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13 Jul 2017, 4:07 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
 Another key, too-often neglected transparency issue: Former Harris County DA Johnny Holmes and the Texas Supreme Court, abetted by the Legislature after the fact, gutted the Law Enforcement exception (Govt Code 552.108) to the Public Information Act in Holmes v. [read post]
5 Oct 2014, 1:29 pm by Don Cruse
ED EMMETT, EL FRANCO LEE, SYLVIA GARCIA, STEVE RADACK, AND JERRY EVERSOLE, AS MEMBERS OF THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT; MICHAEL MARCOTTE, AS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING AND CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 13-0584 Set to be argued on December 10, 2014 TEXAS STUDENT HOUSING AUTHORITY v. [read post]
1 Nov 2007, 9:09 am
Illinois offenders face similar restrictions, including a ban on dressing in a costume.Sheriff's deputies in Harris County, Texas, have been checking homes of sex offenders for Halloween decorations and are ready to arrest violators. [read post]
14 Aug 2015, 6:46 am by Shea Denning
  Twenty-one year-old Charnesia Corley was driving to the store in June when she was stopped by a Harris County, Texas sheriff’s deputy for running a stop sign. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 2:14 pm by John Floyd
  So, in effect, this is where we are in Texas with the COVID virus and the state’s prison system:   Abbott and Paxton want to keep the virus contained in county jails, that house mostly people who have not been convicted of a crime and cannot afford the cost of bail. [read post]
6 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Texas, Florida Social Media Cases and More MSN – Ann Marimow and Cat Zakrzewski (Washington Post) | Published: 9/29/2023 The Supreme Court said it would wade into the future of free speech online and decide whether laws passed in Texas and Florida can restrict social media companies from removing certain political posts or accounts. [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 5:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(The Harris County DA had been the main opponent through most of the process, but we reached a compromise over language as the bill awaited passage in the House.)There are at least two categories of cases with bad forensics I can think of offhand where Whitmire's legislation would be a boon to justice: Older arson cases and people convicted based on scent lineup "testimony" by Deputy Keith Pikett's bloodhounds. [read post]
24 Oct 2017, 7:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Top Stories: The Police Union Playbook on reacting to critical incidentsIf Harris County prosecutors are screening arrests, why are so many people arrested for Class C misdemeanors? [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 12:57 pm by Steve Hall
Of the 316 people on Texas' death row, more than a third are from Harris County. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 4:20 pm by Michael Busby
  About the Author Michael Busby Jr. is a Divorce, Family Law, & Houston Divorce Lawyer,  who practices in Harris County Texas and the counties that surround Harris County, Texas. [read post]
11 Aug 2017, 6:14 am by Jim Sedor
Texas Tribune – Neil Thomas | Published: 8/9/2017 In Texas, lawmakers earn just $7,200 per year as part-time public servants. [read post]
8 May 2009, 12:37 am
The stories of dozens of innocent men falsely convicted by mistaken victims and eyewitnesses in photo lineups are beginning to spur law enforcement to become more professional in this area.The Texas Legislature is responding - legislation to require law enforcement agencies to have written eyewitness ID policies yesterday passed out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee after already clearing the Senate. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 7:45 pm by The Injustice Must End (TIME) Committee
If Harris is found guilty, he can be charged as a juvenile or an adult, or the judge can opt to review his conduct at age 19 and resentence him as an adult or juvenile.If sentenced as an adult, Harris could face life in prison with no chance for parole.The option to sentence juveniles as adults is "harsh" treatment, the study's authors said. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 1:07 pm by James R. Marsh
Conahan, a common pleas court judge for the county. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 12:46 pm by Paul K. Stafford
Official actions to combat the spread of COVID-19 have included declarations on March 11 by authorities in Houston and Harris County,(9) as well as on March 12 for Dallas(10) and Dallas County,(11) followed on March 13 by President Donald Trump’s declaration of a National Emergency(12) and Texas Gov. [read post]
7 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Both San Jose and Santa Clara County have rules that are stricter than the state, but the county’s approach to fundraising is novel in that it allows elected officials to fundraise the entire time they are in office. [read post]