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1 May 2014, 4:53 pm
Texas is way ahead of other states on this topic, as far as I can tell, and this meeting offered some meaty suggestions for the Legislature to consider when it convenes again in 2015. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 6:16 am
By way of background, it noted that the Texas legislature had created a few narrow exceptions to the at-will doctrine, but that the court had repeatedly refused to recognize exceptions or to impose duties on those employers, such as the duty of good faith and fair dealing. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 11:19 am
Specifically, the legislature amended Texas Family Code Section 201.015(a) this past year to now state that “a party may request a de novo hearing before the referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a written request not later than the third working date after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the associate judge’s report. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 9:05 am
A new Texas law requires abortion providers – but no other type of doctor – to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 9:00 am
"Of a half-dozen recommendations by the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions, the last one the Texas Legislature has not yet acted on is a requirement to record custodial police interrogations in serious cases. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 4:00 am
Texas Workforce Commission, (TX App., April 22, 2014), a Texas state appellate court upheld the statutory exclusion of persons employed by churches from Texas' unemployment compensation coverage. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 10:50 am
When both candidates served in the Texas legislature, Miller introduced bills seeking to repeal the state’s ban on the sale of horsemeat for human consumption. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 3:33 pm
The High Court found that the state initiative had the practical effect of removing the authority to address a racial problem from the existing decisionmaking body, in such a way as to burden minority interests of busing advocates then had to seek relief from the state legislature, or from the statewide electorate. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 11:28 am
A new report (pdf) titled "Deadly Heat in Texas Prison" from the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law argues that, "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is currently violating the human and constitutional rights of inmates in Texas by exposing them to dangerously high temperatures and extreme heat conditions. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 7:32 am
Totals: 2014 legislation introduced in 35 states, active in 22 states, and enacted in 3 states. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 6:57 am
(For details of the case, see this 2012 appellate ruling on a different issue.)TX House committees to consider mental illness, substance abuseTerri Langford at the Texas Tribune has a preview of a hearing today at the Texas Legislature addressing issues related to inmates with mental illness and substance abuse problems. [read post]
18 Apr 2014, 7:28 am
Andrew Cuomo shut down following a budget deal with the Legislature. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 10:39 am
Implications for Business As state legislatures continue to grapple with the privacy implications of drones, it is safe to say that the Idaho, Texas and Oregon laws will not be the last state laws that impose privacy requirements or limitations that would apply to the commercial use of drones. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 10:13 am
Instead, customers will be forced to arbitrate their claims before the American Mediation Association, an organization that seems to consist of three lawyers in Dallas hired by the Whataburger (part of a 58-year-old fast food chain deemed a "Texas treasure" by the state legislature). [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 8:49 am
We have addressed the implications of a nearly identical provision in the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act here. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 6:47 am
In this way, legislatures would better ensure that due process guarantees are not abandoned when law enforcement activities are privatized. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 9:57 am
It’s too soon to tell if the Texas Legislature will try and reform this surcharge system or just scrap the whole thing. [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 9:39 am
The Legislature should eliminate it entirely and pay for trauma hospitals out of general fund revenue or some other source." [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 4:00 am
In 1861, the state legislature granted her a pension and a league of land to be administered by a guardian. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 12:05 pm
They were driving in the left lane on a state highway in far West Texas. [read post]
