Texas Reform News

Improving Texas Forensics: Forensic Science Commission Events to Consider Implications of the National Academies of Science report for Texas

October 2, 2009

Prior to the recent shakeup at the Forensic Science Commission, the commissioners announced the first in a planned series of roundtable discussions on the implications for…

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Texas Governor Perry Replaces Forensic Science Commissioners at Key Juncture in Willingham Investigation

October 2, 2009

On September 30, Texas Governor Rick Perry replaced three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission. The move drew national attention because the Commission is…

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The Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions Begins Work

October 2, 2009

At the close of the 2009 legislative session lawmakers approved a bill creating the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions to assist the Task Force…

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