«Justices signal dismay at Texas; Decision to hear capital cases may suggest high court questions handling»: The Dallas Morning News today contains an
article that begins, «The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three Texas death penalty cases
in its
new term, a move that veteran court watchers called the latest signal of the court's increasing frustration with how
condemned inmates» appeals are handled by Texas» highest criminal judges and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.»