Category Archives: Criminal Justice

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TCOLE implements new law enforcement training required by 87th Legislature

Posted on February 16, 2022 by hroinb

The fiscal 2022-23 Texas state budget appropriated $1.5 million to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for training for law enforcement officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators. The agency is using the funds to update training, revise and increase online … Continue reading →

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Existing medical parole program in Texas provides for limited release of certain seriously ill, elderly inmates

Posted on July 9, 2020 by hroinb

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many local, state, and federal criminal justice systems have been working since early spring to reduce the number of people held in correctional facilities to help limit the spread of the coronavirus and protect … Continue reading →

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Texas Supreme Court orders in response to pandemic address court procedures, deadlines

Posted on May 6, 2020 by hroinb

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court since mid-March has issued several emergency orders affecting the operations of the judiciary and civil matters such as evictions and consumer debt collection.

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Hazing law now includes coerced over-consumption of alcohol

Posted on December 5, 2019 by hroinb

A Texas law that took effect September 1 makes it a crime under the state’s hazing law to coerce a student to consume a drug or to consume an alcoholic beverage in an amount that would lead a reasonable person … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers may debate changes to civil asset forfeiture laws

Posted on November 6, 2018 by hroinb

Like many states, Texas allows law enforcement officers to seize property they suspect has been acquired through, used in, or is intended to be used for certain crimes. This process, known as civil asset forfeiture, occurs through the civil court … Continue reading →

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