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22 Jan 2008, 5:45 am
(I'm interested, though, in hearing others' opinions in the comments about reasons for such high and wide ranging disparities.)Similarly, Travis County (Austin) has an amazing 31-1 ratio. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 2:08 am
Kuff has more, as does today's Houston Chronicle.In other District Attorney news, via Burnt Orange Report, check out this Texas Observer feature on the Travis County DA's race to become "the most important prosecutor in Texas" - that because the Travis DA by law operates Texas' statewide "Public Integrity Unit. [read post]
12 Jan 2008, 1:30 am
When he wasn't accepted into jails there because of crowding, Ervin's lawyers asked for him to serve the term in Travis County on weekends. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 12:19 pm
" This is a fellow whose open defiance of agency rules and a Travis County district court perhaps did more to discredit new TYC management than any other person. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 6:44 am
"•Two 1985 public indecency felonies in Linn County, Ore., for exposing himself to children while they were swimming. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 2:04 am
Dean's story parrots the false assessment from the Dallas News that Travis County is the only jurisdiction using the new authority. [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 6:45 am
2007 was a year of big highs (Travis Hayes is officially exonerated and Marty Tankleff is freed!) [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 7:44 am
Yes, I know, Tiara Ellis reported in the Dallas News on New Years' Eve that the new law "is being used only in Travis County," and the AP included the line in the story y'all received over the wires.But that's not true, okay? [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 1:10 am
"Crime & ConsequencesThis blog discusses criminal law topics including: notable federal and state cases, new studies on criminal justice policies, and other news, maintained by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.Criminal Defense in Travis and Williamson County: Reality 101By attorney Keith Lauerman.The Criminal Justice Journalists' News CenterCriminal Justice Journalists (CJJ) provides the Crime & Justice News (CJN) news report and news center site… [read post]
1 Jan 2008, 10:27 pm
A lot of Texas counties with jail overcrowding problems have chosen so far to stare the proverbial gift horse in the mouth rather than implement a new statute passed by the Legislature last year to help the problem, reports the Dallas Morning News ("Marijuana tickets not catching on," Dec. 31).The News mistakenly reported that Travis County is the only jurisdiction using the new authority; I know Colorado County set up a system to do so, as did… [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 11:17 pm
., 917 F.2d 779, 789 (3d Cir.1990) (same), and Travis v. [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 3:10 pm
Box 2871 Houston, TX 77252-2871 Phone: (713) 513-7575 Southwest Chapter Autism Society of America 511 Executive Center El Paso, TX 79902 E-mail: autism@swasa.com Web: http://www.swasa.com Denton County Autism Society Lewisville, TX Web: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3565 Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the ASA P.O. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 7:45 pm
., the operator of an Amarillo club, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Travis County against Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Comptroller Susan Combs. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 6:31 am
. 'It's something that everyone in Oregon
should be happy about,' argues Ryan O'Connor, the
public defender who successfully fought for the court
to reverse Travis Alan Rider's burglary conviction. [read post]
5 Dec 2007, 12:05 am
In Travis County, for example, the drug imprisonment rate for white folks was less than 10 per 100,000, while just over 302 black folks per 100,000 were imprisoned for drugs. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 6:48 am
A Travis County judge said holding a public hearing is the least the Texas Youth Commission could do before changing its use of force policy, and since they finally held that hearing yesterday, apparently blogging about it is the least I can do here on Grits.A regular reader emails today to demand, "Don't even think about leaving town without posting on the use of force hearing yesterday. [read post]
30 Nov 2007, 10:18 pm
The source speculated Meurer may instead run for Travis County District Attorney instead when long-time incumbent Ronnie Earle steps down from the post.I have to say, if the rumor's true, at this point it's hard to blame Judge Meurer for passing up TYC. [read post]
30 Nov 2007, 8:26 am
Let 'em know which county jail you think is worst. [read post]
26 Nov 2007, 10:56 pm
The Texas Youth Commission's "Spray First" policy remains in the spotlight this week, with ongoing litigation at the Travis County courthouse and the comment period closing on a new use of force policy.This morning I compiled and submitted comments and questions on the proposed TYC use of force policy published in the Texas Register earlier this month, including input from Grits commenters as well as a compilation of critiques and questions from past Grits posts. [read post]
26 Nov 2007, 7:15 am
This is a personal request to Grits readers living in Travis County - it's my birthday today, so consider it a birthday gift - contact the Travis County Commissioners Court to ask them to support a proposed new East Austin counseling program to be operated by the adult probation department. [read post]
