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21 Nov 2007, 12:36 pm
The Texas Legislature has, once again, taken power out of the hands of the people (juries) and put it in the hands of bureaucrats (prosecutors and judges).Justice is not something that can be defined by fiat. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 11:53 am by Edith Roberts
The Texas legislature even named Willett the state’s “Tweeter Laureate. [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 12:04 pm by Jennifer Lynch
Texas passed a similar law requiring each child 14 years of age or older staying at a family home to submit a complete set of fingerprints to the FBI’s NGI database. [read post]
11 May 2020, 1:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
The National Conference of State Legislatures has requested $300 billion in flexible state and local aid. [read post]
13 Mar 2016, 8:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Bodycams sans transparencyJudging by this item from the Center for Constitutional Rights, Texas isn't the only state where expanded use of body cams by police has been accompanied by legal provisions limiting transparency. [read post]
28 Nov 2014, 10:01 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Further:Scheiner said it's unlikely the Legislature can modify state law to leave in any exceptions allowing warrantless blood draws. [read post]
19 Dec 2015, 7:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Legislature formally repealed the speedy trial act in 2005. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 2:55 am
Let's not give the Texas Legislature an excuse to make that 2,325. [read post]
24 Nov 2007, 12:43 am
Reported Moore:Last year, 32,585 prisoners were released on state parole in Texas, and many of them returned to neighborhoods where they live among thousands of other parolees and probationers. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 2:32 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"MORE: From the Texas Tribune.RELATED: "A Tainted Texplanation on TSA 'groping' bill. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 2:20 am
And some unknown number of people formerly charged with misdemeanors for stealing small animals will now be going to Texas state jails. [read post]
12 May 2013, 6:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
HB 3164 by Stickland, which was attached to another piece of legislation recently approved by the Texas House, aims to close this same loophole for state and local law enforcement in Texas. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 10:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And he found it remarkable that support for the changes came from ideologically diverse groups from the ACLU and the Austin City Council to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, conservative state Sen. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 6:48 am
At this point, you never know.SEE ALSO: Public policy report from Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (pdf) on TYC Pepper Spray Policy.RELATED: For the period I'll be in N'awlins, I've put up a reader poll asking, which will happen first at the Texas Youth Commission:The National Guard or state police are called in to guard TYC facilities because they're shortstaffedActing Executive Director Dimitria Pope is relieved of her positionA new conservator is… [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 9:52 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Arguably, because the Texas Legislature used the term "pay," a distinction can be made between "claim" and "coverage." [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 5:00 am
7-28-2008 Texas:Fingerprinting of employees of school districts will begin soon at three area schools.Hillsboro, West and Whitney teachers will be fingerprinted in August, when a contractor hired by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) comes to their campuses to begin the process.As a part of Senate Bill 9 passed by the Texas Legislature in 2007, all school-district employees in the state must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal-background check.Districts have… [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 7:30 am by Lisa Grumet
” The only SAGs whose state laws are not potentially at issue are those from Texas (the lead participant) and Alabama, because neither state has its own public-accommodation laws. [read post]