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9 May 2015, 1:10 pm by Aimee Hess
This means that in order for a city or municipal regulation to be preempted by state law the Texas State Legislature must “with unmistakable clarity” dictate that state law controls. [read post]
8 May 2015, 7:00 am by Jim Sedor
Texas – Antagonist-in-Chief Stickland Faces His FoesTexas Tribune – Morgan Smith | Published: 5/3/2015 A legislative ethics panel said it planned to investigate “possible irregularities” in the registering of supporters and opponents of bills at committee hearings after allegations that Texas Rep. [read post]
7 May 2015, 11:24 am by Sebastian Brady
If the lower house of the legislature signs off, as it is expected to do today, the deal will then need the approval of the legislatures in at least half of India’s 29 states. [read post]
6 May 2015, 5:30 am by Jim Sedor
New Jersey’s Actually the Most Ethical State. [read post]
5 May 2015, 2:22 pm by Michael Markarian
There’s been a lot of action on animal protection policies in state legislatures so far this year, just a few months into 2015. [read post]
2 May 2015, 10:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Still, alive in May is better than most bills filed at the Texas Legislature, so you never know.Pretrial hearings (HB 452): This bill would require pretrial hearings to be held earlier in the process and makes so much practical sense from the standpoint of logistics and judicial economy that it almost hurts. [read post]
1 May 2015, 8:00 am by Jim Sedor
The local efforts can prod the state Legislature to act. [read post]
1 May 2015, 6:52 am by Bryce Hopson
  Texas is home to one of the largest populations of active military members in the nation. [read post]
30 Apr 2015, 4:17 am by Charles Sartain
Posted by Charles Sartain The Texas legislature is still busy on energy issues. [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 12:02 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
To me the question becomes, is ending the surcharge a priority for the Legislature? [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 6:22 am by Joy Waltemath
Not only did she fail to prove her retaliation claim, the state high court found that she never pleaded one under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). [read post]
27 Apr 2015, 6:51 am by John McFarland
  As a result, the Texas Legislature created a commission to adjudicate land grants and recommend to the legislature which grants should be recognized as valid. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 6:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas Voices, a group made up of families of people on Texas' sex offender registry and others who support reform of Texas sex offender statutes, has been quite active this session, and it's a good thing.As Grits told their indefatigable leader Mary Sue Molnar when the organization began, every other criminal justice reform group and activist in the state, including me, will inevitably sell them out at the Legislature. [read post]
25 Apr 2015, 2:52 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
With just a little more than a month left in the 84th Texas Legislature, let's survey the landscape regarding significant criminal justice bills which appear likely to pass. [read post]
24 Apr 2015, 12:10 pm by Marc Climaco
  Efforts to legalize this discrimination towards and harassment of trans people through  so-called “bathroom-bills” have taken center stage in state legislatures in places like Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Kentucky, Missouri, Arizona, and Nevada. [read post]
24 Apr 2015, 3:30 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
We interpret statutory waivers of immunity narrowly, as the Legislature's intent to waive immunity must be clear and unambiguous. [read post]