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22 Jun 2009, 4:22 pm
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. [read post]
30 Sep 2014, 6:41 am
In 2014, the Indiana legislature passed HB1009, which requires a law enforcement officer to obtain a warrant to use a UAV for police purposes. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 7:38 am
Here are a few more bills (see here, here, here and here for earlier installments) from the first week of pre-filing at the Texas Legislature that may merit Grits readers' attention:Can prison spending be limited to population/inflation growth rates? [read post]
20 Aug 2016, 6:12 am
The Legislature changed its name because TNRCC came to be anounced “Train-wreck. [read post]
20 Aug 2016, 6:12 am
The Legislature changed its name because TNRCC came to be anounced “Train-wreck. [read post]
9 Jan 2024, 9:00 am
In 2024, new laws in Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and Oregon will take effect, joining laws already in effect in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 12:32 pm
If we don't adopt disclosure, the Legislature will act. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 8:35 pm
He has served for 11 years, longer than anyone in Texas history and long enough to leave his mark on state commissions. [read post]
30 May 2012, 3:20 pm
Doyle III were joined by five exonerees who collectively spent more than 90 years in prison for crimes they didn't commit, a Texas rape victim who mistakenly identified the wrong suspect, one of the three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape in 2006, and a North Carolina police captain whose department has successfully adopted interrogation and eyewitness reforms.Despite the fact that New York has the third highest number of wrongful convictions nationwide, the… [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 2:05 pm
Is Kim Ogg really proposing - after bail reform crashed and burned in Austin this spring - that we put all this on hold and hope that the Texas Legislature can do better in 2021? [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 10:09 am
In 2017, it has been a particularly exciting year in state legislatures when it came to strengthening laws for abused and neglected animals. [read post]
24 Dec 2010, 11:01 am
That seems as though it undercuts the idea that the GOP benefits from the new districts in the red state of Texas. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 8:12 am
State Rep. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 1:43 pm
Several police unions have joined together to create a new website called Texas Police Facts aiming to convince the Texas Legislature there's no need for police reform in 2021. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 4:35 am
And if the Texas Legislature decides the latter standard should prevail, perhaps prosecutors should abide by that dicta instead of immediately seeking to undermine and bypass the law. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 2:59 pm
Indeed, members noted at last week's meeting that the group has a lot to do if it hopes to highlight areas in need of reform by the time the Legislature convenes in January. [read post]
2 May 2007, 8:52 am
The Texas Inmate Family Association also deserves a lot of credit for doggedly pursuing the reform over the years.See the House Research Organization's report on the bill's identical House companion for more background on the legislation's specifics.In future sessions I'd like to see the Legislature revisit this law to reduce the financial burden on families on prisoners approved call list, since high phone rates (profits to the state are split between… [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 6:15 am
Grits was admittedly surprised at how few wiretaps were being approved in Texas state courts, but I'll bet this news explains where Texas agencies are going for detailed information about suspect phone records. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 6:04 am
For much more on voter identification requirements, check out this page compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. [read post]
29 May 2012, 9:28 am
Cherie Townsend, head of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, announced today that she's retiring at the end of next month following harsh criticism from state Sen. [read post]
