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24 Dec 2012, 5:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Austin Statesman has a story fleshing out the issue of administrator raises at the Texas Department of Public Safety ("Management positions, salary increase at DPS while state trooper pay raises languish," Dec. 22), a subject Grits had raised back in 2011 after state Sen. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 4:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So it makes a lot of sense for Chairman Herrero to go ahead and say once and for all exactly what the Legislature meant so the courts don't misinterpret later.This sort of back and forth between the Legislature and the courts has been repeatedly necessary over the last decade and a half in Texas post-conviction law. [read post]
7 Aug 2017, 10:33 am by Amy Howe
But in 2010, Republicans won control of both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s office, which led to the legislature, instead of the courts, redrawing the maps after the 2010 census. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 7:01 pm by Barry Barnett
Put the exact words the legislature used in the rule and no more. [read post]
15 Sep 2024, 4:18 pm by Micah Belden
In 2015, the Texas Legislature added the statutory due diligence defense to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which overrode the common law defense. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 11:30 am by Megan Geuss
Tesla accused GM of pushing the bill through the state’s legislature in a letter to its customers shared with Ars. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 1:46 pm
Against this backdrop of health care pricing practices, the Texas Legislature enacted Section 41.0105 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 6:45 am
After the Supreme Court struck down a similar provision in Texas, Alabama dropped its appeal of the court’s decision striking down the Alabama law. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 5:56 am
I bring it up because I was reminded of it by this story in which a Texas state district court judge ruled yesterday that two men married in another state can divorce in Texas and that the state's constitutional prohibition against gay marriage violates the U.S. [read post]
27 Dec 2007, 10:12 pm
Wrote Bob Campbell ("Texas House committee plans second immigration hearing," Dec. 27):State Affairs Committee Chairman David Swinford, R-Dumas, was disappointed when representatives backed by the American Civil Liberties Union defeated his House Bill 13 last spring in Austin to withhold state money from "sanctuary cities" that refuse to cooperate.So he was pleased that Craddick gave him the responsibility to draft legislation for the 81st… [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 7:52 am by Alex Hunt
Today, 38 states set the maximum age at 17, 10 states—Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin—set the age at 16, and two states—North Carolina and New York—set it at 15; therefore, 16- and 17- year-olds automatically are tried in the adult system. [read post]
26 Feb 2024, 2:09 pm by Melody Lanier
On January 1, 2024, a new law went into effect preventing surprise ambulance bills for patients with state health insurance plans.During the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2476, which prohibits out-of-network ambulance providers from sending patients surprise bills and requires insurers to cover the costs based on local rates set by counties and cities. [read post]
26 Feb 2024, 2:09 pm by Melody Lanier
On January 1, 2024, a new law went into effect preventing surprise ambulance bills for patients with state health insurance plans.During the 88th Texas Legislature, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2476, which prohibits out-of-network ambulance providers from sending patients surprise bills and requires insurers to cover the costs based on local rates set by counties and cities. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If that happened, it would send around 550-800 extra inmates per year to be incarcerated in Texas state jails. [read post]
4 Sep 2023, 10:08 am by John Floyd
Given this reality, it is obvious the Texas Legislature is not committed to adequate staff funding for the state’s TDCJ employees. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 10:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The term also means (1) any agent of such a person, and (2) a State or political subdivision of a State . . . . [read post]
12 May 2014, 4:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 About the Author Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, management attorney and consultant Ms. [read post]
10 May 2009, 1:58 am
"Toes" pulled the money quote of the hearing from state Rep. [read post]