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17 Apr 2007, 11:57 pm
At the Chronicle of Higher Education, the UT-Austin admissions research director Gary Lavergne, who authored the book The Sniper in the Tower, makes the same connection I'm sure millions of Texans immediately did to Charles Whitman, whose methodical killing spree at the University of Texas occured almost 41 years ago. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 9:10 pm
Mark Hansen previews the death penalty case here in this month's ABA Journal e-Report; the Death Penalty Information Center summarizes the case and provides links to various briefs here; and Mary Flood has this post at the Houston Chronicle's Legal Trade blog. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 5:18 pm
" The Houston Chronicle yesterday contained an article headlined "What if killer can't grasp meaning of execution? [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 11:04 am
According to this article in the Houston Chronicle -- Judge Casts Doubt on Vioxx Point -- Texas judge Randy Wilson plans to dismiss Ruby Ledbetter's failure to warn claim against Merck, while allowing her to proceed on other claims such... [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 9:19 am
Lisa Falkenberg has a column in today's Houston Chronicle, At least Dallas County gives 2nd chance.What's wrong with the justice system in Dallas? [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 3:30 am
Mary Flood, the Houston Chronicle's lead reporter on the criminal trial of former Enron executives Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay, reports that some of the former Lay-Skilling jurors are now hitting the rubber-chicken circuit: Deliberating the fate of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay last year was "horribly confusing" and very intense, juror Jill Ford told a group of appellate lawyers at a dinner Thursday night. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 6:32 pm
(See my prior post here along with more recent coverage from the AP, from the Houston Chronicle, and from the San Antonio Express.) [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 3:07 pm
Finalists: Nick Anderson of The Houston Chronicle; Mike Thompson of the Detroit Free Press [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 3:05 pm
Quarterman (No. 06-6407) in today's Houston Chronicle; Maro Robbins and Gary Martin have this article in the San Antonio Express. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 8:59 am
While I've been focused on the Texas Legislature I've paid less attention than usual to trafficking-related violence at the Mexican border, but stories from both sides of the Rio Grande knocked me out of my reverie this week to remind me that gang wars over drug routes aren't just Mexico's problem anymore.The Houston Chronicle has a story this morning ("Drug cartel hires Texas teens as border hitmen," April 16) about the Gulf Cartel's notorious… [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 8:08 am
---Source : Houston Chronicle[www.chron.com] [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 7:53 am
More on US Supreme Court arguments this week in Panetti mental illness case: Patty Reinert and Mike Tolson have this story in the Houston Chronicle, entitled "Court asked to define insanity in death row case," on this week's arguments to be heard by the US Supreme Court in the Texas death case of Scott Panetti. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 7:45 am
The Houston Chronicle today has, What if killer can't grasp... [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 7:38 am
The Houston Chronicle today has, "What if killer can't grasp meaning of execution? [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 7:00 am
Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Chairman Aaron Peña points out on his blog that tomorrow's committee agenda contains several bills aimed at stemming "human trafficking," all authored by Democrats, and also points to this Houston Chronicle editorial on the topic which somewhat clarifies how these differ from straight up immigration bills:Smuggling and trafficking are often confused, though the two crimes can be interrelated. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 11:38 pm
U.S. high court asked to define insanity in case of Texas man By PATTY REINERT and MIKE TOLSON Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON â€â [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 6:14 am
---Source : Houston Chronicle[www.chron.com] [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 5:56 am
More than55 70 percent of those polled statewide by the Houston Chronicle the TexasPoll three years ago said they believed that the state had executed innocentpeople. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 2:57 am
The Houston Chronicle this morning finally picked up on what I've considered the biggest conundrum facing legislative proposals for new prison building - the state can't find enough guards to staff the units we have now. [read post]
14 Apr 2007, 2:30 pm
Today's Houston Chronicle quotes Brazoria mayor Ken Corley as saying: "My goal is to just bring God back into the lives of these kids through our school system. [read post]
