Gov. Perry made a timely announcement today: He’s proposing initiatives to improve mental health programs for veterans.
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Criminal Justice
Case Open
If you’re waiting for closure on questions of Cameron Todd Willingham’s guilt or innocence, get comfortable. The Texas Forensic Science Commission’s new chair tells the Tribune that he doesn’t yet have the rules or resources to investigate whether faulty science led to the Corsicana man’s conviction and execution.
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The Brief: November 6, 2009
A clearer picture of Thursday afternoon’s events is beginning to shape.
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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.
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TribBlog: Tarrant County College sued for banning empty holster protest
“It’s both an ideological concern and a safety concern,” one of the student plaintiffs said. “Obviously college campuses aren’t some magical zone where no violence occurs, and so I feel particularly strongly that every student that feels the need to carry handgun anywhere in their lives should also be able to do so on a college campus.”
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The Brief: November 5, 2009
Recommendation: Do not get swine flu. Tracking the vaccine is getting to be like figuring out what happened to all the TARP money.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Dealing with FEC data
Long story short: It’s a nightmare.