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13 Mar 2007, 2:15 pm
David Dewhurst and all Texas state senators and their staff to an article in the upcoming issue of TM by Bill Martin (here's a link to a free media preview of the story) exploring why Texas is the last state not to allow syringe exchange programs to operate legally.I heard about the note and article and asked Evan for a copy, which he graciously provided. [read post]
13 Mar 2007, 7:30 am
This afternoon's agenda at the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee hearing shows how that happens.While some in the Legislature recognize that it's time to shift gears away from mass incarceration, especially for low-level offenders, so far Criminal Jurisprudence isn't doing its part to reduce Texas prison and jail populations. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 4:05 am
The Attorney General said they could - this would be the Legislature telling them they have to. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 3:17 am
These justices also would insist that if the death penalty in this country needs fixing, the state legislatures should do it, which is already beginning to happen. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 10:51 am
"Apparently Worsham changed documents in the West Texas State School Inquiry. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 8:51 pm
As the article notes, 13 states (including Texas) effectively ban payday loans,and the other  37 regulate it to varying degrees. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 5:19 am
HB 767 is the Legislature's chance to fix it.I'm going to the capitol to testify in State Affairs this afternoon in support of this bill on my own behalf. [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 9:12 pm
Last year, the Tennessee legislature considered a Jessica's Law proposal. [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 6:03 pm
Right now records of officer misconduct at DPS, just like at more than 2,400 other Texas law enforcement agencies, is governed by the Texas Public Information Act.Seventy three Texas cities' records are governed by the state civil service code, and ever since the unions convinced the Legislature to close their misconduct files in 1989, every other law enforcement union has argued they should get get to conceal records about complaints against… [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 3:47 pm
A Probation Department in Texas is this "thing" created by the state legislature that is neither a municipal, county or state department. [read post]
3 Mar 2007, 6:23 am
  Senate Bill 12 would also mandate energy efficiency standards for certain appliances sold in Texas. [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 10:00 pm
"  Fortunately, numerous activists are working to reverse this state of affairs in the federal and state legislatures. [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 9:48 am
None have passed as yet, though, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. [read post]
28 Feb 2007, 7:50 am
In prison, the state of Texas must pay the full bill. [read post]
27 Feb 2007, 12:12 pm
Jessica's law is one of several bills in state legislatures around the country that attempt to expand the death penalty to additional... [read post]