Texas Forensic Science Commission

The Texas Forensic Science Commission (FSC) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered on the grounds of the College of Criminal Justice of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.[1] The commission investigates complaints about misuse or neglect regarding crime laboratories.[2]

House Bill 1068, authored by Texas Senate members Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa and John Whitmire and Texas House of Representatives member Joe Driver, added 38.01 Texas Forensic Science Commission ("FSC"), specifying the establishment of the agency. 1068 was passed during the 2005 Legislative Session. In 2007 the FSC funds were appropriated to Sam Houston State.[2]

History

On July 23, 2010, the Texas Forensic Science Commission released a report saying that the conviction of Cameron Todd Willingham was based on "flawed science" but did not find sufficient evidence to indicate that the arson investigators were negligent or committed willful misconduct.[3]

gollark: ... no?
gollark: I should stick this on a spare monitor/RPi or something.
gollark: Like, say, killing anyone who tests positive, which probably nobody but North Korea is doing.
gollark: Given the information we have we can at least tell that some responses are probably over the top.
gollark: No idea.

References
  1. "Contact Us Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Forensic Science Commission. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
  2. "About Us Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Forensic Science Commission. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
  3. Turner, Allan. ""Flawed science" helped lead to Texas man's execution." Houston Chronicle. July 23, 2010. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.



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