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4 Aug 2010, 12:03 pm
Source: Houston Chronicle "Obama signs bill on crack penalties" August 3, 2010 [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 7:56 am
According to a Houston Chronicle news story that was published on July 19, 2010, the tax man, or in this case "TaxMasters" is screwing you over also. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 8:51 am
The Houston Chronicle reported recently about Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos’ call for an “emergency DNA lab. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 6:56 am
Three notable innocence-related stories today from the Houston Chronicle:Odds still against clearing inmatesProtocol for the wrongly convictedWaking up after a 27-year nightmareIn the first story, Jeff Blackburn from the Innocence Project of Texas says he thinks there are "thousands" of innocent people incarcerated in Texas prisons. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 7:53 am
With no appeal filed, Richard was put to death that night for the 1986 rape and slaying of a Houston-area nurse. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 8:17 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said the commission should be considering. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 5:28 am
" * * *Relatedly, here's a bit more coverage on latest from the FSC:Rick Casey, "Of science, witches and arson trials," Houston ChronicleJordan Smith, "Who to blame for faulty fire science," Austin Chronicle [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 3:31 pm
Reports the Houston Chronicle ("DNA clears man 27 years after rape conviction," July 28):A Houston man prosecutors now say is innocent is expected to be freed this week after serving more than 27 years in prison — the longest time behind bars of any Texan who has been exonerated — for a rape he did not commit.Michael Anthony Green, 45, is expected to be in court Thursday where his attorney, Bob Wicoff, will ask that he be freed on bail while the case… [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm
The title of this post is the headline to a Houston Chronicle article published yesterday bringing news that Harris County has altered its proposal for a public defender office to include more courts after the Task Force on Indigent Defense balked at funding a more limited plan:Seeking to strengthen its bid for state funding to open a public defender office, Harris County has changed its application to ask for less money and to propose public defenders in more courtrooms.If the… [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 12:54 pm
” Now, Houston Chronicle’s Rick Casey recently suggested that the new Rule changes mean prosecutors will be required to apply this Comment’s example to an expert witness who learned that his testimony was wrong — that the district attorney would be ethically required to move forward this new revelation. [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 8:26 am
Editorials in the Austin American-Statesman and Houston Chronicle this morning take on the Forensic Science Commission following its meeting last week. [read post]
27 Jul 2010, 3:26 pm
Lillian Aguirre Ortiz of Mental Health America of Greater Houston recently outlined the effects of proposed cuts to mental health services in a column in the Houston Chronicle:While legislators are expected to face a difficult financial situation during the 82nd Texas Legislature, our state's leadership needs to fully understand and consider the ramifications of the proposed $134 million in cuts. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 6:51 pm
Houston Chronicle - AUSTIN - Fired-up "patriots" want action on an Arizona-style get-tough immigration law in Texas. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 11:56 am
From the Houston Chronicle: A judge Friday agreed to temporarily bar the allegedly transgendered widow of a Wharton firefighter from spending or collecting his death benefits. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 9:08 am
Vol. 2, No. 21, July 26, 2010 The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]
24 Jul 2010, 11:41 am
Allan Turner at the Houston Chronicle described the emotional scene in court:Dabbing at her teary eyes, state District Judge Joan Campbell said Thursday she will recommend that authorities free a Houston man who has served 19 years — almost half his life - in prison for a sexual assault he did not commit.As members of his family jumped from their seats in tearful ecstasy at the judge's decision, the prisoner, Allen Wayne Porter, 39, first shed tears, then smiled… [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 8:25 pm
Lozano, writing in the Houston Chronicle for the AP, reports what happened.In a report prepared last year for the commission, fire expert Craig Beyler said the original investigation was so seriously flawed that the finding of arson can't be supported. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 10:42 am
Rick Casey writes, "Dousing a troublesome arson probe," in his Houston Chronicle column today.If you see smoke coming out of the Doubletree Hotel near Bush Intercontinental Airport today it won't be caused by arson.It will be the eruption when Texas Forensic Science Commission Chairman John Bradley tries to end an investigation into whether the testimony of arson investigators that helped lead to a man's execution for murdering his children was "junk… [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 9:14 am
The Houston Chronicle reported (via Consumerist) on Wednesday that Texas A&M's Department of Student Affairs is planning to save $82,000 by eliminating free toilet paper in the residence halls. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 11:00 am
An article in the Houston Chronicle titled Windstorm Insurer to Settle Some Ike Cases quoted Mostyn: Policyholder attorneys agreed to settle the cases, in part, because of a legal requirement that shifts the burden to plaintiffs to prove how much damage was caused by wind, since the destruction also could have been caused by water. [read post]
