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HB 1068, 79th R.S.
Relating to the collection and analysis of evidence and testimony based on forensic analysis, crime laboratory accreditation, DNA testing, and the creation and maintenance of DNA records; providing a penalty.

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Letter to Chairman John Bradley, Texas Forensic Science Commission, clarifying the legislative history and jurisdiction of the Commission.
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By Representatives Lon Burnam, Eddie Rodriguez, Stephen Frost, and Barbara Mallory Caraway, House Committee on Public Safety
Publication Date: July 22, 2010
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Memorandum on the jurisdiction of the Forensic Science Commission ('drafted, reviewed, and edited...by 2 members of the FSC who are lawyers, counsel for the Attorney General's Office, the Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety').
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By Texas Forensic Science Commission
Publication Date: July 2010
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