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7 Aug 2008, 4:28 pm
"And:In June, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Attorney General Michael Mukasey asked Texas Gov. [read post]
24 Jul 2015, 4:31 pm
Texas Governor Rick Perry makes a statement regarding his grand jury indictment on charges of abuse of power at the Texas state capitol, in Austin in August 2014. [read post]
17 Apr 2015, 12:30 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
We see no legitimate basis to distinguish this case from Martin, in which we affirmed and upheld the Legislature's intent that chapter 22 of the Texas Property Code govern the resolution of disputes involving legal interests in real property.Id. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 4:19 pm by Eugene Volokh
This follows in the wake of a Texas attorney general opinion last December that concluded, “A court would likely conclude that Model Rule 8.4(g) infringes upon the free speech rights of members of the State Bar. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 5:24 pm by Texas Legal News
Resolving Claims of Medical Negligence in Texas A pretrial screening panel or arbitrator is not required in Texas, but the state legislature has given counties permission to use them if they so choose. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 10:18 pm
By Eric Goldman State Regulation of the Internet * iAWFUL, the Internet Advocates Watchlist for Ugly Laws * Texas HB 2003. [read post]
11 Feb 2008, 9:28 am
Let me know what you think:RESOLUTON CALLING FOR PRISON AND JAIL DIVERSIONWHEREAS Texas prison and jails are full everywhere in the state, costing taxpayers' billions of dollars;WHEREAS Texas cannot hire enough guards to staff current prisons, even when money is budgeted;WHEREAS the majority of people in county jails have not been convicted and are only in jail because they cannot afford bond, and the majority of people in prison are non-violent offenders;WHEREAS 30%… [read post]
27 Feb 2011, 12:00 pm by Mark S. Humphreys
The Texas Business & Commerce Code, Section 17.46(b) has a "laundry list" of false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices that have been declared unlawful by the Texas Legislature. [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 7:36 am
In 2009, the Texas Legislature passed a law which prohibits the use of any type of wireless device in a school zone. [read post]
29 Feb 2008, 12:44 pm
There are several examples of universities, Texas El Paso, University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, which have facilities and students on both sides of the border. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 11:04 am
Similar to the Second Circuit case involving New York's Protection Act, Rapid attempted to avoid the Pennsylvania Structured Settlement Act in the All State case by obtaining an arbitration award and court order (subsequently vacated) in Texas purporting to approve a transfer agreement. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" Indeed, "The Texas Constitution provides that 'No power of suspending the laws of this state shall be exercised, except by the Legislature.' Tex. [read post]
21 Dec 2018, 10:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits has been involved in passing bipartisan criminal-justice reforms at the Texas Legislature since 2001, so is excited to see the First Step Act passed in Congress.There are many lessons to be learned here, but let's quickly highlight a few takeaways for two audiences in particular: national criminal-justice reformers and conservative Texas legislators.What national #cjreform supporters should take away from the First Step Act:Bipartisan reform isn't just some… [read post]
30 May 2019, 5:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Washington Post last year reported that Texas has more people with suspended licenses than any other state. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
The 76th Session of the Oregon Legislature will get underway Tuesday in Salem. [read post]
12 May 2015, 1:58 pm by Shawn Garrison
A 50/50 custody bill is making its way through the Texas legislature that would give parents equal custody of their children following a divorce. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 1:34 pm
The bill, HB 2510, states that it avoids the federal phase-out specifying that traditional incandescent bulbs are legal to sell in Texas as long as they are manufactured in that state. [read post]
26 May 2014, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Texas (2003), in which the Court ruled 6-3 that state criminal bans on same-sex sexual behavior violate the right to privacy protected in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 6:58 pm by admin
  Several years ago, the Texas legislature passed a measure that encouraged this method of legal resolution, Tex. [read post]