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12/29/2008 Texas Legislature could be going 'green'
Priorities in upcoming session may include renewable energy, environmental jobs
12/25/2008 Lawmakers say Texas needs statewide smoking ban
12/21/2008 State senators study case of innocent man who died in prison
12/12/2008 Perry: Carbon Caps 'Disastrous' for Texas
12/04/2008 Derailing a disease
With new infections here far outpacing the national average, routine HIV testing should be a priority.
12/01/2008 Support bill to implement recommendations on AIDS
Measure would require providers to offer HIV tests
11/29/2008 Universal preschool best for Texas kids
11/20/2008 Electric cars drawing Houston fans
The latest models are small and not too fast, but they can pass you at the pump
11/19/2008 State senator takes aim at wrongful convictions
10/30/2008 Blacks targeted in climate campaign
Some say global warming affects group the most, yet race is the least involved in fight
10/25/2008 Standing up for Acorn
State Senator Rodney Ellis and State Representative Garnet Coleman joined with members of ACORN on Friday to praise the grassroots organization for the work it does in the community.
10/21/2008 Rodney Ellis: Lowering odds that innocents end up in prison
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
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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