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25 Jan 2009, 7:45 am
Swearingen has petitions pending in federal court, but those are being opposed by Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 12:48 am
There are quite a few ways the Lege could skin that cat.The Texas Legislature should at least ask the question: How many fewer prisoners would we have to have for the Department of Criminal Justice to a) live within its means and b) still provide adequate security and staffing? [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 10:33 pm
(a) No evidence obtained by an officer or other person in violation of any provisions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or of the Constitution or laws of the United States of America, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the trial of any criminal case.... [read post]
18 Jan 2009, 12:49 am
In criminal trials the burden of proof falls on the state, which is why Texas prosecutors prefer to get asset forfeiture cases into civil court, where the burden lies with the property owner.However, if the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee had its way, says their interim report (large pdf), the state would change the asset forfeiture law so the burden of proof shifts to the government to prove property was tainted by illegality, where currently that burden… [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 11:05 pm
Punishment would require county dollars (in county jail) rather than state dollars (in state jail).Perhaps so, but those crimes have mandatory probation on the first offense, anyway, so the impact on jails wouldn't be as substantial as Bradley makes out, certainly not "the biggest unfunded mandate ever perpetrated by the Texas Legislature," as JB hyperbolizes. [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 12:29 pm
This session the Texas legislature is considering reducing the punishment of possession of less then a gram of a penalty group 3 drug like cocaine from a state jail felony to a misdemeanor. [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 8:49 am
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, one of the first acts of the Texas House, in the biannual session beginning this month, was to vote for an increase in their personal budget. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 8:22 am
Perry spoke to Christy Hoppe and Robert Garrett of the Dallas Morning News reported in a wideranging interview, "Rick Perry: Legislature unlikely to designate new upper-echelon university in Texas. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 3:52 pm
Because one of the main causes of injury and death on Texas highways is DWI, the state legislature wrote the DWI laws to carry stiff punishment. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 3:52 pm
Because one of the main causes of injury and death on Texas highways is DWI, the state legislature wrote the DWI laws to carry stiff punishment. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 7:44 am
State, the court reasoned that the legislature did not intend for each step taken towards the single sale of a controlled substance constituted separate offenses. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 2:17 am
King has introduced HB 469 to the Texas state legislature. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 6:49 pm
Today at Noon the Texas Legislature convened for its 81st Regular Session. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 6:49 pm
Today at Noon the Texas Legislature convened for its 81st Regular Session. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 1:55 pm
He described the rush to judgment from a false confession as a snowball. 10 states currently mandate electronic recording of custodial interrogation because of state court ruling or legislation. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 1:22 pm
This goes well beyond any investigatory/disciplinary mandate extended by the state legislature when they granted the Board the authority to perform extensive background checks as part of the renewal process. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 6:09 am
" Combs said the Legislature will have $77.1 billion in state revenue to spend in the next two-year budget cycle - $9.1 billion less than the $86.2 billion in the current cycle. [read post]
7 Jan 2009, 3:34 am
"Most state budgets including Texas, OTOH, must balance themselves or else request specific debt approval from voters in bond elections, so state budgets by far are hit harder when tax revenues level off or decline in tough times. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 11:21 pm
But the Texas Legislature meets every two years, and there’s nothing better for your re-election campaign eighteen months after the session ends than going back home and telling your constituents that you got “Tough on Crime”. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 3:52 am
This month, the Texas Legislature will open its 81st session with a $10 billion budget surplus. [read post]
