Harris County Forensic Science Center reports major lab upgrades and shrinking backlogs
HFSC told its board that one QTOF mass spectrometer is installed and operational, a transition team is moving evidence from an old facility, and non–sexual-assault backlogs have dropped about 60% to roughly 200 cases; sexual‑assault kit work is nearly current, with only a few dozen kits older than 90 days.
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The Harris County Forensic Science Center (HFSC) told its board that it has begun installing high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometers and is making measurable progress reducing long-standing case backlogs.
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