How much did this lab cost TAXPAYERS in criminal justice fees, courts,attorneys, das, jails, prison,wrongful convictions, parole,etc.????Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant

Grits for Breakfast: No charges for lab worker drylabbing in Tarrant: The Tarrant County District Attorney will not impanel a grand jury to evaluate the actions of a lab worker in the medical examiners office w...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...

Grits for Breakfast: Written consent for vehicle searches and déjà vu a...: Grits was pleased to read that, starting next month, the Austin Police Department will require officers to obtain written consent for search...

Grits for Breakfast: When the state sues your car: Asset forfeiture fol...

Grits for Breakfast: When the state sues your car: Asset forfeiture fol...: At the Houston Press, Craig Malisow has a feature on a pair of asset-forfeiture cases , including a constitutional challenge to the practi...

Grits for Breakfast: 'Gagged, sealed and delivered,' and other stories

Grits for Breakfast: 'Gagged, sealed and delivered,' and other stories: Here are a few odds and ends that didn't make it into their own separate posts but merit Grits readers' attention: 'Gagged, Sealed, and De...

Grits for Breakfast: New federal legislation would pump $300 million in...

Grits for Breakfast: New federal legislation would pump $300 million in...: The Nature News blog on Friday brought details of new federal legislation to fund  research and improve standards in forensic science, at l...

Grits for Breakfast: Texas crime labs ill-equipped to handle coming vol...

Grits for Breakfast: Texas crime labs ill-equipped to handle coming vol...: The lede to the Nature News blog article mentioned in the last Grits post described a fascinating occurrence of faulty forensics I hadn'...

Grits for Breakfast: Criminal investigations focused on two DPS staffer...

Grits for Breakfast: Criminal investigations focused on two DPS staffer...: Rare and welcome coverage yesterday by Brenda Bell at the Statesman of contracting irregularities at the Department of Public Safety in a st...