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17 Aug 2014, 3:04 pm by William Helbling
[JURIST] Texas Governor Rick Perry [official website] on Friday was indicted by a Travis County [official website] grand jury on two felony charges for abuse of power [indictment, PDF]. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 2:06 am
Normally, the Texas Senate rubber stamps the Governor's appointments to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but one of Rick Perry's three appointees announced last week perhaps deserves closer vetting by the Senate. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 11:48 am by firstamendmentblogger
As reported in the Houston Chronicle, the ACLU of Texas is seeking information about whether public funds will be spent on the August 6 Reliant Stadium prayer rally being promoted by Texas Governor Rick Perry. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 10:02 am by Steve Hall
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot today issued Opinion GA-0754 regarding the authority of a Texas governor to issue a posthumous pardon. [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 9:46 am
Governor's abrupt Dismissal of Chairman, Two Members of Texas Forensic Science Commission on Eve of Hearing Smacks of Political Cover-up By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair It is one thing for a governor to have possibly presided over the execution of an innocent man but quite another for that governor to effectively shut down an official investigation into whether the forensic evidence used convict the man was… [read post]
13 Jan 2020, 5:05 am by Rebecca Salamacha
Texas Governor Abbot announced in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday that Texas would refuse settling refugees in 2020. [read post]
29 Jan 2009, 8:27 am
Governor nor the Speaker has announced committee assignments. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 1:52 pm by The Law Office of Matthew D. Sharp
In 2018, Governor Greg Abbott announced an important proposal with the goal of protecting people from human traffickers and addressing sexual misconduct allegations throughout Texas’ state government. [read post]
9 Nov 2018, 11:40 am by James Warner, Esq.
Governor Greg Abbott won re-election in Texas, easily defeating democratic challenger Lupe Valdez. [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 8:12 pm
  Deece is a adviser to former Governor Ann Richards, chief of staff to State Senator Rodney Ellis, and executive director of People for the American Way's Texas office. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 12:14 pm by Steve Hall
  He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. [read post]
9 Sep 2006, 3:11 pm
Following the success of the Texas Tax Reform Commission in drafting legislation to lower school property tax rates, the Governor recently appointed a 15-member advisory group known as the Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform to address the other component of property taxes, namely appraisal values. [read post]
9 Sep 2006, 3:11 pm
Following the success of the Texas Tax Reform Commission in drafting legislation to lower school property tax rates, the Governor recently appointed a 15-member advisory group known as the Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform to address the other component of property taxes, namely appraisal values. [read post]
22 Feb 2007, 6:30 am
[JURIST] Lawmakers in Texas [JURIST news archive] advanced a bill Wednesday to rescind the governor's executive order requiring that school-age girls receive a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. [read post]
1 May 2020, 9:52 am
On April 27, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-18 (Order) regarding the reopening of Texas businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. [read post]
15 Oct 2017, 8:34 am by Howard Friedman
Abbott, (WD TX, Oct. 13, 2017), a Texas federal district court held that Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas State Preservation Board violated the free speech rights of Freedom From Religion Foundation when, at the governor's order, FFRF's Bill of Rights nativity display was removed from the state capitol rotunda where it had been erected under a limited public forum policy. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 7:03 am by Steve Hall
  He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. [read post]