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31 May 2012, 7:38 am
Arguably the biggest news in the Texas criminal justice arena from Tuesday's primary elections was the ouster of two incumbent District Attorneys: John Bradley in Williamson County and Harris County DA Pat Lykos.At Texas Monthly, Pam Colloff takes a detailed stab at answering the question "Why John Bradley lost," pinning the origins of the Williamson County DA's downfall to the Michael Morton exoneration. [read post]
27 May 2012, 8:01 am
The result: Harris has a lot fewer backlogged inmates awaiting competency restoration for long stretches, and those Harris sends to state hospitals tend to have shorter lengths of stay compared to other jurisdictions. [read post]
25 May 2012, 7:21 pm
The legislation applies to any health care provider that is eligible for federal funding under 42 U.S.C. 1396d(1)(2)(B)Reproductive Rights: JUDGE STOPS TEXAS FROM BARRING PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM HEALTH PROGRAM, Planned Parenthood Ass'n of Hidalgo County v. [read post]
25 May 2012, 1:10 am
Dorsett completed his training at the WorkLife Institute in Houston and has facilitated community projects such as a Q-and-A evening with politicians and citizens as well as the Harris County Public Health and Environmental Service and citizens in the Houston area. [read post]
24 May 2012, 8:21 pm
VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENTS UNDER TRCP 11 (Tex. [read post]
24 May 2012, 8:21 pm
VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENTS UNDER TRCP 11 (Tex. [read post]
24 May 2012, 11:13 am
A judge from Montgomery county signed a warrant to take Sanchez' blood in Harris County. [read post]
23 May 2012, 8:04 am
MichaelDivorce Coach in Harris County, Houston, Texas Just as you hire an attorney to guide you through the legal aspects of you divorce, you can hire a divorce coach to guide you through the emotional aspects of your divorce in Houston, Texas. [read post]
22 May 2012, 7:32 am
For example, DA Susan Reed has never established a post-conviction review unit like her counterparts in Dallas and Harris Counties to vet possible innocence claims.Such shortcomings are why this data may only be usefully viewed as a sample, the way a pollster may question 800 people and estimate the opinions of the public at large. [read post]
20 May 2012, 7:57 am
It ended because of something Harris County did right.The jail population in Harris County had dropped 31 percent in three years, and Sheriff Adrian Garcia, elected in 2008, announced he wouldn't be sending prisoners to Louisiana anymore, not to Olla and not to its other partner, an even further-flung private prison, the West Carroll Detention Center some seven hours from Houston in Epps.Between them, Olla and Epps -- the latter one of a half-dozen… [read post]
17 May 2012, 7:56 am
(In Harris County the judges have agreed to a bail schedule (PDF)—$50,000 for murders, $30,000 for other deadly-weapon felonies, $20,000 for other first-degree felonies, $10,000 for other second-degree felonies, and so on.) [read post]
15 May 2012, 3:54 pm
See the press release announcing the report and related coverage:Houston Chronicle: Ruling puts Harris County juvenile offenders housing in limboAustin Statesman: UT study highlights risks of putting teens in adult jailsTexas Tribune: Study: Juveniles held in jails are often isolatedACLU National Prison Project: 16 and Solitary: Texas jails isolate children Campaign for Youth Justice: Letter from report authorDA Confidential: Mark Pryor describes his role as a… [read post]
14 May 2012, 12:44 pm
Behind the scenes, though seldom publicly, I suspect the first reason in some cases comes into play as well, but as Jones County can attest, Texas has not much pandered to counties that overbuilt local facilities hoping to lease out contract beds. [read post]
14 May 2012, 7:56 am
But his hope flagged in March when, he said, two Harris County state district judges virtually rubber-stamped Dr. [read post]
13 May 2012, 6:47 pm
More, I wonder how many Harris County prosecutors don’t snap to the fact that a rentacop who has arrested someone for a class-B possession of marijuana has himself committed at least a class-A misdemeanor. [read post]
11 May 2012, 5:18 pm
Harris Cnty. [read post]
10 May 2012, 11:15 pm
Shawn Phelan; Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP; David Cabrales; Rachel Hope Stinson; Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP. -- Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County [read post]
10 May 2012, 8:03 am
One has to wonder whether this falls within the Public Use standard as contemplated by both the United States and State of Texas Constitutions. [read post]
10 May 2012, 3:23 am
Lucas County had the Erie County sheriffs seize McFarland’s computer, and after he’d pled no contest to the charges in Lucas County, Erie County indicted him for the child porn they found on his computer. [read post]
4 May 2012, 6:21 am
Ten of those smog-filled days took place in the Houston area (Harris County). [read post]
