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8 Jan 2010, 7:46 am by Steve Hall
With bipartisan support, the Texas Legislature passed a law in 2001 mandating a life sentence for mentally retarded people convicted of capital crimes. [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 7:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Colorado created a state civil rights cause of action free from qualified immunity. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 9:19 am by Sam Favate
There’s a new battle brewing in America’s classrooms, and while it doesn’t have the religious implications of the evolution vs. creationism debate, it has prompted several state legislatures and local school boards to get involved. [read post]
23 May 2012, 9:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reported Jazmine Ulloa:A state law that went into effect in September aims to audit and eventually develop the resources to examine the cache, stipulating that all law enforcement agencies must report untested rape kits to the Texas Department of Public Safety. [read post]
12 May 2010, 9:23 am by Louis Leichter
  Since the Texas State Legislature’s previous legislative session, the Texas Dental Board has begun dramatically ramping up enforcement actions against dentists, oral surgeons, dental hygienists, and other professionals licensed under its auspices. [read post]
20 Dec 2017, 10:08 am by John Floyd
  Law of Parties in Capital Death Penalty Cases   Wood was eligible for the death penalty under what is known in Texas as the “law of parties,” found in Section 7.02 of the state’s Penal Code. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 5:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texting may well be the "king of distraction," as an insurance-industry lobbyist recently told the Texas legislature, but if so it's a monarch in a multipolar world. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 6:00 am by Beth Graham
In a 6-3 opinion, a divided Supreme Court of Texas has affirmed an Amarillo appellate court’s order stating a dispute must be arbitrated despite that a trial was already completed and judgment was entered in the case. [read post]
19 Aug 2011, 9:52 pm by J.W. Verret
That threat should be considered along the lines of his previous responses in standing against the federal strings tied to stimulus money or in a sovereignty resolution he pushed through the Texas Legislature. [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 10:33 pm
(a) No evidence obtained by an officer or other person in violation of any provisions of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or of the Constitution or laws of the United States of America, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the trial of any criminal case.... [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 1:21 pm by Lindsay Griffiths
This could be challenged at a later time by the state legislature, but eventually, those states will sign on. [read post]
16 May 2024, 10:54 am by Josh Blackman
He was not sent to Austin to sit as a Council of Revision for the Texas legislature. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 2:50 pm by James Innocent
Texas is a huge and diverse state and there’s a lot to enjoy here. [read post]
27 Jun 2007, 8:42 pm
Both houses of the state legislature passed the bill this week, and it is expected to be sent to Gov. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 11:23 am
In each case, appellant stated in his police report that he witnessed the contact or delivery. [read post]