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Texas hate crime law has little effect: just ten convictions in ten years. http://t.co/Z1ubXuna #muckreads

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Texas hate crime law has little effect

A Texas hate crime law was enacted in 2001, but just 10 cases that have been classified as hate-driven have been prosecuted, despite hundreds of reports. Only one of those made it to a jury; the rest were settled with plea agreements.

Date: January 25, 2012
By: Eric Dexheimer
Source: Austin American-Statesman

Tags: hate crimes

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