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Bill Would Refine Duties For Texas Forensic Panel
AUSTIN (AP) - The duties and mission of a troubled state panel caught up in the review of a contested arson finding in a death penalty case would be cleared up under legislation approved by the Texas...
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Stymied Texas Board Offers Future Recommendations
AUSTIN (AP) - A Texas state commission prevented from further investigating a case where death penalty opponents say an innocent man may have been executed is set to offer recommendations on future...
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New DNA Standards Could Lead To Thousands Of Texas Retrials
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Thousands of old Texas cases could go to trial a second time now that crime labs nationwide have changed the way they analyze DNA...
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Texas Could Take Stance Against Disputed Bite Mark Evidence
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) — Critics of bite mark evidence say Texas could be on the brink of taking a stance that would likely reverberate in courtrooms across the U.S. The...
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Austin City Council To Vote On $1.6 million Rape Kit Contract
The Austin City Council will vote on a $1.6 million contract with the county for rape kit testing.
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Report Finds U.S. Exonerations Rose Again In 2016
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOUSTON (AP) — The number of people exonerated in the U.S. rose again in 2016, with more than half of them involved in cases in which it was later determined no...
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