Harris and Dallas counties have streamlined their pre-trial juvenile detention policies, resulting in decreased re-offense and absconding rates, all while saving millions. This paper provides strategies for other Texas counties to replicate their successes.
Higher Education
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...
September 28, 2026