According to Shannon Edmonds at the Texas prosecutors' association, of the 2,026 bills and resolutions filed as of yesterday, "78 bills would create new criminal offenses, 55 bills would increase current punishments, [and] 11 bills would decrease a current punishment." While the overcriminalization trend toward higher penalties and more crimes remains troubling, in past sessions the number of bills filed reducing punishments has seldom reached double digits.
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