This document highlights the recent progress Texas has made through budgetary and policy changes that have substantially reduced both the crime and incarceration rates and recommends additional steps lawmakers can take to build on these gains.
Progressive purity on crime is coming at the expense of public safety
On just one Saturday night this month, three DePaul University students, all women, were robbed within half an hour on the school’s Lincoln Park campus in Chicago. One of the women was hit in the face by her assailant. Across town, numerous armed robberies and murders were taking place at the same time. In all, Chicago reported at least 22...