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23 May 2007, 9:27 am
" Earlier, The Houston Chronicle reported on Monday that "Texas lawmakers to weigh ban on horse slaughter; Legislature to weigh a repeal of 1949 state ban. [read post]
20 Mar 2008, 11:50 pm
In 2007, the Texas legislature passed the Schoolchildrens' Religious Liberties Act (SRLA), also known as the Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 7:42 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune by Julian Aguilar Many Democrats are crowing that the 82nd Legislature will go down as one in which, despite the "emergency" push for sanctuary cities legislation, nothing emerged from the Capitol that waill substantially alter the way immigration laws are enforced. [read post]
5 Feb 2020, 2:19 pm by [email protected]
Police in Texas have struggled since last year to arrest people for the possession of marijuana following the state legislature’s legalization of hemp. [read post]
5 Feb 2020, 2:19 pm by [email protected]
Police in Texas have struggled since last year to arrest people for the possession of marijuana following the state legislature’s legalization of hemp. [read post]
23 Feb 2021, 6:51 am by Robert Kraft
ERCOT, a private nonprofit corporation overseen by the Texas Legislature and the Public Utility Commission, is the only grid manager in the country with such protections. [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 8:10 am by George Ticoras, Esq.
On February 17, in his state of the state address, Texas Gov. [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am by Howard Friedman
On Feb. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Attorney General Opinion No. [read post]
8 Feb 2019, 1:22 pm by Eric Quitugua
Hecht delivered the State of the Judiciary on February 6 at a joint session of the 86th Legislature at the Texas House chamber. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 5:00 pm by Mandelman
STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: Attorney General Greg Abbott Finance Commission of Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus, Speaker of the House Representatives On-Line Legislative Council Legislature On-line Legislature  On-line Bill Search Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner Office of the Governor Rick Perry Secretary of State Hope Andrade State Auditor’s Office John Keel, CPA… [read post]
11 Apr 2019, 1:32 pm by Kevin Kaufman
Like other states, the Texas legislature is examining a proposal to extend the state’s 10 percent rental car excise tax onto peer-to-peer car-sharing firms. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 3:03 am by Russell Cawyer
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed an employment provision that allows employers to end the employment of employees that have misrepresented their military record. [read post]
The release stated that: Following the US Supreme Court’s decision last December allowing Texas’s ban on most abortion services to remain in place, Newsom directed his Administration to work with the Legislature to propose a measure, modeled on the structure of Texas’s abortion law. [read post]
29 Aug 2014, 9:28 am by Amanda Traphagan
  The last time the courts found that the Texas school finance system violated the Texas Constitution, the Texas Legislature enacted the revised Texas franchise tax (the Texas margin tax) as part of a stated effort to raise additional funding for Texas schools. [read post]
26 Apr 2018, 12:36 pm by John Floyd
Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, the Texas Legislature enacted Texas Penal Code, Section 21.16(b)—more commonly known as the “revenge porn” statute. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 2:40 pm by Amy Howe
 Texas officials went to the Supreme Court on August 25, asking Justice Samuel Alito (who handles emergency appeals from the geographic area that includes Texas) to block the lower court’s decision, which had instructed the state to either call a special session of the legislature to draw new maps or return to court today with experts and new maps to propose. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 11:19 am
We thought you would be interested to know that the following bills have been introduced recently by the 81st Texas Legislature: S.B. 556. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 5:30 am by Beth Graham
You may monitor these and other bills as they move through the Texas Legislature here. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 6:41 am
Unless the state legislature approves new funding sources for the legal aid system in Texas, El Pasoans seeking free legal help might have nowhere to turn. [read post]
29 May 2013, 4:15 pm
Finally some good news from our state legislature: the amount of money that health insurance companies can be reimbursed from third party recoveries will be limited. [read post]