Texans do not expect all punishments for all crimes to be as punitive as possible; instead they have a sense of proportion, and they expect the "punishment to fit the crime."
Judges, Show Your Work
Dismissed—with prejudice, yet without explanation. This was the order Shana Elliott and Larry Kalke received from a Texas court after four hard-fought months of litigation. Shana and Larry dared to challenge College Station’s restrictions on properties outside city limits, arguing the city’s failure to afford them representation in city council rendered the restrictions unconstitutional. The...