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27 Oct 2015, 9:06 pm by Rebecca Bernhardt
 And county taxpayers foot the bill for the jail housing the debtor. [read post]
20 Oct 2015, 7:20 pm by Luciana Herman
See Report of Veterans Arrested and Booked into the Travis County Jail, July 2009, http://justiceforvets.org/sites/default/files/files/Texas%20Veterans%20Justice%20Research.pdf. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
[Tennessee: Watchdog] Louisiana town getting 87% of its revenue from traffic tickets has 188 people, 5 cop cars [Marshall Project via Balko] For second time, this time in Chicago case, former CEO of red light camera company cops a federal plea [Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica] Opposition from law enforcement shoots down asset forfeiture reform in California [Scott Shackford/Reason, more] Despite talk of being friendlier to forfeiture reform, Department of Justice fed talking points to reform opponents… [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 11:42 am by Michael Lowe
It was three o’clock in the morning, when Tori was awakened as her house was invaded by four deputies from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 3:15 pm by Hannah Kiddoo
The Austin Bar has announced plans to expand its ongoing Veterans Free Legal Advice Clinic in Travis County and launch additional clinics in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Gillespie, Hays, and Williamson counties. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 7:35 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are a few items which deserve readers' attention even if Grits hasn't had time to focus on them:Travis Jail may lose exemption from in-person visitation requirement"The Texas Commission on Jail Standards is re-evaluating its decision to grant the Travis County sheriff’s office an exemption from a new state law requiring jails to allow in-person visitation for inmates’ friends and family," reported the Austin Statesman. [read post]
20 Sep 2015, 4:00 am by Gerry W. Beyer
A Travis County probate judge has ruled that a same sex relationship which was formed while gay marriage was illegal qualifies as a common law marriage. [read post]
10 Sep 2015, 5:03 am by David DePaolo
Remember, Texas was a republic long before it was a state.So I'm not sure why the fact that Texas Mutual's direct access to law enforcement for workers' compensation fraud is such a big deal.Texas Mutual was originated in 1991 as the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund.The enabling legislation allowed the quasi-governmental carrier to contract directly with district attorneys throughout the state to prosecute fraud.Since that time the company has funded the Travis… [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 11:01 am by Michael Lowe
Example: there’s a big lawsuit that was filed earlier this year against a Dallas contractor and Travis County (that’s Austin) — seems that lawyer chats with Travis County inmates may have been routinely recorded since 2012. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 7:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A joint investigation by the Austin Statesman and the Texas Tribune exposed a pay-to-prosecute arrangement between the Travis County DA and a private insurance company. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 11:58 am by Hannah Kiddoo
In order to receive an A on the report card, a law firm must meet or exceed the percentage of minority attorneys that compromise all attorneys licensed to practice in Travis County—15 percent. [read post]
30 Aug 2015, 3:07 pm by Sandy Levinson
  (I was on a program several weeks ago with the leader of the Travis County Republican Party, who predicted that there will be at least 5 or 6 candidates in the Texas primary on Super Tuesday, March 1. [read post]
28 Aug 2015, 10:31 am by Valerie Howell
[JURIST] A Travis county [official website] judge on Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order meant to halt the University of Texas at Austin's efforts to relocate a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. [read post]
27 Aug 2015, 11:46 am by Stephanie Harmon
Two other passengers were also treated for injuries, 18-year-old Travis Michael Kovalska and 18-year-old Dakota Mane Luna. [read post]
14 Aug 2015, 6:18 am by Jim Sedor
Missouri – MEC Dismisses Complaint against RedmonMissouri Times – Travis Zimpfer | Published: 8/11/2015 The Missouri Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint against state Rep. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 9:07 pm by John Mesirow
Per The Northwest Florida Daily News: A young man didn’t want to give up his Budweiser Black Crown to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy and now faces a pair of criminal charges. [read post]
11 Aug 2015, 8:54 am by Scott Grabel
Four of the men were held in the Travis County Jail on $250,000 bail, while the elder Garrett was held on a $100,000 bail. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 1:07 pm by Andy Weisbecker
County    # Cases Anderson    1 Andrews    1 Archer    1 Bexar    7 Caldwell    1 Collin    11 Comal    2 Coryell    1 Dallas    18 Denton    9 El Paso    2 Ellis    3 Fort Bend    2 Galveston    2 Grayson    1 Guadalupe    1… [read post]