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.
Will Voters Decide to Leave Austin?
Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a limited disannexation measure, House Bill 3053, that allows people unfairly captured by large cities during a particular time period to hold an election on the question of staying or leaving municipal control. The law was passed after concerns were raised that some cities had accelerated their involuntary annexation...