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23 Dec 2020, 7:52 am by Howard Bashman
Greg Abbott; McClure will replace Judge Michael Keasler, 78, who is retiring at the end of this year”: Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune has this report. [read post]
29 Dec 2023, 7:22 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Dec. 28, 2023 letter from DOJ to Texas Governor Greg Abbott "Texas recently enacted Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), which will become effective on March 5, 2024. [read post]
17 Nov 2022, 7:45 am by Immigration Prof
Official Photo of Texas Governor Greg Abbott Texas Governor Greg Abbott is rattling him immigration sword again. [read post]
12 Oct 2021, 6:27 am by Russell Cawyer
On October 12, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive order prohibiting businesses and employers from requiring employees and consumers who object to getting a COVID-19 vaccine for reasons of personal conscience, religious belief or medical reasons (including prior recovery from COVID-19) to be vaccinated. [read post]
21 May 2021, 9:54 am by Bob Kraft
Greg Abbott’s executive order this week forbidding local and state officials from setting mask mandates does not apply to the judiciary, a spokesman for the Supreme Court of Texas said. [read post]
22 May 2012, 6:17 pm by Rick Hasen
Austin American Statesman: “In an effort to move to trial more quickly, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has quietly dropped his opposition to the Department of Justice’s request to take depositions from state lawmakers in the voter identification case.” [read post]
18 Aug 2020, 11:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Greg Abbott proposed legislation to cap revenue for cities that reduce police-department budgets.Grits finds this bizarre on several levels. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Abbott had signed the law in 2015.IMO, vetoing the Good Samaritan bill was one of Greg Abbott's worst decisions as Governor. [read post]
30 Oct 2016, 8:40 pm
"Greg Abbott presses Texas Supreme Court to limit gay-marriage ruling": Chuck Lindell of the Austin American-Statesman has this report. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 6:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Greg Abbott to change his position on Texas' Good Samaritan legislation, which he vetoed in 2015? [read post]
29 Aug 2008, 4:40 pm
"Opinion of 'Bible bill' is up for interpretation; Both sides of the Scripture-in-school dispute say Abbott backed them up": The Houston Chronicle today contains an article that begins, "Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was supposed to settle a dispute over whether public schools must offer a course in Biblical study, but his opinion Thursday created more confusion. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 4:59 am by Howard Bashman
Greg Abbott has his third opportunity to appoint a judge to the state’s highest civil court; His first two picks were white men”: Emma Platoff of The Texas Tribune has this report. [read post]
6 Sep 2023, 10:26 am by Juley Fulcher
However, in June of 2023, as Texas temperatures were consistently hitting triple digits, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that overturned all Texas local ordinances requiring construction employers to provide water breaks to their workers. [read post]
18 Jun 2015, 6:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Abbott for vetoing Texas' Good Samaritan statute, HB 225, quoting the House-side bill author disputing Abbott's claim that he offered amendments to the bill. [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 10:16 am by Greta Ravitsky
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-40 (the “Order”) prohibiting vaccine mandates by any entity. [read post]