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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.
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John Bradley vs. Sam Bassett
A video mash up of former Texas Forensic Science Commission chair, Sam Bassett, responding to the testimony of the current chair, John Bradley.
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The Guided Site Tour
Elise Hu takes you on a quick tour of The Texas Tribune site — so you can get the most out of your visit.
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Audio: John Whitmire Questions John Bradley
The chairman of the Senate’s Criminal Justice Committees asked whether Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney, can be fair to defendants whose cases come before the commission.
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Audio: John Bradley on the Texas Forensic Science Commission
John Bradley talks about the Texas Forensic Science Commission before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Bradley Makes His Case
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley expected some verbal jousting today at the Senate Criminal Justice Committee about his plans for the Texas Forensic Science Commission. He was right.
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry (Part Two)
Part Two of Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry
Governor Rick Perry is the subject of the latest video in our Stump Interrupted series, which marries trivia bubbles with purposely newsless stump speeches. In this installment, Perry’s late-October address to the Lake Travis Republican Women’s Club gets, well, interrupted.
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Stump Interrupted: Rick Perry (Part One)
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