose sole job will be to look at DNA evidence that could cause questionable convictions from the past to be overturned.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

KERA’s THINK interviews Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins

By Pegasus News wire

Watkins gives a candid interview about the sweeping changes at the DA's office this year and about DNA-testing exonerations.

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Gay constable faces sexual harassment investigation in Dallas

By David Webb

The Dallas County District Attorney’s office is hiring an outside firm to investigate allegations that gay Precinct 5 Constable Mike Dupree sexually harassed some of his male employees.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Should DAs seek DNA destruction in plea agreement?

By Scott Henson

Grits for Breakfast argues for preserving DNA, and recent cases in Dallas prove why

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Watkins to host Black History Month Celebration at University of Dallas

By Pegasus News wire

Newly elected Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, the first African American District Attorney in the state of Texas, will headline the third annual Black History Month Celebration at the University of Dallas on Thursday, February 15, 2007.

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007

Michael Davis’ Weekly Rant: Give DA Craig Watkins a shot and other thoughts from the past week

By Michael Davis

See what was on the mind of Dallas Progress' Michael Davis this past week.

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007

The Watkins era has begun, 17 to leave prosecutor’s office

By Pegasus News wire

Newly elected Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins gave notice that he will be firing eight top-level prosecutors on Wednesday.

Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006

Craig Watkins names Dallas District Attorney staffers; Toby Shook to leave office

By Pegasus News wire

District Attorney Elect Craig Watkins announced this morning that Terri Moore will serve as his First Assistant and Kevin Brooks will serve as Trial Bureau Chief in the Dallas County DA’s office. And Toby Shook will pursue other offers.

Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006