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30 Mar 2016, 3:54 pm by tillmanbraniff
Suddenly Travis County (which estimated it could have saved $1.2 million on marijuana cases alone if the policy had been in place in 2006) took a longer look at the law, and not only Travis County, but Hays and (gasp!) [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Union ‘Persuader’ Rule to Offer Rare Look inside DC Consulting” by Megan Wilson for The Hill “FOI Agency, In Role Reversal, Opposes Disclosure of Connected Lobbyist’s Emails” by Jon Lender for Hartford Courant Texas: “Travis County to Create Its First Code of Ethics” by Sean Collins Walsh for Austin American-Statesman Campaign Finance California: “Valley Councilwoman’s Aides Sought $5 and $10 Donations That… [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 9:12 am by CJ.Harding
Only in the 3rd District (which includes Travis County – Austin) could this work. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 9:12 am by CJ.Harding
Only in the 3rd District (which includes Travis County – Austin) could this work. [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 3:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
“Our taxpayers deserve better,” Self wrote.Perhaps, if this is such a great concern, Judge Self and the commissioners court should lobby the Legislature next year to reinstate funding for the Public Integrity Unit at the Travis County DA. [read post]
12 Mar 2016, 8:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The first such unit was founded by former DA Craig Watkins in Dallas but, "Today there are 24 county conviction integrity units within district attorneys’ offices nationwide — including those in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis counties in Texas — that work to identify and correct false convictions. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 3:35 am by theadm
The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Travis County, names Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller as a defendant, in his official capacity. [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 6:00 am by Michelle O'Neil
Of the larger counties, Dallas, Travis, and Bexar have Standing Orders, where Tarrant and Harris do not. [read post]
5 Mar 2016, 10:18 am by John Floyd
  “The majority opinion has repealed more statutes and made more law than Governor Perry did in the last session of the legislature when he tried to muscle out the elected Travis County District Attorney. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
.'Denton's scandal-prone sheriff'Denton County Sheriff William B. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 10:24 am by Alexis Wheeler
The charge for abuse of official capacity under Texas Penal Code Sec. 39.02 [text] was initiated when Perry threatened to and eventually vetoed funding for the Public Integrity Unit for the Travis County District Attorney's Office. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 7:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Strong accusations, and Baird is a credible messenger, particularly among Travis County Democrats. [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 9:52 am by Patricia McConnico
“The reason why dating violence occurs is control,” said attorney Sarah Brandon, who started the mock trial program in Hays County after reading about a similar event in Travis County. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 5:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The winner faces a Republican opponent in November.It's been pretty remarkable to see the Daniel Villegas false-confession case blow up on incumbent Jaime Esparza in the Democratic primary for El Paso County DA, with Villegas' chief public backer, a local businessman named John Mimbela, actively seeking to depose the incumbent.The Travis and Williamson County DA races are interesting spectacles but Grits sees few implications for justice reform based on the… [read post]
18 Feb 2016, 8:00 am by Cecelia Lawshe
From there, the group took an Uber to Travis, another club. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 4:39 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
One woman in a Travis County lockup last year said she was shackled to her hospital bed while delivering her baby.That's a lot of pregnant women in Texas jails at any given point in time. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 1:58 pm by Amy Starnes
This year, the program was expanded beyond Travis County through a grant by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. [read post]
27 Jan 2016, 9:05 am by Guest Blogger
The panelists included Travis Torrence, vice president at Jiffy Lube International; L. [read post]