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The package of legislation, championed by House Speaker Dade Phelan, is called Smarter Justice, Safer Texas. Author: Michael McCardel, Jason Whitely Published: 9:30 AM CDT April 25, 2021 Updated: 9:30 AM CDT April 25, 2021
DALLAS Texas state representatives are collectively moving a package of bills through the House in the final weeks of the legislative session aimed at reforming the criminal justice system.
The goal, according to state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, is to give some offenders a second chance while making sure the justice system continues to target predators across the state.
“What we re trying to do is push the needle forward to getting back to what the criminal justice system was really designed to do, which is to punish those really harmful individuals who really do not contribute to society,” Collier said on