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20 Aug 2015, 6:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Houston Chronicle reported (Aug. 19) on a change in the law which received little publicity. [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 5:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Houston Chronicle's Leah Binkowitz has a story (Aug. 19) titled, "Bail reform urged after Sandra Bland death. [read post]
19 Aug 2015, 12:57 pm by Torrie Bethany
Banquet honorees this year include Armando Perez for outstanding service as a business executive, Houston Chronicle columnist Lisa Falkenbeg for outstanding service in the media, Judge Al Bennett for outstanding service as a public servants, Rep. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 12:48 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Sylvester Turner has proposed increasing manpower at the Houston PD by about 10 percent. [read post]
13 Aug 2015, 2:06 am by Paul Caron
Houston Chronicle, Texas Wesleyan Law Grads Sue A&M Over Alumni Status: In one news release, for instance, university officials note that A&M law students have provided more than 120,000 hours of free legal services valued at more than $2.4 million. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Houston Chronicle and the Houston Memorial Examiner report on this latest lawsuit which accuses Mayor Parker with interfering with citizens' right to vote. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 9:16 pm by Walter Olson
Tags: constitutional law, Fourth Amendment, politicsRepublican debate observations is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
4 Aug 2015, 8:00 am by Gregory J. Brod
 While observing the somber ten-year anniversary of the 2015 Texas City refinery explosion that killed 15 and injured approximately 180 workers, the Houston Chronicle found nearly the same number of workers died at U.S. refineries between March 2005 and March 2015 (at least 58) as did over the previous decade (64). [read post]
25 Jul 2015, 9:01 pm by Howard Friedman
The writ will issue only if the City Council does not comply.Josh Blackman's Blog has more on the decision, as does the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 12:20 pm by John Floyd
’”   Temple’s current defense lawyers Stanley Schneider and Casie Gotro, who continued the fight through appellate and post-conviction process, recently told Houston Chronicle and the assembled media what those of us who defend cases in Harris County already know, that the Harris District Attorney’s Office has a win at all costs mentality, justice and fairness be damned. [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 9:00 am by Tom Smith
Today, the Texas Nationalist Movement is kicking off their "Take Texas Back Tour," with speaking dates booked at hotels and other venues throughout North, East and Central Texas. [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 6:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Another Chronicle article declared:The ruling was a staggering blow to Siegler, a long-time darling of Houston's legal scene and role model for Harris County's prosecutors who won dozens of convictions in her 21-year career. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
” [Houston Chronicle via @radleybalko, earlier] “There’s little dispute overincarceration is a problem demanding immediate redress. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 9:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
While Grits' attention is focused elsewhere, here are several items which deserve readers' attention:The epicenter of marijuana legalization advocacy in Texas lies not in Austin but in El Paso.New York will now use special prosecutors in police misconduct cases, a proposal considered in Texas this spring which regrettably failed to gain traction.In an editorial lamenting jail overcrowding and the role of bail in heightening pretrial detention levels, the Houston Chronicle… [read post]
7 Jul 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
” [Glenn Reynolds, USA Today] Tags: ACLU, discrimination law, NYC, occupational licensure, taxis and ridesharing, Texas, trans-fatsJuly 8 roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
6 Jul 2015, 3:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Harris County crime lab (different from the city crime lab spun off from Houston PD) has suspended touch DNA testing because of volume, reported the Houston Chronicle (July 4).the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has sent out a memo to the 69 law enforcement agencies it serves suspending touch DNA analysis due to diminished resources and burgeoning demand.Officials were forced to temporarily halt the service, ironically, because testing for touch DNA has… [read post]
3 Jul 2015, 9:40 am by John Floyd
The Tribune report was based on a study conducted by the Northern California Innocence Project that chronicled prosecutorial misconduct in Texas and other states. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 9:05 pm by John Mesirow
As reported by The Houston Chronicle: A 42-year-old Aldine middle school teacher who allegedly performed a lap dance for a student on his birthday has been charged with a felony. [read post]