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26 May 2014, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Texas (2003), in which the Court ruled 6-3 that state criminal bans on same-sex sexual behavior violate the right to privacy protected in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. [read post]
25 May 2014, 10:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So if they allow district judges in Louisiana to order heat mitigation at the state level, Texas prison officials and the legislature had better start reaching for their pocketbooks. [read post]
22 May 2014, 10:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
If the feds can do it ...Now that DOJ has told the FBI, DEA, and other federal investigators to begin recording custodial interrogations, shouldn't the Texas Legislature follow suit and require it for law enforcement agencies here? [read post]
22 May 2014, 7:57 am by Beth Graham
  The appeals court stated, …Sims asserts the trial court erred in confirming the arbitrator’s award after the deadline set by the parties had passed. [read post]
21 May 2014, 1:33 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas laws covering police officers, by comparison, contain no blanket provision for suspending or revoking an officer’s license for misconduct — making it virtually impossible to take away an officer’s license for anything short of a felony conviction.The Legislature has created a system that lets bad cops easily get their discharges upgraded and created disincentives for departments to accurately describe reasons for dismissal on the state's… [read post]
16 May 2014, 9:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But since our legislature meets only in odd numbered years, the soonest Texas could possibly meet this requirement would be in 2015 and only then if the Texas Legislature changes the law.Of course, that's not entirely accurate since the Texas governor has authority to call the Legislature into a special session whenever he wants to address any specific issue he chooses. [read post]
13 May 2014, 6:47 pm
The third definition is the Texas codification of the traditional common law concept of "felony murder. [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]
9 May 2014, 6:55 am by Jim Sedor
Texas – Ken Paxton’s Business List Has Surged Since He Entered Legislature Dallas Morning News – Gromer Jeffers, Jr. | Published: 5/4/2014 Since he joined the Legislature in 2003, Texas Sen. [read post]
6 May 2014, 5:59 pm
At the same time, the Texas legislature also created a tolling provision that lengthened the time to file a lawsuit under certain circumstances. [read post]
3 May 2014, 4:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
More states have approved legislation requiring law enforcement to obtain warrants to track cell-phone location data, measure that passed the Texas House last year but didn't make it all the way through the process. [read post]
2 May 2014, 5:56 am by Jim Sedor
Texas – Nonprofit Groups Using Law to Anonymously Back Candidates Houston Chronicle – David Saleh Rauff | Published: 4/27/2014 Dark money has been injected into a broad mix of state and local elections in Texas. [read post]