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Legislation Aims To Reduce Texas’ Rape Kit Backlog

Ryan Poppe, TPR / HPM Digital Team

Posted on February 28, 2019 · Representative Victoria Neave has introduced three bills to help victims of sexual assault. One of them requires a statewide audit of untested rape kits, among other things.

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Posted on January 17, 2023 · A jury determined that Boykin deprived two women of their rights when, while on duty as a law enforcement officer in August 2020, he coerced them to perform oral sex in a parking lot in Houston.

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Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

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