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2 May 2018, 6:44 am
Now that the new Annual Statistical Report for the Texas judiciary is out, let's take a quick look at data on capital murder cases in Texas from FY 2017. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 4:00 am
Contrary to other policy areas, sometimes it's ideology and it's a roll of the dice, but generally we can get good smart people around the table. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 4:13 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) held a press conference this week (see the video) to unveil a new AG office report on the subject of "human trafficking" (link here - pdf).In Texas' context, human trafficking is mostly an unintended consequence of pointlessly restrictive immigration policies that forbid workers from entering the United States legally to work. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 11:56 am
The Texas Attorney General's Office, defending the law, said it will appeal the judge's ruling. [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 1:18 am
Carr's attorneys claimed mental retardation under Atkins, the Harris County District Attorney's first response was to oppose it: "Applicant has failed to prove facts which would entitle him to relief". [read post]
2 Mar 2023, 7:54 am
The Office of the Attorney General has the authority to file a petition asking the court to order a paternity test. [read post]
23 Jan 2010, 7:35 am
That's why it makes more sense to set up the review process in an office independent of the original investigation.So far Attorney General Greg Abbott has also balked at undertaking this responsibility, even in cases where his own prosecutors used Pikett's dog-scent evidence. [read post]
13 Sep 2008, 2:22 am
"When evacuation shelters contact the Safe Shelter Hotline at (866) 385-0333, law enforcement officials with the Office of the Attorney General will access and share information from the state's registered sex offender database," Abbott explained. [read post]
22 Apr 2008, 8:06 am
The appeals court has asked the Texas attorney general's office, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Tarrant County district attorney's office to submit arguments on why they believe that the lethal injection process used in Huntsville does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 8:56 am
Generally I'm a big supporter of public defender offices. [read post]
24 Jun 2017, 1:17 pm
Anyone who ignores the degree to which racism underlies at least some of the Trump phenomenon (consider only the symbolism and reality of appointing Jefferson Beauregard Sessions as Attorney General) is ignoring reality. [read post]
5 Jan 2007, 1:41 pm
" The Texas guidelines are a modification of the ABA's Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases. [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 6:49 am
While the Texas Attorney General's Office is aggressive and stocked with great lawyers and investigators, only whistleblowers will be able to bring to justice the crooks who are ripping off taxpayers and harming patients. [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 4:57 am
Reported Cindy Culp at the Waco Tribune Herald (behind paywall)The McLennan County District Attorney’s office will oppose a request for new DNA testing in the decades-old Lake Waco triple murders case.Waco attorney Walter M. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 1:41 pm
July 2012: As discussed in this prior post, the Texas Senate Committee on Agricultural and Rural Affairs met to hear testimony on the economic impact of the closure of Texas's slaughterhouses. [read post]
24 Sep 2007, 8:53 am
The provision was opposed by "national associations for attorneys general, district attorneys and law enforcement groups," including Texas Attorney General Dan Morales, who said the provision "would effectively end the death penalty," a deeply disturbing comment and conviction. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 8:12 am
The ruling is something of a compromise, coming close to what the U.S. solicitor general's office suggested during oral arguments 10 days ago. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 7:05 am
Congrats, Ana, on your team's hard work.MORE: New Office of Capital Writs. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 9:37 am
So Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins does not make an appearance, but the Attorney General's Chief of Staff Lesley French Henneke and Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy Aaron Reitz both do. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 10:01 am
It's extraordinarily difficult to oust someone from public office in Texas for a medical condition, as it should be; even writing the words seems wrong. [read post]
