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New law lets Texas drivers help tackle the state's rape kit testing backlog

Driver's license applications will soon ask Texans whether they'd like to donate $1 or more for sexual assault kit testing. It's the state's latest effort to reduce a backlog that has swelled for years.

By JIM MALEWITZ, The Texas Tribune
Posted 9/18/17

State Rep. Victoria Neave agrees that everyday Texans shouldn't have to pass around a figurative hat to help rape victims get justice; footing the costly bill to test sexual assault kits should be …

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