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The Jail that Ate Tyler, and other stories

Just a few items for y'all this morning while I'm focused elsewhwere:House crimjust committee assignments boring but significantFirst, I should belatedly mention that Texas House committee chairs on criminal justice yielded no surprises but set the stage for a session where reform bills will have a serious chance of passage in the lower chamber. Congratulations to Jerry Madden, who resumes his former leadership role as Chair of Corrections, Pete Gallego, who remains Chairman of Criminal Jurisprudence (though presiding over a committee with a lot of new faces), and Sid Miller, who replaces Joe Driver as head of what's now the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee. Madden has been central to Texas' recent probation reforms and his appointment by the Speaker appears to endorse his approach, which has received national acclaim...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 11, 2011 (boomark / email).