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1 Apr 2013, 11:31 am
Representative Dutton's House Bill 325 is an attempt to overturn Severance by declaring that the "public beach" is "any beach area, whether publicly or privately owned, extending inland from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, as the line of vegetation may shift over time as a result of avulsive events or other forces of nature." [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 7:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
“Charging kids with criminal offenses for low-level behavioral issues exacerbates the problem,” he said. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 1:56 pm by Schachtman
Bernard Goldstein, and dismissing leukemia (AML) claim based upon claimed low-level benzene exposure from gasoline) , aff’g 16 A.D.3d 648 (App. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 1:27 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Oklahoma’s HB 1056 would allow elderly prisoners who pose a low public safety risk to apply for conditional parole. [read post]
22 Feb 2013, 1:00 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Rao: especially when percentages are low, ratios are likely to do better. [read post]
15 Feb 2013, 2:51 pm by Hans von Spakovsky
Just four years ago, in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One (NAMUDNO) v. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 8:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire wants to end contracts for at least two private prison units and wants the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to find internal savings to cover its extra costs, reported Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman ("Senators to state corrections officials: Tighten your belts," Feb. 7), covering TDCJ's presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 7:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Marc Levin had an op ed in the Austin Statesman titled "Lawmakers must continue criminal justice reforms." [read post]
28 Jan 2013, 10:57 am by Venkat
The court points to the fact that the state’s own assessment process classified a chunk of the offenders as having a “low to moderate” risk of re-offending. [read post]
19 Jan 2013, 7:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But many cities and counties have not exercised the option to write summonses for low-level drug suspects and continue to book them into jails. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 12:55 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Texas’s Big-Business Lobby to Push for Criminal Justice Reform Mike Ward of the Austin American-Statesman reports that Texas’ most powerful business group, the Texas Association of Business, has decided to prioritize criminal-justice reforms in the upcoming session. [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 12:20 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Austin Statesman's Mike Ward points to a major development on the criminal justice reform front: The entry of the Texas Association of Business, a powerful lobby representing some of the state's largest employers, will be backing a reform agenda on criminal justice this session. [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 2:01 pm by News Desk
” According to FDA’s release: “The agency reviewed data for the xTag GPP through the de novo classification process, a regulatory pathway for medical devices that are generally low- to moderate-risk but are not comparable to an already legally marketed device. [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 7:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If the Lege doesn't want to pony up extra money, the least they could do is reclassify certain low-level offenses to reduce county indigent defense costs.Where could savings come from in criminal justice? [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 8:04 am by Michael Fox
 Well, we will see.Before getting too excited, it is important to note that this ruling was based on a Motion to Dismiss on the pleadings, so the standard for survival was quite low: "The Court finds that in the context of a motion to dismiss, it merely needs to determine whether Plaintiff has alleged a plausible claim." [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 7:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
State jails have deviated far from their original purposes, reported Mike Ward in the Austin Statesman ("State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs," Dec. 30), to the point that most people in them aren't actually state jail felons: As of the end of October, "just 11,802 were serving time for state jail offenses. [read post]