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27 Apr 2024, 10:02 am by John Floyd
    Houston Mayor John Whitmire issued a public statement saying: “I am very concerned. [read post]
16 Jan 2024, 10:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That's a full time job if you have staff, not something one reporter (or blogger) can do by themselves.6) It's hard to get too worked up about the Houston mayor's race because, though I'd prefer John Whitmire have not won, Sheila Jackson Lee couldn't have been a lamer, less inspiring choice. [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 10:14 am by Melody McDonald Lanier
Seeking the death penalty is an enormous expense, particularly after fairly recent changes in the law that require the testing of all the evidence in a death penalty case – a change that came about after DNA and other scientific evidence led to exonerations. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 3:44 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa filed legislation last year to ban the technique from Texas courtrooms, Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire wouldn't give the bill a hearing. [read post]
12 Feb 2019, 8:35 am by Joy Waltemath
Her claim that Walmart retaliated against her for pursuing her rights under the state’s workers’ compensation law also failed (Whitmire v. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 12:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire, D-Houston, chair of the Texas Senate's criminal justice committee. [read post]
1 Nov 2015, 1:50 pm by Dale Carpenter
(Much of the history I recount here  comes from Chapter 3 of my book, Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. [read post]
1 Sep 2014, 8:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Anyway, here are what I consider Perry's worst criminal-justice related vetoes:Maximizing police arrest powersPhoto via The EconomistSB 730 (2001): After the US Supreme Court ruled in Atwater v. [read post]
22 May 2013, 9:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
IANAL, but my personal view was that SB 187 did not provide enough discretion on sentencing to comply with the Supreme Court's decision in Miller v. [read post]
21 Apr 2013, 11:37 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Turner is the companion to SB 344 by Whitmire which has already passed the Senate. [read post]
13 Apr 2013, 10:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The only reason to oppose this bill is as a back-door means of criminalizing youthful gay relations, since after Lawrence v. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 9:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire, D-Houston, said [Chairman Tommy] Williams had presented an opportunity for the court to propose “proactive programs” on mental health. [read post]
25 May 2012, 8:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Whitmire launched into his Queen of Hearts impersonation and began shouting "Off with their heads! [read post]