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23 May 2024, 7:07 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
ACLU of Texas, May 22, 2024 "The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and ACLU Analytics published a report today that reveals Governor Greg Abbott’s state immigration enforcement program, Operation Lone Star (OLS), has failed its mission . [read post]
Greg Abbott signed into law SB 6, a bill granting retroactive civil liability protections for large and small businesses, and a variety of health care providers and first responders subjected to COVID-19-related injury and death lawsuits. [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 5:44 am by Chris Castle
After the Astroworld tragedy on November 5, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott convened a multi-disciplinary task force through the Governor’s Texas Music Office led by TMO Director Brendon Anthony to investigate Astroworld, determine guidelines on concert safety standards and practices, and create an online event production guide readily available to both the general public and concert promoters. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 8:07 pm
For those readers who write to complain that while we zing federal regulators with glee, we go easy on state regulators not named Spitzer, we curl our upper lip in an Elvis-like sneer for our beloved Lone Star Stud, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 8:07 pm
For those readers who write to complain that while we zing federal regulators with glee, we go easy on state regulators not named Spitzer, we curl our upper lip in an Elvis-like sneer for our beloved Lone Star Stud, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 12:42 pm by John Floyd
Greg Abbott’s administration failed as well:   In a September 23, 2021 article in the Texas Observer titled “How Public Corruption Investigations Can Fail,” Lise Olsen pointed out that the Texas Rangers conducted 560 investigations of state and local officials between 2015 and 2020. [read post]
31 May 2013, 1:48 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Meanwhile, vetoing it would open the governor up to criticism from grassroots conservatives in a potential primary fight with Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, or (God help us) another presidential run. [read post]
15 Mar 2021, 9:00 pm
"While a preliminary injunction did not issue -- which would have effectively allowed landlords to resume eviction proceedings (a messy proposition for housing courts given that they would have been immediately inundated with claims) -- the CDC was expected to comply with the decision and lift the moratorium.The plaintiffs, headed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Southeastern Legal Foundation, considered the ruling a big win for landlords not just in Texas, but across… [read post]
The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B. 4, was passed by the State Senate on May 10, 2023, was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on June 18, 2023, and will take effect on July 1, 2024. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 5:29 pm by Michael Lowe
In 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the implementation of Operation Lone Star here in Texas. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 12:17 am by Mary Anne Peck
Greg Abbott (R) signed into law HB 2127 , which preempts any local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers, effectively banning them. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 10:02 am by John Floyd
  Governor Gets into the Act   In his January 31, 2017 State of the State address, Texas Gov. [read post]
25 Jun 2021, 8:09 am by Rasha Zeyadeh
To no surprise, following pressure from business groups, Governor Greg Abbott declared that Texas will no longer receive any federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits effective June 26, 2021. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 10:52 am by Michael Lowe
Greg Abbott with a couple strokes of a pen executed an important shift in the fight against human trafficking in this state. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 1:13 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
OTOH, Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and many Republican legislators have staked out extremist positions against Obamacare, and the state could choose to reject the money on principle. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 10:10 am by Michael Lowe
” Others are in agreement with Governor Abbott that these executive actions are in violation of the U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 9:03 pm by Megan Russo
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate and all business capacity limitations. [read post]