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23 Aug 2008, 8:56 am
Texas' statewide crime database is woefully incomplete, containing no information at all about outcomes on more than 30% of cases, reports the Dallas News ("Counties fail to update cases in state crime database," Aug. 23):The state's criminal database, riddled with holes four years ago, has just as many gaps today.Although officials in Dallas and other poorly reporting counties promised in 2004 to do better, the Department of Public… [read post]
20 Aug 2008, 4:03 pm
Her report in today's Dallas Morning News is titled,"Texas death row inmate's defense hopes to prove romantic link between Collin County ex-prosecutor, retired judge. [read post]
20 Aug 2008, 9:58 am
While I take care of other business today, let me refer readers to these Texas blogs which all have up interesting and worthy recent posts:The Dallas News Crime Blog was recently upgraded to include regular contributions from beat reporters and will be belatedly added to Grits regular links list. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 11:59 am
The conservator and TYC administration favor Option 2, described as follows:Construct 8 non-secure 24-bed Community Transitional Centers at $1.7 million per site: Houston area (3 sites) Dallas area (1 site) Amarillo area (1 site) San Antonio area (1 site) Austin area (1 site) Tyler area(1 site)Acquire and renovate a secure 48-bed facility in Kerr County at an estimated cost of $6 million.Acquire and renovate a 48-bed facility in Terry County at an… [read post]
16 Aug 2008, 10:37 am
The Dallas News in a column titled 'Hits and Misses' (Aug. 16) labeled as a miss this suggestion from Dallas County for making ends meet on the backs of jail inmates:It sounded appealing, this idea to charge Dallas County jail inmates $25 a day, room and board, on misdemeanor offenses. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 3:28 pm
In February, with the OK of 401st District Judge Mark Rusch, Texas Rangers and... [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 11:25 am
Dallas County's DIVERT Court - one of the oldest drug courts in Texas led by Judge John Creuzot- was the subject of a flattering feature on NPR this morning by Wade Goodwyn that's well worth a listen. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 9:08 am
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-07-00288-CV, 251 SW3d 152, 03-25-08, pet. denied Aug 2008) (Justice Hecht not sitting) (property tax, denial of partial property tax exemption) 08-0483 MICHAEL MCLANE v. [read post]
13 Aug 2008, 9:08 am
I'm not sure how I missed a new report (pdf) from the feds last month about improvements and deficiencies at the Dallas County jail, but the story by Kevin Krause at the Dallas News ("New report finds Dallas jail improved but still falling short on health care," July 22) contains a good analysis of what's been accomplished at the jail and the mainly healthcare related shortcomings USDOJ says they still need to address. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 11:33 pm
" One of the victims was identified as Hoangy Thi Dung, 71, of Houston, who was pronounced dead by a Grayson County justice of the peace. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 3:06 pm
Some of them admitted taking part in murders and attempted murders in South Texas. [read post]
10 Aug 2008, 7:46 pm
Texas is one of only two states with a dual high-court system. [read post]
10 Aug 2008, 8:15 am
On Tuesday, Texas witnessed its 34th DNA-based exoneration since 2001, this time again from Dallas County which is one of the only jurisdictions in Texas that saved old biological evidence. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 8:10 pm
Phillips, 50, was among the first Texas inmates to seek DNA testing in 2001. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 5:53 pm
Here are comparable pay rates for DPS and big city Texas police departments, again from the Chronicle: HOW THEY COMPARE Law officers at the Texas Department of Public Safety and other state agencies earn less than their counterparts in some city and county departments. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 1:21 pm
SCOTUS to decide in Texas case when right to counsel attaches [read post]
6 Aug 2008, 3:00 pm
Scheck said.He applauded Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins for approving a DNA test for Mr. [read post]
1 Aug 2008, 9:04 am
The Texas Supreme Court denied four petitions for review in today's weekly orders and issued no other decisions worthy of note. [read post]
31 Jul 2008, 10:05 pm
Both were in their 40s and were from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Richardson said. [read post]
31 Jul 2008, 2:57 pm
See the related agenda items 10(a) & (b) (pdf, pp. 174-179)A report commissioned by the county from the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense said that caseloads recently required in Dallas County were three or more times higher than "nationally recommended standards" and substantially higher than caseloads at other Texas public defenders. [read post]
