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27 May 2015, 8:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Dallas, Police Chief David Brown announced this week that officers who improperly turn off their body cams face severe discipline.Pushback begins on in-person visitation billThis was predictable: Jails that switched to video only visitation only don't want to go back to offering in-person visits because it would cost them money. [read post]
23 May 2015, 6:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire is carrying the bill in the senate. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 2:15 pm by Andrew
Right now, the ASP don’t have any theories as to what caused Koch to lose control of his car that afternoon. [read post]
25 Jan 2015, 10:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But most bills don't hinge on partisan issues and Republicans don't vote as a unified block on everything.Looking at the big picture, switching from 21 to 19 votes makes it easier for bills of any stripe to pass, meaning the Lege will likely pass a greater volume of legislation overall (of as yet unknown content) under the new rules. [read post]
9 Dec 2014, 7:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Chesterton to say, “Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up. [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 9:21 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire articulated what to me is the obvious conclusion, one endorsed by the prison guards' union: That Texas operates too many prisoners incarcerating too many people who don't need to be there. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 7:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I don't know what grants they get, but that oughtta get CLEAT and TMPA hot under the collar.Ban red-light camerasStickland also filed HB 142 which would ban red-light camera enforcement systems as well as speed cameras. [read post]
5 Aug 2014, 12:36 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
They have the authority but have only ever done one and have said they don't plan to do another any time soon. [read post]
27 Apr 2014, 8:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" That seems to be what's really going on.Honestly, I don't know why anyone would ever agree to serve on the agency's board. [read post]
1 Mar 2014, 5:17 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire, which created a procedure to challenge convictions based on junk science via the habeas corpus process. [read post]
31 May 2013, 7:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Whitmire wanted: the Dawson State Jail and a unit in Mineral Wells, both run by Corrections Corporation of America. [read post]
30 Mar 2013, 7:11 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Based on the numbers, he sees a “definite correlation” between the DRP and the large number of voters who don’t have the photo ID most Texans rely on — a driver’s license. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm by davidharrisauthor
  At this point, I don’t think anyone can seriously doubt that we had a problem — a big problem. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 8:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We need to use taxpayers’ money to fight crime, on the public safety priorities of this state, rather than just on bricks and mortar that in some cases we don’t need. [read post]