Ex Parte
An offender returns to custody with a new conviction for an offense that predates the most recent release
What is Ex Parte Snow?
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” this made Frosty come to life
What is an old silk hat?
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy are assassinated; The Tet Offensive is launched.
What is 1968?
No clowning, this slayer stuffed the bodies of dead boys in to a crawl space at his home
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
Raised in Houston, this UT grad’s honesty and level-headedness led him to become “The Most Trusted Man in America”, and that’s the way it is
Who is Walter Cronkite?
An offender must be given a 30 day notice that they are being reviewed for Mandatory Supervision
What is Ex Parte Retzlaff?
The color of Elvis Presley’s Christmas
What is Blue?
Jimmy Carter begins his presidency. The Mary Tyler Moore Show ends. Star Wars is released.
What is 1977?
Dead at 83, this Beatles superfan and songwriting hippie was a devoted family man
Who is Charles Manson?
The child of private detectives involved in the Bill Clinton impeachment investigation, this Texas took a Greyhound bound for nowhere into a third place finish on Nashville Star
Who is Miranda Lambert?
An offender released on post 9-1-87 Consecutive offenses will not have their sentence stacked upon their return
What is Ex Parte Keuster?
This carol was sung by the Peanuts Gang at the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
What is “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”?
The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial is unveiled. Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ debuts. Texas conducts its first execution since the reinstatement of capital punishment by the Supreme Court
What is 1982?
This accomplished thespian and political activist died after being shot while trying to escape a burning barn
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
This US Army Veteran and accomplished recording artist is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association, but not the Grand Ole Opry
Who is George Strait?
When an offender is given time credits for pre 9-1-87 Consecutive offenses, those time credits are added to the beginning of their sentence
What is Ex Parte Bynum?
This well-known Christmas Carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965
What is Jingle Bells?
Magic Johnson announces his HIV diagnosis. Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested. Whitney Houston brings a Super Bowl crowd and TV viewers to tears with her rendition of the National Anthem.
What is 1991?
No football talk here, the SEC struggled for years to defeat this creative accountant and pyramid enthusiast
Who is Bernie Madoff?
As a symbol of defiance, Texans fashioned a flag at the scene of this battle containing the phrase “Come and Take It.”
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
An offender who commits the offense of Indecency with a Child between 9-1-1993 and 5-23-1997, will be eligible for Mandatory Supervision
What is Ex Parte Schroeter?
In the carol, “Twelve Days of Christmas”, my true love brought me this many different species of birds
What is six?
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Dr. Pepper is invented. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
What is 1885?
Ol’ Sparky missed his chance when this killer was paroled after having his sentence commuted to life. Quick to kill again, his time on America’s Most Wanted helped him secure a date with a lethal Texas needle
Who is Kenneth Alan McDuff?
This Massachusetts native served as the last president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Anson Jones?