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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Texas may have to overhaul its crime-labs because of problems at Houston and elsewhere around the state, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Monday.
Dewhurst asked the Senate Criminal Justice Committee to begin a study of the system, the Houston Chronicle reported.
"When evidence is contaminated, it threatens the system," Dewhurst said. "And that's something we simply can't stand for."
The Houston Police DNA lab was closed two years ago because of errors discovered in its processing. Problems have also been reported at the state Department of Public Safety lab.
Dewhurst said state-run or regional crime labs may be a solution. Many larger Texas cities now run their own labs, with county and DPS labs handling work for smaller agencies.
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