To stay up-to-date on Texas criminal law news, read the stories we highlight. As Harris County criminal defense attorneys, we like to share top legal stories with our clients and website visitors.
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TDCJ increases bonuses for new hiresNew hires at certain Texas Units will be eligible for a $4,000 hiring bonus.
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Texas Parole Officer Sentenced to Eighteen MonthsTexas Parole Officer had pled guilty to Bribery and was sentenced to 18 months.
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Laura Hall Denied ParoleLaura Hall was denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole
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Texas Prison Gaurds Union Supports Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of InmatesThe union representing prison guards joins lawsuit claiming Texas prisons are unsafe
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TDCJ will provide climate control for swine not offendersThe Texas Department of Criminal Justice recently entered a contract for providing climate control living spaces for pigs.
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Texas inmates will be unable to get married through proxy marriage ceremonies beginning Sept. 1Texas offenders can marry their loved ones who are not incarcerated through a process called Proxy Marriage ceremonies, soon that will not be an option
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Four Houston parole officers taken into custody
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Bill passes Texas Senate related to Texas PrisonsSenate Bill 213 reauthorizing Texas's prison has been approved by the senate. A Texas parole lawyer briefly discusses the bill.
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Texas House Panel passes measure that would allow for life sentence with a chance for parole after forty years for under eighteen year oldsHouse panel passes a measure that would allow for parole eligibility only after forty years for the accused who are under the age of eighteen.
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Clara Harris, convicted murderer denied parole on her first parole eligibility date.Clara Harris was denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on her first parole eligibility date.
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Parolee, Kathy Boudin, working at Columbia University and New York University Law School after serving over twenty years in prison.News on New York Parolee Kathy Boudin and her success on parole after serving over twenty years in prison.
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The Quandary of Medical Parole in TexasTexas currently spends significant funds on seriously ill prisoners. A recent article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of releasing these people.