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30 Jun 2021, 1:29 pm by John Floyd
  ‘Beyond the political inspiration of ‘Jessica’s Law’, the Texas Legislature was also encouraged to enact Sec. 21.02 by a concurring opinion delivered by Judge Cathy Cochran in State v. [read post]
5 Oct 2020, 9:15 am by Matt Cooper
Texas In Texas Alliance for Retired Americans v. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:59 am by Amy Howe
Abbott, holding that states and local governments may use total population to draw legislative districts; he contends that “[t]he curious feature of Justice Ginsburg’s opinion for the court is its rather lukewarm and overdetermined conclusion that considering total population is merely a permissible—rather than a required—calculus for legislatures working out how to divvy up their people into legislative districts. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 12:46 am by SOIssues
The Legislature has not yet passed the changes, saying the cost for Texas to comply would be $38.8 million, a significant amount with the state facing a budget crisis. - And to not implement it and take a 10% cut in Byrne Grant funds would be less. [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 9:53 am by Scott Bomboy
In a second case, a federal judge in December 2023 upheld a TikTok ban in Texas that applies to state-issued devices and state networks, including public universities. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 11:34 am by Mary Ziegler
Second, legislative findings still make a difference (the Court notes that the Texas legislature did not set any out), but they may not be enough on their own. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 6:49 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Texas notoriously experiences some of the most extreme weather events - including hailstorms - in the United States year after year. [read post]
14 Sep 2022, 7:45 am by Eugene Volokh
[Jack Goldsmith and I will have an article out about the Dormant Commerce Clause, geolocation, and state regulations of Internet transactions in the Texas Law Review early next year, and I'm serializing it here. [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 8:02 am by Steve Hall
“The State of Texas cannot give back the time he spent in prison away from his loved ones, but today I was finally able to tell her we have cleared his name, and hope this brings a measure of peace to his family. [read post]
22 Jan 2017, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Because Blackmun rejected substantive due process, he had to overturn the Texas statute on other constitutional grounds. [read post]
2 Jul 2009, 7:44 pm
He quotes Alan Abelson who, in turn, paraphrases the late Texas writer and liberal pundit Molly Ivins: " …She could always tell when the Texas legislature was in session because every village in the state reported its idiot missing. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 7:52 am by Steve Hall
The Legislature passed an important law this summer that should entitle Skinner to the long-sought DNA testing, but Skinner is still waiting for Texas courts to fully review the claim. [read post]
26 May 2016, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Obviously, dangerous people need to stay locked up," state District Judge Susan Brown said at a news conference. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Department of Public Safety has finally released more details about the rollout of Amnesty and Indigence programs for the Driver Responsibility surcharge, from their Public Information Office's Chaparral newsletter (pdf) pointed out to me by an alert reader:Texans whose driver licenses have been suspended for failing to pay state-mandated surcharges are urged to take advantage of a one-time payment amnesty from late January to late April 2011.The Texas… [read post]
19 Dec 2009, 7:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But that's how most larger Texas police departments are run.As Austin has found out, there's not enough money in the taxpayers' coffers to buy your way out of all the bad provisions in state civil service law that prevent police chiefs from effectively disciplining their officers or managing their department. [read post]
21 Mar 2022, 4:30 am by Eric Segall
Or if the Court retains some parts of Roe and Casey this June, maybe red states ignore that holding (Texas already has). [read post]
2 Nov 2023, 9:10 pm by Richard Frank
  And if he were to do so, the Legislature can and should override that veto. [read post]