Search for: "THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE" Results 821 - 840 of 4,757
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
14 Nov 2016, 3:07 am by Walter Olson
Feinstein-Collins bill (“Personal Care Products Safety Act”) to regulate soap, lotions, and cosmetics is best left to swirl down drain [Eric Boehm/Reason, earlier, Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetics Guild and ICMAD (mid-sized and smaller companies), Modern Soapmaking, my appearance on KPCC “AirTalk”] Standing in the need of standing: federal judge denies motion to dismiss suit over global warming against federal government and business groups on behalf of 21 young persons and… [read post]
13 Nov 2016, 11:31 am by John Floyd
The legislature last year revamped the state’s civil commitment program after a series Houston Chronicle investigative pieces “found that none of the hundreds committed to the program had ever graduated from it. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 10:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Houston PD could see more officers retire soon as a result of the proposed pension deal Mayor Sylvester Turner negotiated with the unions, reported the Houston Chronicle last week. [read post]
5 Nov 2016, 7:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"The kicker, though: Eighty percent of jail inmates are being detained pretrial and have yet to be convicted, according to the Houston Chronicle, meaning these variances and the purported jail crowding crisis spurring them are entirely a self-inflicted wound. [read post]
30 Oct 2016, 8:40 pm
Andrea Zelinski of The Houston Chronicle reports that "State leaders ask Texas high court for clarification on same sex marriage law. [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 3:00 am by Paul Caron
Following up on my previous posts (links below): Houston Chronicle, Law School in Trademark Fight Will Change its Name Again: By the end of 2016, the private law school in downtown Houston will have yet another new name, attorneys said on Wednesday. [read post]
24 Oct 2016, 3:09 am by Walter Olson
Chilling effects ahead should they pass [Tracie Sharp and Darcy Olsen, WSJ] Blogger critical of Houston cancer researcher put through FBI investigation (and cleared) following dubious complaint [Ken White, Popehat] And they’re right. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 2:26 pm by Andrea Shannon (US)
The court’s order chronicles how Houston College of Law spent considerable sums rebranding and then destroyed much of its old stationery and signage after learning of the University of Houston’s objections, a decision that the court could not help observing “defies logic. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 2:26 pm by Andrea Shannon (US)
The court’s order chronicles how Houston College of Law spent considerable sums rebranding and then destroyed much of its old stationery and signage after learning of the University of Houston’s objections, a decision that the court could not help observing “defies logic. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 10:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
*Ask CCA candidate why she won't use public defendersTexas Court of Criminal Appeals candidate Mary Lou Keel stopped using the Harris County Public Defender Office because of a dispute with some of their attorneys, and the HCPD won't say what it involved, the Houston Chronicle reported. [read post]
15 Oct 2016, 9:15 am by Paul Caron
Following up on my previous posts (links below): Houston Chronicle, UH Wins Temporary Injunction in Legal Battle Against Rival Law College: A federal judge ruled Friday that South Texas College of Law must stop using its new name - displayed on prominent billboards around town - until it resolves a... [read post]
11 Oct 2016, 5:07 am by Patrick A. Malone
But the Houston Chronicle and other media deserve  credit for reminding that most people in this country still get insured by employers−and Americans are struggling with the social experiment in which ever increasing costs of care get shifted on to them. [read post]
The following post is a reprint of a May 2, 2011 “Psychology Today” article written by Tyger Latham, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Washington, DC. [read post]
7 Oct 2016, 3:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
About a quarter of Texas police shooting deaths over the last decade - more than 200 - went unreported to the state Attorney General despite criminal penalties on the books for noncompliance, our own Amanda Woog observed in a Houston Chronicle editorial.Woog reported that, "Scott Bowman, Howard Williams and Jordan Taylor Jung, of Texas State University, have documented more than 200 police shootings that were not reported to the AG's office, but should have been. [read post]
6 Oct 2016, 10:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Houston Chronicle reported on the habit of the Montgomery County DA to seek life sentences for repeat DWI offenders.The Sheriff and the spooksCrazy story out of Hudspeth County about Sheriff Arvin West. [read post]
6 Oct 2016, 8:46 am
" Kevin Diaz of The Houston Chronicle reports that "Supreme Court looks at race in Houston death penalty case. [read post]
5 Oct 2016, 1:27 pm by Kyle Krull
Reference: Houston Chronicle (Sept. 16, 2016) “Mortgage: What reverse mortgage financial assessment means to you” [read post]
3 Oct 2016, 10:01 pm by News Desk
PolitiFact Texas, the fact-checking service sponsored by the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, weighed into the controversy last week not for the issue, but the rhetoric. [read post]
2 Oct 2016, 10:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire's suggestion that they be "taught how to properly interact with police when they are stopped for traffic violations or if they are detained," as the Houston Chronicle's Mike Ward reported on Thursday.Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire, D-Houston, said his proposed legislation would require the Texas Education Agency to develop curriculum "in law enforcement duties and interaction. [read post]