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4 May 2021, 4:00 am
Campaign Finance Mississippi: “Mississippi Politicians Are Capitalizing on Loopholes in State’s Campaign Finance Law” by Luke Ramseth for Mississippi Daily Journal Montana: “Legislature Approves Campaign Finance Exemption for Religious Groups” by Sam Wilson for Montana Standard Elections National: “For Republicans, Fealty to Trump’s Election Falsehood Becomes Defining Loyalty Test” by Ashley Parker and Marianna Sotomayor (Washington… [read post]
17 Apr 2010, 10:13 pm
"Texas has the same problem: Prison staff make up 16.9% of all state employees, which according to the Pew Center on the States (pdf, p. 15) is the highest percentage in the country. [read post]
4 Apr 2015, 6:49 am
The following are a few new laws being proposed by the Texas Legislature concerning insurance. [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 4:56 am
Those felons will have to remain in Texas, state officials said.Bryan Collier, deputy executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that runs the prison system, said about 11,500 of Texas' 156,000 state prisoners are not U.S. citizens — and about 6,000 of those currently have a deportation order pending against them.This is probably the most significant bill passed in the 82nd Legislature aimed at reducing… [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 12:20 pm
The Austin Statesman's Mike Ward points to a major development on the criminal justice reform front: The entry of the Texas Association of Business, a powerful lobby representing some of the state's largest employers, will be backing a reform agenda on criminal justice this session. [read post]
21 May 2015, 7:35 am
The Texas legislature just passed HB 40, severely limiting how municipalities can regulate drilling within their borders. [read post]
8 May 2023, 6:38 am
The Texas state House should not. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
A bill that gets dropped in the hopper at a state legislature often starts out as a mini mystery. [read post]
11 Oct 2014, 6:00 am
The underlying subtext is that Republican controlled state legislatures are putting the voter ID laws in place because it will disproportionately affect likely Democratic voters. [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 12:00 pm
Before now, state officials claimed understaffing problems at Texas prison units were limited to a handful of rural facilities located in areas where oil and gas production made it difficult to compete for low-waged workers. [read post]
7 May 2013, 2:38 am
The Smiley Dental Clinic at Medallion Center in Dallas has agreed to repay the State of Texas more than $4 million. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 4:10 am
The Texas State Preservation Board has a policy that allows displays in public areas of the Capitol upon filing of an appropriate application and a letter of sponsorship from the governor, lieutenant governor or a member of the state legislature. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 9:08 am
To AG Greg Abbott's credit, Texas was not one of the 15 of those states that signed onto an amici brief urging SCOTUS to allow what their own state law forbade. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 6:05 am
The Court also granted review in State of Texas v. $281,400 in US Currency, the case in which the Court made a formal CVSG request last fall. [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 12:07 pm
State law prohibits offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 1:33 am
Texas should halt all executions.To: Texas Governor Rick Perry The State of Texas should halt all executions in light of the news that the investigator hired by the Texas Forensic Science Commission has concluded that the fire in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was accidental and not arson. [read post]
4 Sep 2009, 11:38 am
Deeb (2D08-6428)) Given that Texas and Florida are perhaps the two most debtor-friendly states in the nation, this trend is certainly something to be concerned about. [read post]
31 May 2013, 5:24 am
Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, had little trouble moving Senate Bill 1322 through the state Legislature during the legislative session that ended on Monday. [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 9:50 am
Their efforts consist primarily of counseling victims and lobbying state legislatures and Congress on their behalf. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 1:23 pm
While the Texas law is broad, there are other states with similar laws. [read post]
