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17 Mar 2013, 10:10 am
Some 31 states (including Texas, see Grits' discussion from 2004 here, here and here) use facial recognition with DMV photos. [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 7:34 am
In Texas, though, the opposite is true: State judges approved just two wiretaps in Texas in 2011, according to the most recent data reported in the United States Courts 2011 Wiretapping Report: Both were in Travis County involving drug cases. [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 5:42 am
The Legislature’s tribute this week to exoneree Michael Morton, as well as lawmakers’ pledges to pursue more legal safeguards for the innocent, are the latest reminders that the state system is evolving.The fate of Texas prisoner Richard LaFuente, on the other hand, rests in a tougher arena – the federal system. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 11:45 am
A number of new bills were introduced in the states this week, including efforts in Nevada, Texas, and West Virginia to crack down on the private ownership of dangerous wild animals such as big cats and primates. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm
Some of the Act’s critics argue that state legislatures draw so-called “majority-minority” districts (that is, electoral districts in which minority voters form a majority in the district) out of fear that failure to draw such districts will leave them vulnerable to litigation under the Act. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 7:52 am
HB 3791: Relating to the creation of a “Texas” solution to issues related to Medicaid, including flexibility in the administration of the Medicaid program, tailored to the needs of the state. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 2:40 pm
Hopefully, the current campaign being waged by the Texas Medical Board, Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas State Board of Pharmacy and local task force will soon face substantial popular or legislative pushback. [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 7:00 pm
Whitmire's legislation passes, at least the public will have a better idea if the state bar can or will address the matter. [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 9:23 am
In a close call, they should trust the judgment of those who are elected, even if the judges might have made a different law had they been serving in a state legislature or in Congress. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 1:44 pm
"For the past year I have had one message for the Texas Legislature- transparency works. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 6:30 am
The Legislature of the State of Texas declares that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Texas, as described by Chapter 2003, Business & Commerce Code, as added by this Act, that remains within the borders of Texas: (1) has not traveled in interstate commerce; and (2) is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate… [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 4:53 am
The Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee has finally posted the agenda for its first meeting of the 83rd Legislature. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 2:22 pm
Texas State Representative Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, has proposed a "retraction statute" that, if passed, will protect journalists both online and offline and promote truth and efficiency both in and out of court. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 7:30 am
It commences:In June 2011, the Texas State Legislature passed and Governor Rick Perry signed the historic Senate Bill (S.B.) 332, an act recognizing "that the landowner owns the groundwater below the surface of the landowner's land as real property." [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 7:13 am
All three were authored by state Sen. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 12:15 pm
Suffice it to say, the drones are coming, and state legislatures are gearing up for them and testing out what protections will fly in their states. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 4:46 am
There were several people I talked to at the upper ranks of large multi-state companies with experience in Texas non-subscription systems, and they are anxiously awaiting the Oklahoma legislature to pass that state's proposed opt-out system, SB 1062, and thereafter in Tennessee. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 10:01 pm
Also in Texas, the raw milk bill was left pending in committee after it received a public hearing. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 3:58 pm
Emily DePrang at the Texas Observer says the question shouldn't be whether the Dawson State Jail in Dallas should be closed, but why in the world, given its shoddy record, the Texas Legislature would consider keeping the privately run prison unit open? [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 5:46 pm
We'll find out as the session goes forward if the Texas Legislature agrees. [read post]
