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24 Jan 2014, 5:37 am by Tom Crane
I wrote previously about Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott engaging in frivolous defenses and frivolous lawsuits. [read post]
19 Jul 2017, 11:47 am by Alexandra Vernis
Greg Abbott selected 20 bills for the agenda to be discussed by lawmakers during the session. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 8:48 am by Steven Wildberger
[JURIST] Texas Governor Greg Abbott [official profile] on Friday called for [press release] nine new amendments to the US Constitution [text] in an effort to shrink the size of the federal government. [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 4:16 am
[JURIST] Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott [official profile] announced [press release] Tuesday that the state has reached a settlement [text, PDF] in a Medicare fraud lawsuit it had brought against drug manufacturer Abbott Laboratories [corporate website]. [read post]
1 Jun 2015, 12:25 pm by George Ticoras, Esq.
Greg Abbott has 20 days after transmittal of bills sent at the end of the session to sign or veto the legislation. [read post]
22 Jun 2018, 8:02 am by Alexandra Vernis, J.D.
Greg Abbott called a special election this week to fill a vacancy after the surprise resignation of state senator Carlos Uresti. [read post]
2 Jan 2019, 8:46 am by Lisa Stutzman
Greg Abbott announced January 29, 2019, as the special election date for House Districts 79 and 145. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 7:21 am by Craig Swanson
Greg Abbott set the special election for House District 52 for November 6, 2018, the same day as the general election. [read post]
6 Mar 2015, 8:18 am by George Ticoras, Esq.
Greg Abbott announced a special election will be held on March 31 for Texas House District 124. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 7:18 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
“It really bothers us that Greg Abbott did what he did,” said Martha Sanchez, a LUPE community organizer from Alton. [read post]
15 Oct 2020, 2:29 pm by Adam Faderewski
Greg Abbott appointed Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle, of Houston, to replace Justice Paul Green, who retired on August 31, 2020. [read post]
26 May 2017, 12:32 pm by David Kravets
Greg Abbott is expected to sign Monday, that removes a controversial requirement that prospective drivers have their fingerprints run through an FBI database that tracks people's criminal activity over the course of their lives. [read post]
At the state level, Governor Greg Abbott has issued three executive orders mandating both roadway and air travelers originating at certain locations to self-quarantine for a period of 14 days upon their arrival in Texas. [read post]
22 Apr 2020, 4:27 pm by Immigration Prof
Greg Abbott issued an executive order last month prohibiting the release of inmates on personal bonds if they were accused or convicted of a violent crime. [read post]
24 Jun 2020, 10:00 pm
As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases begin to surge in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 6:39 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
A bipartisan group of Texas legislators has written a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, demanding a special session to repeal the dispute resolution provisions in the Texas Advance Directives Act. [read post]
11 Jan 2020, 10:53 am by Immigration Prof
Greg Abbott said Friday that Texas will no longer consent to resettling refugees, making it the only state so far to opt out of the federal program that for years has sent the most... [read post]
23 Apr 2022, 5:00 am by Immigration Prof
The Texas Tribune reports that "[a]s [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott takes extraordinary measures in the name of border security, some on the right are pushing him to go one unprecedented and legally questionable step further:... [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 8:31 am by Rick Hasen
Austin American Statesman: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott this week asked a federal court in Washington to prevent 12 state lawmakers from giving depositions in the state’s voter identification case.” [read post]