TX House passes Domestic Violence Registry bill - Texas

Chris Engel 5/9/138:01 PM

"House Bill 21 would create a public domestic violence registry in Texas similar to DPS's sexual predator registry. The House has already approved the bill, but some say this system would be too risky.

"According to Texas DPS records, the number of family violence incidents reported in 2011 was nearly 178,000 and 142 women were killed.

"State Representatives Jason Villalba and Trey Martinez-Fischer co-authored House Bill 21. They say the spike in these crimes. particularly ending in homicide by repeat offenders, prompted the proposal for an online database...."

http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/TX-House-passes-Domestic--206704481.html

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