AUSTIN – A bill named after the late Timothy Cole is almost ready to go to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his signature. The Texas Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved House Bill 48, a measure that would create the Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission. The 11-member panel would review wrongful convictions to determine what went wrong and then make recommendations aimed at avoiding miscarriages of justice like the one that sent Cole to prison. read more
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