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8 Jan 2013, 7:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The papers today are filled with relieved commentary over Texas Comptroller Susan Comb's new budget estimate which found that the state has $8.8 billion "left over" from the last budget and roughly $20 billion more in projected revenue than last session. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 6:26 am by John H Curley
In 2010 Arbitrator Susan Mackenzie reinstated grievant following his termination for insubordination but imposed a last chance condition. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 8:24 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry has received plenty of attention over the last week for telling the Washington Examiner that he disagrees with Comptroller’s Susan Combs efforts to collect sales taxes from Amazon.com. [read post]
18 Mar 2012, 6:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Comptroller Susan Combs says Allen's release was based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, not actual innocence, and now the Texas Supreme Court is considering whether Allen may receive compensation like the DNA exonerees in a similar position. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 8:35 am
That would open the way for State Comptroller Susan Combs to file for the AG spot. [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 11:12 am by Jamie Ribman
    The Future of the Taxing of Internet Based Stores Susan Combs, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts says Texas loses roughly $600 million a year from untaxed online sales. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 4:00 am
While it’s still early days, one issue will be looming over all potential state tax legislation; namely, Comptroller Susan Combs’ 2010-2011 Biennial Revenue Estimate projecting that Texas will have 10.5 percent less in funds available for general-purpose spending than were available in the last biennium. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 8:35 am by Steve Hall
Comptroller Susan Combs denied the claim because the judge's order didn't contain the magic words "actual innocence," which she claims the statute requires.Whether the comptroller is justified in her claim or just trying not to open a Pandora's Box is another column.But it's been a mystery to many following the case as to why Bill Parnham, the current district attorney for Burleson and Washington counties who has steadfastly supported the case for… [read post]
20 May 2012, 4:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But state Comptroller Susan Combs had resisted paying Billy Frederick Allen, arguing that his conviction was overturned because he had ineffective lawyers, not because he had proven his innocence.The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Dale Wainwright, disagreed, saying the state's criminal courts had shown Allen had a legitimate innocence claim and he should be paid.Jeff Blackburn, chief counsel of the Innocence Project of Texas, which works … [read post]
19 Apr 2008, 2:28 pm
Oh in case you are wondering, as Susan Daicoff notes yes some attorneys (trial attorneys) tend to have high levels of testosterone according to one study. [read post]
19 May 2011, 8:51 am by Steve Hall
Graves filed a claim with Texas Comptroller Susan Combs after he was released, but she denied it, saying the order releasing Graves did not have the correct wording to entitle him to compensation. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 4:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In a December report, Comptroller Susan Combs found that per-student spending increased 63 percent over the previous decade. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 7:07 am by Joshua Matz
”  At Los Angeles City Watch, Scottie Thomaston and Jacob Combs report on a media call about next steps in the Proposition 8 case of Perry v. [read post]
28 Nov 2010, 4:29 pm by Steve Hall
According to lawyers for Comptroller Susan Combs, the men were still serving their original sentences when they were charged with rape — even though they were out of prison at the time — so the state cannot pay for any time the two sentences overlapped. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 4:00 am by Alan E. Sherman
    Susan Combs, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, recently announced that Texas will use approximately $23 million in federal stimulus funds for a mail-in rebate program for consumers who purchase certain energy-efficient household appliances during a 10-day period next April. [read post]
12 May 2011, 9:23 am by Steve Hall
Instead, because the court did not use the words “actual innocence” in its release order, Comptroller Susan Combs said the state should not pay. [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 11:06 am by Don Cruse
SUSAN COMBS, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. [read post]