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Execution Case Prompts Hearing

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Cameron T. Willingham

By Ben Phillpott, KUT News

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Austin, TX –

Texas lawmakers got their chance today to ask questions about the recent changes on the Texas Forensic Science Commission. Governor Rick Perry replaced several members of the commission - including its chair just days before it was to hear a report that questioned the science used to convict and execute Cameron Todd Willingham for the arson deaths of his three children. KUT's Ben Philpott reports.