Blog Posts in August, 2011
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
On June 22nd of this year, the New York Times published an op-ed by T. Coates, The Haunting of Rick Perry, which began with the assertion that, "[s]hould Gov. Rick Perry of Texas enter the 2012 ...
Continue reading "Will Willingham Case Burn Perry?" »
Posted on Aug 21, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
The Central Farm Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Instiutional Division (f/k/a TDC) has closed and is certain to be re-developed into some more suitable suburban enterprise. The ...
Continue reading "Lead Belly Slept Here" »
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
Houstonians may be fined for violations of the city's water conservation ordinance, after being sent a written warning. The Mayor ordered mandatory water conservation measures on August 15th, ...
Continue reading "Wet Collar Crime" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
The Houston Police Department has located another estimated 3,000 untested rape kits, according to the Houston Chronicle, in addition to more than 4,200 they were already aware of. This report comes ...
Continue reading "Slow DNA Testing is Better than Bad DNA Testing" »
Posted on Aug 7, 2011 By Q. Tate Williams
The following statistics are taken from statistics compiled annually by the state and published here. Two things that jump out: As far as docket size, the Criminal District Courts in Harris County ...
Continue reading "Annual Harris County Criminal District Court Statistics" »
Posted on Aug 1, 2011 By Tate Williams
For those unfamiliar with the BBC series, Life on Mars, or its ABC adaptation, it's about a present day police detective who wakes up in the same role in the 1970s. One wonders if several news ...
Continue reading "Life on Venus" »