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14 Jan 2015, 10:46 am
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13 Jan 2015, 7:05 am
Party Chairmen Double as Lobbyists” by David Gutman for Charleston Gazette Campaign Finance “Brian Foley Gets 3 Months in Halfway House in Rowland Case” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror “Illinois Inauguration Raises Questions of Corporate Influence” by Mark Guarino for Reuters “Judge Blocks City Campaign Fundraising Rule” by Theodore Schleifer for Houston Chronicle Ethics “Christie Ethics Adviser’s Law Firm Does Work for… [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 12:13 pm
Here are a few relevant data on inmate visitation from Houston and around the state as reported by James Pinkerton at the Houston Chronicle (Jan. 7)For years, visits have been a frustrating experience at the Harris County Jail, where visitation policies are among the most restrictive of the state's five largest county jails. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 6:01 am
Sam Brownback” by Roxana Hegeman (Associated Press) for Kansas City Star “House Panel Recommends Texas Legislature Take Action on Dark Money” by David Saleh Rauf for Houston Chronicle Ethics “Deal Reconsiders Campaign Pledge to Overhaul Ethics Commission” by Jonathan Shapiro for WACB [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 12:02 pm
At the Houston Chronicle, Mike Ward reported (Jan. 7) from the Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative conference this week that, "After years of reforms in Texas' juvenile justice system, officials now appear headed toward the next big step: further downsizing the system of state-run lockups or even junking it altogether. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 12:11 pm
Rosenthal of The Houston Chronicle has this news update. [read post]
Roundup: Profiles in pablum, private prison problems, prosecuting police and practical border advice
5 Jan 2015, 9:48 am
Too bad; the public would benefit from greater insight into one of the state's most opaque, least understood and at times dysfunctional institutions.Police accountability activists pick tough row to hoeThe Houston Chronicle has a story about a new generation of 20-something activists focused on police brutality and law enforcement issues in the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 3:41 pm
With a 65 percent clearance rate at Houston PD, "A [Houston] Chronicle review of homicide cases in Houston from 2009 through the first half of 2014 found at least 353 investigations that remain open. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 7:45 am
Reported the Houston Chronicle (Dec. 22):Attorneys for Temple, including his lawyer at trial Dick DeGuerin, have long said Belinda Temple was killed by teenage neighbors who were interrupted during an after-school burglary. [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 5:57 am
(If we're going to keep them, personally I think recordings or transcripts should become public records once the grand jury's term ends.)In a related story, the Houston Chronicle reported Dec. 19 that "Hispanic representation on Harris County grand juries far below population. [read post]
20 Dec 2014, 10:06 am
"Texas Supreme Court judge uses 'Ferris Bueller' references in libel case dissent": The Houston Chronicle has this report. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 6:59 am
I understand Texas Monthly will publish an interview with outgoing CCA Judge Cathy Cochran early next year, though don't expect her to break decorum and speak about the insider baseball stuff.Reddy: Pretrial detention of low-risk offenders 'counterproductive for public safety'Vikrant Reddy of the Texas Public Policy Foundation authored an editorial in the Houston Chronicle explaining how "pretrial incarceration of those who do not pose a high risk of committing… [read post]
12 Dec 2014, 8:02 am
It's been remarkable to see how rapidly the terms of debate have shifted surrounding police body cameras in the wake of the Ferguson and Staten Island protests going national, including here in Texas.In Houston, the DA's office will spend $2 million to purchase bodycams for Houston PD officers, reported the Houston Chronicle (Dec. 11), which is a good start but less than would be required to equip every patrol officer. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 7:43 am
Texas: “Two ex-Perry aides among latest to swing through lobbying revolving door” by David Saleh Rauf in the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
10 Dec 2014, 12:20 pm
See the majority opinion and coverage from the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 2:00 pm
Additional Sources: Houston * Chronicle, Science & Environment, Settlements, split verdict yield murky result in waste pit case (Nov. 13, 2014); HoustonPress, Blogs, Two Companies Settle Over San Jacinto River Waste Pits, Jury Clears Lone Holdout of Liability (Nov. 14, 2014); Texas Supreme Court's Case Information, McGinnes Indus. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 7:17 am
The topic will be familiar to Grits readers but the coverage was thorough and reaches a new, different audience, one hopes, than this stodgy old blog.Newspaper calls for mental health investmentsThe Houston Chronicle editorial board called for construction of a new state mental hospital in the Houston area. [read post]
6 Dec 2014, 10:20 am
" And The Houston Chronicle reports that "U.S. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 3:23 am
A recent Houston Chronicle investigation found that “police have been nearly immune from criminal charges in shootings” in Houston and other large cities in recent years. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 6:00 am
I started thinking about the AAA analogy after seeing an article by the Houston Chronicle online. [read post]
