Criminal justice blogger Scott Henson is reporting on Grits For Breakfast that lawmakers put 59 new felonies on the books during the last legislative session.
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice
Posted in
Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Perry Won’t Grant Thompson Clemency
Gov. Rick Perry won’t grant clemency to Robert Lee Thompson, who was sentenced to death under Texas’ controversial “law of parties.”
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Behind Closed Doors
Should the Texas Forensic Science Commission meet in private? The new chairman, John Bradley, says there’s a good argument for it.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Broken Border, Part Five: Safer?
In some places, the governor’s border security efforts have led to a reduction in crime — in rural counties, for instance, where there aren’t many people and there wasn’t much crime to begin with. But in large urban counties like El Paso and Webb, it’s a different story.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Forensic Science Chairmen Face Off
John Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney and the newly-appointed chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, spent his morning answering a steady stream of questions from Texas lawmakers. At issue, if and when his panel will re-open the investigation into whether faulty science led to the arson conviction of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed by the state in 2004.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Broken Border, Part Three: Decriminalize?
Experts from around the U.S. and Mexico are debating the War on Drugs and its affect on violence south of the border. Some of them wonder whether decriminalization is the answer.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Fort Hood Shootings
As news of the Fort Hood shootings unfolds, we’ll be adding links, maps, audio, photographs, and other information from around the web to this post.
Posted in
Graphics and data reporting
Search the newly updated Texas state employees salaries database
The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of October 1.
