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13 Sep 2018, 7:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Huffman, a former prosecutor and judge who frequently carries law-enforcement messages and bills, has been his Republican counterweight.If she was somehow dislodged from office, it would be a big change. [read post]
23 May 2018, 8:11 am by Ben Kostyack
On May 14th, Representatives Raul Grijalva (AZ) and Jared Huffman (CA) filed a letter to the SEC saying that Facebook was breaking laws that require public companies to protect shareholders and prevent illegal activity. [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 8:36 am by Michael Markarian
In related action to this domestic bill, in November the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved by voice vote a resolution (H. [read post]
4 Jan 2018, 7:21 am by Jeff Rasansky
According to News 8 investigator Charlotte Huffman (who spent several months analyzing state data), many nursing homes in Texas employ Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) who have a history of violent crimes. [read post]
17 Sep 2017, 6:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
After several months of working out the kinks in a soft launch, Just Liberty's Reasonably Suspicious podcast now is up and running on numerous platforms - iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 9:31 am by The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
Texas Senate Bill 16 (S.B. 16), authored by Texas Senators Joan Huffman (R-Houston) and Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) lowers the fee for first-time gun license holders to $40 from $140. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 9:31 am by The Law Office of Greg Tsioros
Texas Senate Bill 16 (S.B. 16), authored by Texas Senators Joan Huffman (R-Houston) and Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) lowers the fee for first-time gun license holders to $40 from $140. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 5:38 am by SHG
Houston state senator Joan Huffman has proposed a cure for this epidemic of rape silence. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 10:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Go to the Just Liberty site to send a message to lawmakers supporting reform.Union bashing bill leaves out law enforcementCritics at a State Affairs hearing raised the same criticism Grits did about legislation by Chair Joan Huffman to eliminate union-dues checkoffs for public employees - why leave out law enforcement, which are the most powerful public employee unions in the state? [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 6:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Huffman's bill represents a floor for what can be achieved in the senate this year on asset forfeiture, Burton's bill the ceiling. [read post]
12 Mar 2016, 10:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor won't give Joan Huffman chairmanship of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, she'll just have to find another way. [read post]
19 Aug 2015, 6:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Dan Patrick sent it to the State Affairs Committee chaired by Joan Huffman instead of John Whitmire's Criminal Justice Committee, as would be typical of a bill adjusting the Code of Criminal Procedure. [read post]
28 Apr 2015, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
When a chairman opposes a bill, typically he'd just never give it a hearing, much less a vote, the way Senate State Affairs Chair Joan Huffman has done with Craig Estes' SB 942 in the upper chamber. [read post]
25 Apr 2015, 2:52 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Joan Huffman's legislation reinstating the offense of online solicitation of a minor and criminalizing computer terms of service violations both passed the upper chamber, though on the latter bill the House passed its own version instead of taking up her version.Sen. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 4:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Bennett has praised Huffman's bill for being "much closer to constitutional than the statute as it exists now. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 6:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If the Texas House doesn't amend or reject this bill - and so far it seems to be sailing through the process - then Gov. [read post]
1 Apr 2015, 8:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Joan Huffman entertained concern that the $2,500 threshold may be too high (though it's almost precisely where the inflation adjustment lands), but she voted for the bill in the end. [read post]