Gov. Rick Perry's office today fended off people who say the governor sabotaged a review of whether Texas uses "junk science" in arson cases by mentioning that chief arson-evidence critic Barry Scheck helped former NFL running back O.J. Simpson juke...
Elbows are flying in the aftermath of yesterday's legislative hearing on Gov. Rick Perry's shakeup of the Texas Forensic Science Commission. This morning, former commission chairman Sam Bassett, an Austin criminal defense lawyer, sent reporters an email warning that new...
After early voting on the state constitutional amendments, Gov. Rick Perry told reporters that the Texas criminal justice system is working just fine, thank you. The state's punishment system has been in the spotlight following questions raised about the science...
In case you missed it, WFAA's Brad Watson had a report yesterday on Gov. Rick Perry and the Cameron Todd Willingham case. See Brad's report here. Also, our own Jessica Meyers caught up with the governor at a Twitter-based event...
Sen. John Whitmire said to mark Nov. 10 on the calendar in pencil. That's when he expects the Senate Criminal Justice Committee to convene a special hearing to see what's going on with the Texas Forensic Science Commission and its...
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