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- ↑ "Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ Mulvaney, Erin (October 7, 2010). "Judge Barbara Hervey, Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit working to educate officials about issues with forensic science". The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Judge Barbara Parker Hervey, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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