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03/19/2013 12:56 PM

Capital Tonight: Abbott pushes for pre-trial DNA testing

Term Limits Return

A bill limiting statewide officials to two consecutive terms passed out of the Senate Tuesday. If approved by the House, the bill would go to voters in November.

A joint committee is looking into the relationship between the University of Texas Board of Regents and UT President Bill Powers. The committee asked for a year's worth of communication between the Board of Regents and all University of Texas staff.

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Abbott's New Objective

Attorney General Greg Abbott discussed a recently proposed bill to ensure DNA testing of evidence is done before cases that involve the death penalty begin.

Abbott described the bipartisan bill as a way to streamline the criminal justice process.

"We need to get all that [DNA testing] done upfront, to make sure that we convict the right person, or if the DNA evidence shows the person was innocent, they are released," Abbott said.

Paul Brown also spoke to Abbott about the Second Amendment and gun-control efforts in Washington.

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Capital Commentators

Harold Cook and Ted Delisi sat down with Paul Brown to discuss a statement Gov. Rick Perry made to a Florida political blog. In an interview with The Shark Tank, Perry said he’ll likely make an announcement about a possible 2016 presidential run later this year.

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