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13 Apr 2008, 2:22 am
Although similar government-sponsored efforts have yet to catch on at the local level in Texas, they follow job placement programs the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has been running for state prisoners for two decades. [read post]
12 Apr 2008, 7:00 am
I posted a few weeks ago about a study of state supreme court influence that ranked California first — and Texas well down the list. [read post]
11 Apr 2008, 9:36 am
With today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued 11 decisions. [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 6:42 pm
Does anyone believe that our Texas Legislature is so wise or omniscient as to pass perfect criminal laws that should always be enforced? [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 7:38 am
" A bill pending in the Illinois legislature would impose a $ 1 per patron tax on nude-dancing establishments, with the money earmarked to cover a $ 1.4 million budget shortfall for funding of rape-crisis centers in the state. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 9:45 am
Cases in Lower Courts A state district judge has struck down the $5 fee assessed by the Texas Legislature on customers of strip clubs — colorfully named the “pole tax. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 7:50 am
"The reason that Texas will end up monopolizing executions," he said, "is because every other state will eliminate it. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 7:08 am
" The states that have signed Cruz's brief are Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Washington. [read post]
7 Apr 2008, 6:28 pm
As I was one of the vocal critics of the prosecutor at that time, I'm happy to see the Legislature take steps to ensure such a release doesn't occur in the future. [read post]
6 Apr 2008, 1:00 am
At least not in Texas. [read post]
5 Apr 2008, 4:04 am
I'd encourage everyone interested in juvie justice to read it.The news from other states suggests that Texas' problems aren't unique, but also that we've got a long way to go to reach the minimum standards feds are requiring elsewhere.In Ohio, reported AP, ordered changes resulted from a 2004 lawsuit where the state did not comply with settlement terms, so they're just a little ways down the line from where Texas is now with its federal… [read post]
4 Apr 2008, 11:17 am
It has come up in cases in Georgia, Utah, Arizona, Texas and Louisiana. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 9:36 am
Otherwise, everything else is moving forward.Livingston also pointed out that the Lege only allocated $5 million in new funds last year to outpatient substance abuse treatment for probationers, but that judges around the state routinely told them this was their single highest funding priority. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 8:16 am
The Legislature added 1,000 more, all of which are now up and running, helping eat into the waiting list for these programs, Livingston said.In other parole-related matters, Sen. [read post]
2 Apr 2008, 1:32 am
Texas law enforcement agencies have already experienced the political tumult from closing down regional drug task forces funded by the federal Byrne grant program, but in states where they still operate, local officials and the media are just starting to realize the jig may be up, with a 2/3 cut scheduled in the next federal budget. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 1:28 pm
" A bill pending in the Illinois legislature would impose a $ 1 per patron tax on nude-dancing establishments, with the money earmarked to cover a $ 1.4 million budget shortfall for funding of rape-crisis centers in the state. [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 12:05 pm
Are a slew of petty municipal ordinances turning the city of Dallas into a "nanny state"? [read post]
28 Mar 2008, 4:41 pm
State Bar of Texas Section Report - Family Law - Spring 2008 by Jimmy L. [read post]
27 Mar 2008, 2:53 pm
The OCA report to the Legislature puts that figure at 158 days — about 40 percent of what the watchdog stated it was. [read post]
27 Mar 2008, 12:58 pm
Cantu was just 26 when Texas executed him in 1993. [read post]
