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29 Jan 2007, 4:32 pm
The SAC will be housed within the Office of the Governor and will have access to data maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and other relevant agencies as needed. [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 8:55 am
Texas Monthly called them a "laughingstock" and "Texas' worst court," while the Austin Statesman suggested that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is so embarrassing to the state that the Legislature should simply delete their funding from the budget.De-funding the CCA is a bold idea (though I'd rather somebody just run better candidates). [read post]
28 Jan 2007, 8:54 pm
However, in Texas, this is not the case. [read post]
28 Jan 2007, 9:54 am
That's the title of an article in Saturday's Houston Chronicle reporting on the failure of the Texas Legislature to correct state law in light in light of the U.S. [read post]
27 Jan 2007, 8:53 am
Jim Jackson has introduced a bill in the Texas Legislature, House Bill 141, which would rescind a Texas law passed in 2001 allowing immigrant children in Texas to pay the lower, in-state tuition rates at public universities. [read post]
25 Jan 2007, 12:48 am
For, the Legislature has both the right and the authority to select the methods to be used in effectuating its goals, as well as to choose the goals themselves.Sheehy v. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 9:11 pm
They showed that residential sales in the 10 ZIP codes fell by nearly half compared with autumn 2005, according to professors with the University of Illinois and Texas A&M, which reviewed the program. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 5:24 am
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court permitted states to resume executions, Texas has put to death 380 people, far more than any other state. [read post]
20 Jan 2007, 5:59 am
(She works for the Texas Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles.) [read post]
18 Jan 2007, 6:23 am
According to their analysis, "language in the Texas Constitution can be interpreted as prohibiting the State from transporting inmates out of Texas to any other country for a crime committed in Texas. [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 11:56 pm
The Texas Legislature addressed the problem two years later by instructing jurors to take “all of the evidence” into consideration, including the defendant’s character and background. [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 11:26 am
Wilco Wise claims to have the scoop on who the new Committee Chairs will be in the Texas House. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 11:55 am
Now that the benchslapping of Texas courts over death penalty cases has become commonplace, here's a neat idea for a budget conscious Texas Legislature from Adam Gershowitz at the South Texas College of Law: "Pay Now, Execute Later: Why counties should be required to post a bond to seek the death penalty. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 7:04 pm
The most heated battles over voter ID are likely to lie in state legislatures like Kansas', in which a new photo ID law has been proposed, and in state courts like those in Missouri and Georgia which have not looked very kindly on these requirements.- Let's not forget the legacy of Dr. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 1:53 pm
The January issue of State Legislatures, a publication of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), has a story titled "Bloggers Press for Power: Whether bloggers qualify for press credentials is getting a lot of attention in state capitols. [read post]
15 Jan 2007, 10:08 am
This paper proposes that state legislatures could improve the functioning of the death-penalty system, while simultaneously acting out of financial self-interest, by requiring counties to post (and possibly forfeit) a bond to seek the death penalty. [read post]
14 Jan 2007, 9:30 pm
(link) - Article 1 Sec. 13, Texas State Constitution Here's a few excerpts of critiques of the amendment of the state constitution from an article in the Texarkana Gazette by Ashley Gardner published before the amendment was passed. [read post]
12 Jan 2007, 5:00 pm
Lynaugh that judges instruct jurors to consider mitigation evidence, and 1991, when the Texas Legislature revised the state's jury instructions in §37.071 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to include a mandatory mitigation question. [read post]
12 Jan 2007, 8:28 am
Like many states, Texas requires dissatisfied homeowners to settle disputes out of court in binding arbitration. [read post]
11 Jan 2007, 8:02 am
The Texas Legislature will be addressing the Commission's proposals and the TDCJ budget in its current session which adjourns May 28. [read post]
