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Criminal justice committees in the Texas House

Texas House committee assignments are (finally) out today - see here (pdf). Here's the list for criminal justice related committees:Corrections:Chair: Jim McReynoldsVice Chair: Jerry MaddenKirk EnglandTerri HodgeHarold DuttonLois KolkhorstMarisa MarquezArmando MartinezSid MillerSolomon Ortiz, Jr.Ralph SheffieldCriminal Jurisprudence:Chair: Pete GallegoVice Chair: Wayne ChristianRobert MiklosJoseph MoodyPaula PieresonAllen FletcherTerri HodgeCarol KentDebbie RiddleAllen VaughtHubert VoPublic Safety:Chair: Tommy MerrittVice Chair: Stephen FrostJoe DriverHubert VoLon BurnamPhil KingTryon LewisBarbara Mallory-CarawayEddie RodriguezSome initial thoughts, in no particular order:First, each of these committees has new chairs. On Corrections the chairmanship flipped parties, though that may make less of a difference policy-wise than the new chairs on the other two panels...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 12, 2009 (boomark / email).