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10 Feb 2011, 7:16 am
" Members of the state's forensic oversight panel are asking the Texas attorney general's office to clarify whether the panel has the authority to investigate negligence or misconduct by certain Texas forensic scientists and criminal investigators.Among the questions the Texas Forensic Science Commission has posed is whether its scrutiny is limited only to labs accredited by the state Department of Public Safety, and whether the commission… [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 2:39 pm
A measure which would allow a judge to punish the parents of teenagers who engage in the risky practice known as 'sexting,' was introduced today in the Texas Legislature, and immediately received the support of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, 1200 WOAI news reports. - I am going to laugh my butt off if Mr. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 1:45 pm
A measure which would allow a judge to punish the parents of teenagers who engage in the risky practice known as 'sexting,' was introduced today in the Texas Legislature, and immediately received the support of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, 1200 WOAI news reports. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 2:20 am
At a January meeting, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott called the Super Bowl "one of the biggest human trafficking events in the United States. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 9:44 am
On Friday, as they contemplated drafting a final report in the Willingham matter, the nine commission members voted unanimously to ask Attorney General Greg Abbott's office to determine whether Corsicana and the fire marshal are correct. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 2:44 pm
Commission members also unanimously voted for Chairman John Bradley to seek an opinion from Attorney General Greg Abbott on three issues: the broadness of the term "forensic analysis" and whether it applies to the Willingham case; if the case was in the commission's jurisdiction; and the Legislature's interpretation of an "accredited lab. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 7:57 am
The revelation came after state prison officials had for months fought the release of the information, in unsuccessful arguments to Attorney General Greg Abbott and to a Travis County state district judge. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 11:03 am
"Travis County gay divorce stands under appellate ruling": The "Austin Legal" blog of The Austin American-Statesman has a post that begins, "An appellate court ruled today that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott may not intervene in a Travis County same-sex divorce case, a finding that lets stand for now the divorce of two women who were married out of state but does not affect Texas' ban on gay marriage. [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 12:34 pm
Governor Perry and Attorney-General Rick Abbott are accusing the dastardly EPA of seeking to impose a moratorium on construction of major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Texas after January 2, 2011. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 9:41 am
George Mason law prof Jonathan Mitchell (pictured) was named by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday as the state's new solicitor general. [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 5:17 am
The Youth Commission believes that simply naming the type of crime satisfies the requirement.The Austin school district counters that the spirit of the law requires far more disclosure to help schools provide security and tailor programs to the paroled student's educational and behavioral needs.Unable to come to a resolution, the commission asked Attorney General Greg Abbott for a formal opinion clarifying the scope of the disclosure requirements. [read post]
28 Nov 2010, 7:53 pm
Fortunately, lawyers in Attorney General Greg Abbott's office saw through that smokescreen and ordered the prison system to release the information requested by the American-Statesman, among others. [read post]
23 Nov 2010, 12:47 pm
But last Friday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ordered that state’s corrections department to publically disclose the source of its lethal injection drugs, as well as other information including the amount, expiration date, and price. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 7:37 am
The Texas Attorney General's Open Records Letter Decision, OR2010-17507, is in Adobe .pdf format. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 1:40 pm
In a new decision, Attorney General Greg Abbott has ordered Texas prison officials to make public previously secret details about the drugs they use in lethal executions. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 5:00 am
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 5:58 am
Attorney General Greg Abbott easily sailed to reelection.A whopping 15% of the Texas House of Representatives turned over, all flipping to Republicans who won 22 new seats. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 11:56 am
In a letter to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott regarding U.C. [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 6:02 am
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is making an incredibly disingenuous, bogus argument to try to conceal whether they have sufficient quantities of a drug used in lethal injections to continue Texas' historic pace on executions, reports the Dallas News Crime Blog:Patricia Fleming, assistant general counsel for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said in a letter to Attorney General Greg Abbott that prison… [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
It's a must-read: In a new push to keep confidential details about the drugs used in Texas executions, state prison officials are asking Attorney General Greg Abbott to declare the information a state secret. [read post]
