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29 Oct 2021, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
The five months since Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed it have witnessed a whirlwind of legal challenges, before and after it took effect on September 1. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Democrats Turn Down Top Lobbying Roles at Facebook as Scandals Pile Up Yahoo News – Nihal Krishan (Washington Examiner) | Published: 10/27/2021 Facebook is reportedly struggling to hire Democrats for its lobbying shop in Washington, D.C. despite paying top dollar, a potential sign the social media behemoth is now deemed radioactive by many on the Left. [read post]
28 Oct 2021, 12:49 pm by Emily Dai
Greg Abbott’s appointment of one of President Trump’s former election lawyers as secretary of state, the Biden administration’s strategy to counter a Russian spy agency and the continuing disruptions to the global supply chain. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed HB 25 into law, which prohibits transgender athletes from participating on sports teams that do not align with the sex that they were assigned at birth. [read post]
Texas voters and grassroots political organization Voto Latino filed a lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State John Scott, challenging Texas Senate Bill 6. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Greg Abbott’s Pick for Top Texas Election Post Worked with Trump to Fight 2020 Results” by James Barragán and Patrick Svitek for Texas Tribune Ethics National: “Twitter Algorithms Amplify Conservative Content More Than That of the Political Left, Researchers Find” by Taylor Telford (Washington Post) for MSN National: “Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings with Members of Congress and White… [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 6:00 am by Family Law
Greg Abbott’s GOP primary challengers, according to internal agency communications. [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 11:51 pm by Mukund Rathi
  A new Texas law, which Texas Governor Greg Abbott said would stop social media companies that “silence conservative viewpoints and ideas,” restricts large platforms from removing or moderating content based on the viewpoint of the user. [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 5:27 pm by Tom Smith
AUSTIN, Texas — In a dive into new political and legal water, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has initiated the first-ever border security operations in which thousands of National Guard troops — newly imbued with civilian arrest authority and given 40 hours of traditional police training in the use of deadly force — have started handcuffing illegally entering migrants on state trespassing charges. [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 8:42 am by Epstein Becker Green
Texas Governor Bans Vaccine Mandates In direct response to the federal contractor mandate and pending ETS, Texas Governor Greg Abbott instituted an executive order prohibiting Texas employers from mandating vaccines for employees who object to becoming vaccinated due to “personal conscience,” including religious beliefs and medical reasons. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 1:29 pm by [email protected]
Over the summer, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill to crack down on so-called ‘johns” who pay for sex, in an attempt to shift punitive blame away from people who engage in prostitution who are often the victims of traffickers. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 1:29 pm by [email protected]
Over the summer, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill to crack down on so-called ‘johns” who pay for sex, in an attempt to shift punitive blame away from people who engage in prostitution who are often the victims of traffickers. [read post]
14 Oct 2021, 9:03 pm by Omar Khodor
” Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the state. [read post]
14 Oct 2021, 9:01 am by Stephen Fox and Jonathan Clark
In a move sure to generate controversy, confusion, and litigation, on October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order effectively prohibiting all private businesses from requiring employees or customers be vaccinated against COVID-19. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week issued Executive Order (EO) GA-40 setting the state on a collision course with the federal government over whether private employers can issue a vaccine mandate to their employees. [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 10:16 am by Greta Ravitsky
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-40 (the “Order”) prohibiting vaccine mandates by any entity. [read post]
Most Texas employers are likely already familiar with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-39 that prohibits state and local governments from requiring (1) individuals to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or (2) documentation proving vaccine status (that is, “vaccine passports”) as a condition to receive any service or enter any place. [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 3:45 am by Eric B. Meyer
Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order stating that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19. [read post]
12 Oct 2021, 10:00 pm
Members of our labor, employment and benefits team published a LawFlash covering Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recently issued Executive Order No. [read post]