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3 Dec 2014, 7:42 pm
" The Houston Chronicle reports that "Appeals court issues stay in execution of mentally ill man. [read post]
26 Nov 2014, 8:52 pm
"Texas appeals court judge calls for abolishing death penalty": Allan Turner of The Houston Chronicle has this report. [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 2:50 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew even faster in the third quarter than initially thought, posting the strongest six months of growth in more than a decade and pulling further ahead of other big economies of the world. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 10:50 pm
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]
23 Nov 2014, 3:31 pm
Mexican archaeologists exploring one of the country's most spectacular ancient temples have uncovered a stash of thousands of artifacts that are estimated to date back as far as 200 A.D. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 2:35 pm
The article from The Houston Chronicle said that the accident happened around 3:30 in the morning. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 10:03 am
The key-man system has been abandoned in most of the country and is at this point an anachronism.See earlier coverage of the issue from the Texas Tribune, from Texas Monthly, and an excellent series on the topic by Lisa Falkenberg at the Houston Chronicle (behind paywall) from over the summer:A disturbing glimpse into the shrouded world of the Texas grand jury systemMother of three pressured into changing story, but jailed anywayAnthony Graves helps open a painful door to the past,… [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 10:51 am
Here are a few items which didn't make it into individual posts this week but merit Grits readers' attention:TDCJ has confiscated 1,400 weapons in 2014The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confiscated 1,400 weapons from inmates so far in 2014, reported the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 9:44 am
Following up on my prior posts (links below): Houston Chronicle, Former IRS Worker, U.S. [read post]
9 Nov 2014, 5:00 am
As reported this week by the Houston Chronicle and in a Becket Fund press release, the settlement was reached shortly after the trial of RFRA claims began in the case that was on remand from the 5th Circuit. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 7:36 am
Lisa Falkenberg, who has been covering the case at the Houston Chronicle, reports that the prosecutor in question was Dan Rizzo, who says the concealed evidence supporting Brown's alibi was an honest mistake. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 4:15 am
Yesterday's Houston Chronicle explores the widespread practice of using churches and other houses of worship as polling places. [read post]
3 Nov 2014, 9:15 pm
” [David Brooks via Gideon Kanner] Tweet Tags: California, Houston, real estateThe two nations is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 7:20 am
Hot race.Human rights panel reviews hot Texas prisonsSpeaking of hot, the Houston Chronicle reported that "The head of an international human rights panel recommended Monday that the federal government intercede in a legal dispute over excessive heat in Texas prisons. [read post]
30 Oct 2014, 5:49 am
[WSJ Law Blog, Houston Chronicle, City of Houston, earlier] Tweet Tags: churches, discovery, HoustonHouston mayor withdraws pastor subpoenas is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 3:11 pm
The article from the Houston Chronicle said that the accident happened around 4:00 Monday afternoon. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 1:11 pm
Read the Houston Chronicle piece for more details. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 5:16 am
A state bar grievance has been filed against Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey over his failure to notify defendants eligible for release from prison that evidence in their cases had been tainted by the Jonathan Salvador scandal, reported Leah Binkowitz at the Houston Chronicle (Oct. 26). [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 4:33 am
A Houston Chronicle profile declared that Abbott "[s]upports doubling state spending for the Texas Department of Public Safety to add manpower, technology and tools for added surveillance at the Texas-Mexico border" as well as "funding for additional surge-enforcement operations along the border. [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 4:22 pm
According to the Houston Chronicle, the former president of the financially shaky Riverside Hospital, his son and two other persons affiliated with the facility were convicted in federal court Monday for their scheme to fleece $158 million from Medicare. [read post]
