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1 Jul 2014, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Image sourceTexas has no valid plan or purpose for its recently announced $1.3 million per week commitment to expanding state trooper patrols along the border, judging from statements by Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott. [read post]
8 Jun 2014, 9:00 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Why isn't Greg Abbott keeping his promise to Texas policyholders? [read post]
19 May 2014, 4:00 pm by Guest & Gray
   Attorney General Greg Abbott plans to fight for Texas’ right to regulate the marriage institution. [read post]
12 May 2014, 2:23 pm by CJLF Staff
  Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, opposed the stay, noting that recent problems in another state following an entirely different execution procedure have nothing to do with Texas. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 4:31 pm by Lowell Brown
(In announcing he would appeal the Texas ruling, Attorney General Greg Abbott said the U.S. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 12:16 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Attorney General ruled on Friday that the state fire marshal has authority to review old arson cases, rebuffing West Texas DA Rod Ponton who'd hoped the AG would intervene to stop its consideration of bad science in the Sonia Cacy arson case, in which the court this week will consider a habeas corpus writ based on actual innocence and junk science claims. [read post]
1 Apr 2014, 1:10 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
One wonders whether Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is likely to replace Perry as Governor next January, concurs with that contumacious stance? [read post]
19 Mar 2014, 4:47 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
After Attorney General Greg Abbott asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to grant re-hearing on their 9-0 decision to invalidate Texas online solicitation of a minor statute as unconstitutional, the CCA today in another unanimous ruling not only told him "no" but expressly limited his authority, striking down a 2011 statute on which he based his post hoc intervention. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
According to the Dallas Morning News , state attorney general Greg Abbott says the state will appeal. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 1:16 pm by Lyle Denniston
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott immediately announced plans to appeal the case to the U.S. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 6:09 am by Bob Kraft
The Dallas Morning News reports that while Attorney General Greg Abbott “has said he supports the Americans with Disabilities Act,” he “has tenaciously battled to block the courthouse door to disabled Texans who sue the state. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 7:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Strangely, given that he has no role in criminal cases unless he's invited by local prosecutors (unless you consider his motives political, in which case it's not strange at all), Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott sought to have the CCA re-hear the case. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 12:04 pm
” The grant of certiorari followed Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s petition to the Court in April 2013, along with 11 other state attorneys general. [read post]
26 Jan 2014, 11:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But if the public really understood the economics of the situation, IMO even alarm company customers should support verified response - at least if the goal is to reduce burglaries and catch burglars.One more aside: After the Texas Tribune covered a story last year that Dexheimer had broken about Attorney General Greg Abbott drilling a well on his property to avoid mandatory watering restrictions, Eric published a snarky blog post about how the story… [read post]
27 Nov 2013, 11:41 am by Michael Lowe
Texas Nursing Homes Should Expect Greater Scrutiny of Nursing Home Trust Fund Accounts in the Future Given all the attention that has come to nursing homes — particularly Texas nursing homes — as a result of this news story spreading the word to state and local lawmakers and law enforcement authorities (e.g., the Office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was quoted in the USA Today article), it’s not going… [read post]
8 Nov 2013, 2:04 pm by Joe Patrice
[Vocativ] * Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott fought hard for a voter ID law. [read post]
1 Nov 2013, 12:24 pm by Libbie Canter
By Paul Swain & Libbie Canter Last week, dating website PlentyOfFish withdrew its offer to buy bankrupt rival True.com, citing concerns raised by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott that the sale would violate True.com’s privacy policy and expose its members to unexpected privacy risks. [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 6:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That’s the gist of a West Texas district attorney’s request to Attorney General Greg Abbott — essentially a request for roadblocks to analyzing old arson cases where modern science casts new light on expert testimony used to convict people.Problem is, the trouble can’t hide. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 7:45 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has also announced his candidacy for Governor. [read post]