The latest criminal justice news from The Texas Tribune.
Think like the political pros and your mind will go to the long game instead of the short one. The short game is the elections of 2010. The long game is redistricting in 2011, when maps are drawn that corral the voters into the districts that will elect legislators for the next ten years. Full Story
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Some Texas sheriffs are looking to an unlikely source to get them out of the hole as private prisons win away federal contracts for inmates and put the financial squeeze on county jails. Full Story
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Alberto Gonzales — remember him? — in Esquire. Full Story
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Gotta hand it to these young Republicans for not letting a bitter battle between their bosses get in the way of polite pleasantries on the street. Full Story
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Data: Make it available. Make it usable. Make it meaningful. Share. Full Story
How we built the red-light camera app. Download the data and build your own — or embed ours as an iframe. Full Story
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What are state and local governments in Texas doing to make raw data available to the public? Not much. Full Story
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The season for speculating is drawing to an end. Politicians, it’s time to stake your claim. Full Story
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. Full Story
Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up for your chance to see the incredible, shrinking Rainy Day Fund. Full Story
Most agencies release their data with little hassle. Not the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading. Full Story
With some notable exceptions, few political donors cut checks to both candidates. Full Story
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We've added Texas A&M to our payroll database, so now you can compare both coaches' salaries. Let's hope next week's game isn't so lopsided. Full Story
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The Texas Supreme Court today freed Texas A&M University from further liability in the decade-old bonfire case. Full Story
Analyzing unemployment in Texas: What would Google do? Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry won't grant clemency to Robert Lee Thompson, who was sentenced to death under Texas' controversial "law of parties." Full Story
Could Sarah Palin be far behind? Full Story
An easy guide to visualizing tweets. Full Story
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Should the Texas Forensic Science Commission meet in private? The new chairman, John Bradley, says there's a good argument for it. Full Story