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6 Oct 2009, 11:34 pm
"All I can do is reassure people that ... from this day forward, all of the decisions the commission makes will be in the best interest of advancing forensic science in Texas and that there is no preconceived notion of how that should be done," he said.But at this point, as Houston Chronicle columnist Rick Casey pointed out, we don't need to listen to Mr. [read post]
24 Nov 2008, 2:19 pm
Other coverage: New York Times; Texas Lawyer’s Tex Parte Blog; Brownsville Herald via Michael Moore (Yes, that Michael Moore); Associated Press via the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 10:05 pm
Mac" column for the Houston Chronicle for 15 years and has authored dozens of books. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 12:57 pm
An NYU law and sociology professor, Garland wrote recently in the Houston Chronicle that "politicians give voters what they want by enacting capital punishment statues even when they will never be enforced. [read post]
17 Sep 2011, 8:00 am
In any event, for a small town of around 10,000, that's a lot of cop controversy.In-uniform cop hits school bus driving drunk to workIn Houston, reports the Chronicle, a police officer with a blood alcohol content of .205 was in uniform, driving to work, when his car slammed into a school bus. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 10:35 am
See coverage from the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the Houston Chronicle, and the Austin Statesman for the broad outlines of the story. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 11:23 am
” Those destinations included several major newspapers, such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Gate and the Washington Post. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 7:50 am
From the Houston Chronicle’s Chris Tomlinson: Political activists financed by two billionaire oilmen — famous for backing right wing Republicans — are riding like cavalry to save suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton from a scalping in the Texas Senate. [read post]
30 May 2011, 7:39 am
The Houston Chronicle reported recently that "Elderly inmates in Texas make up 8 percent of the state's prison population, yet they account for more than 30 percent of prison hospitalization costs. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 5:23 am
On April 6th of last year a full page ad ran in The Chronicle signed by 88 professors and 16 academic programs and departments at Duke University. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 8:17 am
In a case where a man is put to death based largely on forensic evidence, one would think this is exactly the kind of issue that would be part of the commission's purview.The Senate Criminal Justice Committee, which includes three members who pushed for legislation to create the commission, has rightly set a hearing next month to explore the commission's plans and processes.The newly appointed commission chairman has been invited to appear, and the senators should make it irrefutably clear… [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 12:11 pm
(Houston Chronicle) Abbott claims that voidance of the marriage represents the only alternative to divorce that Texas law recognizes. [read post]
6 May 2020, 3:06 pm
(Subscription required) — Houston Chronicle Judicial conference asks for more money and judges due to expected COVID-19 backlog — The Judicial Conference of the United States is asking Congress for $36.6 million in funding to make the majority of temporary judgeships permanent and to add more judges to certain courts in anticipation of a backlog of cases due to COVID-19. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 4:28 pm
"The Mexican government has now sent a note of protest to the US state department, expressing "its concern for the precedent that [the execution] may create for the rights of Mexican nationals".In the Houston Chronicle, Rosanna Ruiz files, "Court defied critics in Medellin ruling. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 11:26 pm
UPDATE: I'll write up today's hearing tomorrow morning, but in the meantime here's some of the initial MSM and blog coverage: CNN: Texas execution probe won't be 'hijacked," new chairman says Dallas News: New head of Forensic Science Commission says he'll protect panel's integrity Texas Tribune: Forensic Science chairmen face off TPM Muckraker: Perry appointee in no rush to wade back into Willingham case Dallas Observer: In which Texas Forensic Science… [read post]
4 Aug 2015, 8:00 am
While observing the somber ten-year anniversary of the 2015 Texas City refinery explosion that killed 15 and injured approximately 180 workers, the Houston Chronicle found nearly the same number of workers died at U.S. refineries between March 2005 and March 2015 (at least 58) as did over the previous decade (64). [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 6:44 am
The Houston Chronicle carries the editorial, "Not animals. [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 5:41 pm
Recent LexBlog Q & A posts: Robert Scoble, video blogger for Fast Company.TV and author of the technology blog Scobleizer [3.8.08] John Bolch, UK-based family lawyer and author of the blog Family Lore [4.1.08] Stuart Buck, attorney with Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC and author of the blog The Buck Stops Here [3.27.08] Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News and author of the blog The Common Scold [3.26.08] Mary Flood, reporter for the… [read post]
26 May 2010, 1:59 am
" The Houston Chronicle reports that the hearing will take place on June 3, at which Atlas says, "We are going to get to the bottom of why so much money is being spent in Mr. [read post]
8 Aug 2010, 6:57 am
Cuts to state hospital's forensic beds constitute a direct shift of costs to local jails, which are generally ill-equipped for such tasks.FWIW, this is some of the best original reporting on criminal justice issues out of San Antonio since their paper began sharing content with the Houston Chronicle. [read post]
