Calling President Obama’s recent gun control initiatives “cynical” and “wrong,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said on Tuesday that lawmakers “should focus our efforts on deterring and punishing violent criminals.”
Maurice Chammah
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Criminal Justice
Call for a New Execution Date Revives Race Debate
Harris County prosecutors will seek a new execution date on Monday for death row inmate Duane Buck. His defenders say race played a role in his death sentence. Prosecutors say courts have “thoroughly reviewed” and rejected his claims.
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Criminal Justice
Slideshow: Turning Prisoners Into Entrepreneurs
The Prison Entrepreneurship Program at the Cleveland Correctional Center trains selected inmates, who will soon be released, to design their own businesses. Here’s a series of photographs from a recent class.
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Slideshow: Turning Inmates Into Entrepreneurs
The Prison Entrepreneurship Program at the Cleveland Correctional Center trains selected inmates, who will soon be released, to design their own businesses. Here’s a series of photographs from a recent class.
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Criminal Justice
Inmates Use Business Program to Get Head Start on Life After Prison
Through a program operated by a Houston nonprofit, some Texas inmates who will soon be released get a chance to learn business skills and work on plans to start their own businesses.
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State Government
Gay Rights Bill Filed on Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, joined numerous lawmakers who have already filed bills that would extend rights to same-sex couples.
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Ted Nugent to Attend State of the Union With Stockman
Musician Ted Nugent will attend the State of the Union address Tuesday night with U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman. On Monday, Nugent said “this administration cannot be trusted to do the right thing.”
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Politics
House Committee to Focus on Criminal Code
Last week, House Speaker Joe Straus appointed a committee to examine the state’s Code of Criminal Procedure. Committee members and relevant interest groups were caught by surprise, but they say the code is long overdue for revisions.
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Criminal Justice
Nueces County Jail Facing Lawsuit Over 2011 Death
The family of Gregory Cheek has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Nueces County Jail, saying Cheek should have been transferred from the jail to a mental health facility.
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Criminal Justice
Villalba Files School Marshal Bill
State Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, has filed a bill that would allow Texas schools to appoint “school marshals” — employees who could carry guns in an effort to protect students from violence.
