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Roundup: From the Lege to the courthouse to the jailhouse

Here are a few items that deserve Grits readers attention even if I don't have time to devote a full blog post to each topic:Slow boatingParticularly on the House side, bills are moving more slowly in the 81st Texas Legislature than at any time in recent memory, raising the possibility that a great deal of legislation - good and bad - may just die for lack of time. See the Houston Chronicle's discussion: "Scorecard in Austin: 92 days of work, one bill." (April 15)Big Brother risingOne critical exception to the slow pace has been the Senate's approval of an array of new police powers, cataloged by Jay Root at AP in his piece, "Expanded police powers under consideration" (April 15), including sobriety checkpoints, authorizing electronic license plate readers, and expanding the offense of "failure to identify...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).