A bill filed in the Texas Legislature would create a grant program to help law enforcement officials with solving violent criminal cases, especially ones involving sexual acts.
House Bill ( HB) 3577, filed by State Rep. Mitch Little (R-Lewisville ) on March 3, says that the purpose of the grant program would be to “improve clearance rates for violent and sexual offenses”, meaning a crime has been solved and penalties have been dealt out to the correct offender — essentially the measure of a law enforcement entity’s effectiveness.
