Welcome to the second addition of the Solutions for Texas Legislative Update. Your hard work is paying off - lawmakers
are hearing your voice!
Governor Perry announced this week that "There are better, more efficient ways to deal with this prison population than
going and building more prisons."
Governor Perry said that new prisons are last on his list of justice priorities. The article appeared Thursday, February 10th in the Austin American Statesman.
This is evidence that our state leaders see that smart on crime intiatives are the most practical solutions for
the prison crisis.