News

Articles

08/06/2008 Wrongfully convicted Dallas County inmate is exonerated
Dallas man, Steven Phillips is 34th DNA exoneration. Integrity Unit convenes inaugural meeting.
07/26/2008 Wrong direction/Instead of increasing funding for student aid, Texas officials want to toughen eligibility standards
Instead of increasing funding for student aid, Texas officials want to toughen eligibility standards
07/21/2008 Perry has chance to show another side of Texas justice
Governor should honor U.S. commitment to treaty terms
05/20/2008 Inquiry sought against Sheriff's Office / Lawmakers want AG investigation into surveillance of Ibarra brothers
Houston Chronicle
05/20/2008 Top jurists back innocence commission
Fort Worth Star Telegram
05/17/2008 Till proved innocent / As DNA proves more prisoners have been wrongly convicted, Texas needs an innocence commission.
Houston Chronicle
05/16/2008 Who's Guilty Now?
The Observer
05/11/2008 Editorial: State Needs Innocence Commission
Dallas Morning News
05/09/2008 Exonerated inmates urge criminal justice changes in Texas
Fort Worth Star Telegram
05/09/2008 Exonerated men speak at Capitol
Dallas Morning News
05/09/2008 Exonerated men speak at Capitol
Dallas Morning News
05/09/2008 Wrongly convicted join call for panel
Houston Chronicle
05/08/2008 Voter Impersonation is a Phantom Worry in Texas
Houston Chronicle
05/07/2008 Voter impersonation is a phantom worry in Texas
Houston Chronicle
03/24/2008 Candidates get candid on this idea
Houston Chronicle
03/16/2008 Create a County Public Defender
Houston Chronicle
03/12/2008 Harris County Public Defender's Office: "An idea whose time has come?"
Houston Chronicle
01/08/2008 Texas funds ID Sudan-linked holdings
Houston Chronicle
12/31/2007 Editorial: Lottery commission should clear the air
San Antonio Express
12/28/2007 Jan. 1 marks the start of new laws in Texas
Dallas Morning News
10/10/2007 Protect the Guiltless: Senate study should bolster innocence commission
Dallas Morning News
10/10/2007 Wrongly convicted man finally free after 14 years
Houston Chronicle
10/07/2007 Editorial by Ellis, Whitmire, and Scheck: A Solution for HPD Crime Lab
Houston Chronicle
10/05/2007 Climate Change Panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Convention
http://earthdaynetwork.spaces.live.com/Blog/
10/04/2007 Senator Ellis' Innocence Commission backed by Dewhurst
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
09/30/2007 As city grows, zoning talk is reborn
Houston Chronicle
09/30/2007 Dallas Morning News joins Senator Ellis in call for Innocence Commission
Dallas Morning News
09/30/2007 Push for Innocence Panel is Renewed
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
09/27/2007 Dallas has eye on more reliable photo lineups
The Dallas Morning News
09/27/2007 Ellis joins Obama in discussion on climate change
The Hill
08/03/2007 Senator Ellis Encourages Texans to Take Advantage of Sales Tax Holiday
Press Release
07/23/2007 Low-income Houstonians get relief from rising electricity costs
Press Release
06/21/2007 Senator Ellis joins Governor Perry at Sudan Sanctions Bill Signing
Senator Ellis joined Governor Rick Perry, and Representative Corbin Van Arsdale (R-Houston) at a bill signing for the "Stop the Genocide Act"
06/07/2007 Perry considers bills to expand tax breaks
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
06/05/2007 Alief set to establish International Management District
Houston Chronicle
05/15/2007 House approves bill telling funds to divest from Sudan
Associated Press
05/11/2007 Senate OKs insurer mental illness bill
Dallas Morning News
05/09/2007 Bicycle safety bill set for Senate OK
Dallas Morning News
05/03/2007 Perry looks at aides for TSU board
Houston Chronicle
05/02/2007 Bill would require info about gun buyers' mental health
Houston Chronicle
05/01/2007 House panel advances divestment in Sudan proposal
Austin American Statesman
04/30/2007 Voter ID mandate clears Senate panel
Austin American Statesman
04/27/2007 A (Poorly) Calculated Risk
Texas Observer Blog
04/16/2007 Dems seek more regulations for crisis pregnancy centers
Austin American Statesmnan
01/24/2007 Darfur bill unites opposite sides
Houston Chronicle
01/22/2007 Case reviews are a hard sell in Texas
Dallas Morning News
01/22/2007 Old cases back to haunt county
Dallas Morning News
01/18/2007 A 12th Dallas Convict Is Exonerated by DNA
New York Times
12/17/2006 Austin American Statesman Supports Ellis Clean Cars Bill
Austin American Statesman
12/17/2006 Houston Chronicle Supports Clean Cars Bill
Houston Chronicle
12/10/2006 Dallas Morning News Endorses Clean Car Bill
11/30/2006 Bill Calls for Lower Emissions
Fort Worth Star Telegram
11/17/2006 Measure to Target Public Smoking
Fort Worth Star Telegram
11/03/2006 Senator targets unjust convictions
Dallas Morning News
10/25/2006 Famous fossil goes on display in September
Houston Chronicle
10/20/2006 Intolerable Delay
Houston Chronicle
09/06/2006 For this bill, ex-con will be key lobbyist
Houston Chronicle
09/03/2006 Education the elephant in the room
Houston Chronicle
08/23/2006 Should all new convicts get HIV tests?
Austin American Statesman
08/03/2006 More states giving holiday from sales tax
USA Today
07/30/2006 TEXAS PARKS / Tale of two plantations is one of state's neglect / Historic sites crumble to forces of weather, time and lack of funds
Houston Chronicle
07/20/2006 Concerns put UH's satellite on back burner / Lawmakers and neighbor schools question need for northwest campus
Houston Chronicle
07/11/2006 Teen asks why he was beaten, parents say / Spring youth still hospitalized more than two months after the brutal pipe attack
Houston Chronicle
07/03/2006 A very little help
Houston Chronicle
05/31/2006 Fair funding for TSU, PV discussed at news conference
Houston Chronicle
05/26/2006 Extra funds urged for TSU and PV
Houston Chronicle
05/13/2006 Hate-crime motivation still in question / Officials looking into whether the ethnicity of teen added to severity of Spring beating
Houston Chronicle