Monday morning roundup

Here are several stories that deserve Grits readers' attention, even if I don't have time to write about each of them individually:

• Craig Watkins, Royce West, Dallas county constables and a continuing mess, Dallas Morning News
• Family Affair: District Attorney Craig Watkins family rolling in dough from his campaign funds, Dallas Observer
  
• The effect of ballot order on judicial races, Off the Kuff
• Reintegration a steep climb for some parolees, Longview News-Journal
• The Death Penalty in Texas, a change of heart?, Jordan Smith, The Crime Report
• Twenty year term: William P. Clements Jr. Unit, Amarillo Globe-News
• From youth bank robber to 'Idol' contestant, Starke native rises up, The Gainesville Sun
• Song downloads may cost SA woman $40,000, San Antonio Express News
• Houston's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Dallas Morning News