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Sausage

Mark Bennett | April 27, 2009

The last time the Texas House of Representatives impeached a judge was 1975. O.P. Carrillo of Duval County was the respondent. Leon Jaworski prosecuted the impeachment in the Senate.
I’ve been hanging around the Texas Capitol since midday waiting for the Texas House of Representatives Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee to start hearing House Resolution 480, [...]

Texas Criminal Legislation in the Works

Mark Bennett | January 15, 2009

The Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA) has been so kind as to commission Texas legislative updates for us. Thanks, TDCAA.
Some highlights:

House Bill 169, allowing police to set up checkpoints (ihre Papieren, bitte!).
House Bill 164, creating an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana.
House Bill 170, creating a presumption, if a person’s BAC [...]