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31 Oct 2015, 7:34 am
(The rulings interpret the version of the statute before this spring's changes.)The Houston Chronicle's Cindy Horswell had by far the best coverage of the ruling (Oct. 28). [read post]
6 Dec 2014, 10:20 am
" And The Houston Chronicle reports that "U.S. [read post]
14 May 2015, 5:54 pm
A Houston Chronicle editorial (May 11) rightly praised "ban the box" legislation for state agencies which the Texas House passed today. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 2:30 pm
The Houston Chronicle found that in 2012 alone, 79 workers lost limbs, 82 workers were crushed, 92 workers suffered from burns, and 675 workers suffered broken bones in accidents on the job site. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 7:15 am
Houston Chronicle: "Woman's jail death under investigation, Harris County Sheriff says. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 9:06 am
While Grits' attention is focused elsewhere, here are several items which deserve readers' attention:The epicenter of marijuana legalization advocacy in Texas lies not in Austin but in El Paso.New York will now use special prosecutors in police misconduct cases, a proposal considered in Texas this spring which regrettably failed to gain traction.In an editorial lamenting jail overcrowding and the role of bail in heightening pretrial detention levels, the Houston Chronicle… [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 9:15 am
"Justice Department Rolls Out Quotas for Immigration Judges," NPR, 3 April 2018 [text]The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant (Marshall Project, March 2018) [text]Refugees and the Power of Stories (The Asylumist Blog, March 2018) [text]"Sessions Pushes to Speed Up Immigration Courts, Deportations," NPR, 29 March 2018 [text]‘Temporary’ Status but Long-Term US Lives (Human Rights Watch, April 2018) [text]"Trump Administration Tries to Curb Asylum," Houston… [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 7:18 am
But, for CVS and HEB pharmacies, who allegedly sold drugs to an unlicensed doctor, the result was a stiff fine: "CVS Pharmacy, Inc. paid a civil penalty of $1,912,500 on Thursday, while H-E-B paid $262,500 in early August to resolve the alleged violations of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970," reported the Houston Chronicle ("HEB, CVS, pay more than two million in drug penalties," Sept. 5).This pattern became apparent after the… [read post]
16 Jul 2013, 11:50 am
The Houston Chronicle brings word of a remarkable case of prosecutors allegedly woodshedding an eyewitness and withholding exculpatory evidence ("Innocent Texas City man wants $3 million after 10 months in jail," July 15). [read post]
18 Jun 2015, 6:20 am
Blogging will be light until I return, but in the meantime check out these stories:Staff sex with prisoners seldom leads to jail timeThe Marshall Project published an extensive feature on the infrequency with which Texas prison guards who coerce sex from inmates are punished with criminal convictions and jail time.Abbott to drug users: Drop dead, literallyThe Houston Chronicle published an editorial lashing Gov. [read post]
29 Oct 2013, 4:09 am
The defendant ended up being acquitted of a felony charge of injury to a child.The Houston Chronicle article is here y'all. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 6:57 am
The Houston Chronicle reported that the incident spurred Garcia to create a new "jail compliance bureau" to monitor conditions.I'd be curious to learn how many of those firings survived the civil service arbitration process? [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 6:53 am
On Facebook, Grits contributing writer Eva Ruth Moravec pointed out another interesting tidbit about the state's side of the settlement from the Houston Chronicle coverage: "The DPS would provide de-escalation training for all current and future troopers statewide. [read post]
15 May 2015, 5:31 am
Sylvester Turner's bill overhauling the sex-offender civil commitment program, reported the Houston Chronicle's Mike Ward and Anita Hassan. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 6:57 am
Hartfield, with an IQ below 60, couldn't really do that.'"HPD failed to investigate numerous homicidesThe Houston Chronicle reported over the weekend (April 19) on allegations that HPD Homicide Sgt. [read post]
4 Aug 2016, 1:49 pm
Instead, as the Houston Chronicle put it last week:The Chronicle editorial page does not typically endorse early in an election cycle; we prefer waiting for the campaign to play out and for issues to emerge and be addressed. [read post]
12 May 2018, 7:07 am
This is another Keri Blakinger scoop from the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
24 Nov 2018, 9:05 am
For that matter, should Houston Chronicle readers be made aware of real-world results that contradict the thrust of reporters' advocacy for criminalizing widespread behaviors? [read post]
6 Sep 2017, 7:12 am
— Houston Chronicle Q&A: Harvey flooding impact on insurance, liability, legal documents — Q. [read post]
11 Nov 2015, 10:40 am
Just last year the Houston Chronicle reported that Kyle Janek, the Executive Commissioner of the HHSC appointed a “special assistant” to audit the state’s Medicaid anti-fraud program. [read post]
