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.
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The Brief: December 1, 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up for your chance to see the incredible, shrinking Rainy Day Fund.
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On the Records: Adventures in Public Information
Most agencies release their data with little hassle. Not the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency.
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On the Records: Hutchison vs. White Money
With some notable exceptions, few political donors cut checks to both candidates.
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On the Records: Mack Brown vs. Mike Sherman
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.
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TribBlog: Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonfire Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court today freed Texas A&M University from further liability in the decade-old bonfire case.
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On the Records: Tracking Unemployment
Analyzing unemployment in Texas: What would Google do?
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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.”