The Midday Brief: November 4, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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On the Records: Dealing with FEC data
Long story short: It's a nightmare. Full Story
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TYC: Mentally ill offenders won't be discharged without proper services
The Texas Youth Commission will stop releasing young offenders who are too mentally ill to rehabilitate until the agency is sure they’re receiving proper treatment in the community, officials said Wednesday. Full Story
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TribBlog: Mentally ill student who stabbed teacher will stand trial
The Tyler Morning Telegraph is reporting that the 16-year-old Tyler special education student who fatally stabbed his teacher in September (referenced in today's story on restraints) has been found competent to stand trial. Full Story
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On the Records: A Data Manifesto
We've created "On the Records" to help you explore these databases and records — and the visualizations, mashups and stories that use them. Full Story
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And the Winner is...
Gov. Rick Perry today appointed state appellate court justice Eva Guzman to the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
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Too busy for a review
Just days before it was set to review a case in which the state has been accused of executing an innocent man, Gov. Rick Perry replaced the chairman and two other members of an independent state forensics panel. Full Story
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Help Wanted
More than two-dozen people have asked Gov. Rick Perry to appoint them to replace former Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister, who resigned recently to return to private practice. Full Story
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State technology chief resigns
The executive director of the state's data and information technology agency stepped down last month. Brian Rawson, who spent the last three years overseeing the state's data consolidation and telecommunications efforts for the Department of Information Resources, will run "statewide data initiatives" for the Texas Education Agency. Full Story
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Third time's the charm?
El Paso District Judge Bill Moody said Monday that he plans to make a third run for the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
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