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8 Jun 2015, 3:23 pm by Michel-Adrien
They do things differently down there.According to an article from the Associated Press, Don Willett, a judge of the Texas Supreme Court, was named Twetter Laureate by the Texas Legislature, something like Poet Laureate I presume, but not as long-winded. [read post]
8 Jun 2015, 4:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
On average, Texans pay $51 a day to keep someone in a state prison and $59 to keep someone in jail, according to the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. [read post]
5 Jun 2015, 10:23 am by Aimee Hess
The Texas legislature sent a new bill, HB 1436,  to Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 28, 2015. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 1:22 pm by Rahul Bhagnari
Everything is bigger in Texas, including apparently the legislature's desire to use religion and any other means to discriminate against gay and transgender Texans. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 12:35 pm by CJLF Staff
NE Petition Seeks to Bring Death Penalty to Public Vote:  A petition drive to bring the issue of capital punishment to a public vote is gaining steam in Nebraska, one week after the state's legislature overrode Gov. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 8:04 am by Bryce Hopson
Cole stated that the three bills listed above are representative examples of the myriad of poorly thought out proposals that cross the desk of the legislature each session. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 6:06 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
And that seemed like the avenue which may prevail if the state wins this rehearing, even though it wasn't even part of the discussion last year. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 8:47 am by John McFarland
The bills were opposed by the National Association of Royalty Owners – Texas, Texas Land and Mineral Owners Association, the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, and the Texas Forestry Association. [read post]
1 Jun 2015, 2:41 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The 84th Texas Legislature ends today but Grits is already looking forward, as are a few stalwart reporters who're paying attention, to oral arguments on Wednesday at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for Ex Parte Robbins III, deciding once and for all (or at least, for now) whether the state's new junk science writ will be interpreted broadly, as the court ruled last year, or narrowly as the presiding judge and a strident minority on the court… [read post]
1 Jun 2015, 8:13 am by Venkat Balasubramani
Esquire Texas Ruling Shows the Benefits We’d Get From a Federal Anti-SLAPP Law–American Heritage Capital v. [read post]
1 Jun 2015, 3:57 am by Amy Howe
Abbott, the Texas “one person, one vote” case, continues to garner commentary. [read post]
29 May 2015, 1:01 pm by Shawn Garrison
Burris explained the particulars of a 50/50 child custody bill that is making its way through the Texas state legislature. [read post]
29 May 2015, 9:27 am by Rahul Bhagnari
Yet from Kansas to Georgia to Texas, Republicans state legislators are refusing as a matter of state policy to penalize Dreamers. [read post]
27 May 2015, 4:20 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Legislation codifying the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' interpretation of Texas' junk science writ (see here and the second item here) has been sent to Gov. [read post]
27 May 2015, 1:06 pm by Shawn Garrison
One of those states is Texas, where a “50/50 custody bill” is making its way through the legislature that would level the custody playing field for each parent by allowing judges to more easily grant equal time. [read post]