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11 Feb 2013, 10:03 am
True, the amount paid to exonerees has increased since the 81st Legislature increased compensation rates. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 8:20 am
Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire wants to end contracts for at least two private prison units and wants the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find internal savings to cover its extra costs, reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman ("Senators to state corrections officials: Tighten your belts," Feb. 7), covering TDCJ's presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 6:42 am
The SCOTUS ruling prompted state courts, now including Texas, to reconsider their old juvie LWOP sentences, and the results have been all over the map. [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 11:35 am
The state could chop that top ratio down to size quickly by adjusting drug possession offenses down one notch and/or indexing property crime category thresholds to inflation, but will the Legislature, particularly brand spanking new Criminal Jurisprudence and Corrections Committees in the House with rookie chairmen, be willing to take such bold steps with no (public) plan on the table and little or no time to prepare? [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 9:21 am
Looking ahead to next week at the Texas Legislature, few committees are meeting yet and discussions about the budget remain the dominant policy matters in play. [read post]
9 Feb 2013, 6:32 am
Coats filed this suit seeking relief under the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 1:39 pm
Florida Poised to Become First State to Regulate Surveillance Drones State legislatures around the country are gearing up to take action on domestic surveillance drones. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 7:28 am
DPS will soon be issuing a "state intelligence assessment," he announced, similar to its national counterpart but specific to Texas, that identifies and prioritizes threats to the state. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 9:58 pm
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5 Feb 2013, 7:37 am
It is closely modeled after Section 33.07 of the Texas Penal Code, which came into effect in 2011, and it shares the Texas law's faults. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 7:37 am
It is closely modeled after Section 33.07 of the Texas Penal Code, which came into effect in 2011, and it shares the Texas law's faults. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 7:33 am
My favorite is Texas, where a post-election challenge to the state's presidential electors is decided by...wait for it...the Governor, with no possibility of appeal! [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 7:06 am
Implement a type of loser pays systems so that if a prosecutor is unable to get a guilty verdict at trial, the state would be obligated to pay some or all of the legal fees of the defendant.But as this post from Grits for Breakfast dealing with Texas criminal justice system points out, the fix probably won't come from the courts, but has to come from the legislature. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 7:06 am
But as this post from Grits for Breakfast dealing with Texas criminal justice system points out, the fix probably won't come from the courts, but has to come from the legislature. [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 9:23 am
State legislatures around the country are gearing up to take action on domestic surveillance drones. [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 2:32 am
So did the Texas Legislature. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 7:43 am
Instead, Texas lawmakers must build on recent achievements that have enabled Texas to realize its lowest crime rate since 1973 and a double-digit percent drop in both the state’s crime and incarceration rates since 2005. [read post]
1 Feb 2013, 3:25 am
The good news was that a bill was passed by the Texas Legislature years ago (the Hinson-Hazlewood Act) that mandated public universities in Texas provide up to 150 hours of tuition exemption for veterans. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 10:03 pm
Texas —The Lone Star state also currently limits raw milk sales to those made on-the-farm. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 6:47 am
Prosecution in Texas is a growth industry. [read post]
