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31 Mar 2008, 12:05 pm
Are a slew of petty municipal ordinances turning the city of Dallas into a "nanny state"? [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 4:37 am
Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas allow executions in such cases.The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the sentence. [read post]
13 May 2009, 6:06 am
Texas and other states have responded largely by increasing penalties for graffiti, but I've argued before that erasing a deficit in fine arts education might be a better approach:While these bills flail with a hammer at the problem (at this point punching holes in the wall instead of pounding a nail), we see a telling item over at the Houston Chronicle's Texas Politics blog which informs us that "Music, fine arts are seeking more respect" at the… [read post]
3 May 2022, 7:33 am by Michael C. Dorf
Texas in 2003) and the right of same-sex couples to marry (recognized in Obergefell v. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 2:27 am
But none of those bills has advanced.The nation's last execution was Sept. 25 in Texas. [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 9:15 am
Colorado, California, Texas and Montana are the others. (2) Of those, Montana is the only state that allows for double proxy marriages, which are ceremonies where neither the bride nor groom can be present. [read post]
27 Mar 2011, 8:00 am by Gritsforbreakfast
They can put a precise dollar figure on what it would cost to upgrade security at the 97 state-owned units (plus the 15 private units where the state leases beds, most of which don't have such accouterments, either).Further, not only do we know the price, but we know that price is higher than the value the Texas Legislature places on keeping contraband out of prisons. [read post]
16 Aug 2008, 4:58 am
Texas lawmakers criticized the measure as an unfunded mandate. [read post]
8 May 2007, 8:21 am
Rick Noriega, who carried HB 1403 in the 77th Legislature. [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 4:30 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Drones were addressed in many state GOP platforms and 29 states have introduced drone legislation. [read post]
7 Oct 2014, 5:59 am
Senator, he quite properly looks toward the whole country, and he represents Texas, one of the states where the same-sex marriage ban survives. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 8:22 am
Rick Perry or Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson could form a commission without legislative approval, as could the state Court of Criminal Appeals.The news comes with another non-capital exoneration in Harris County, stemming from HPD's crime lab woes. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 6:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
No chance Williams only got that offer from a starstruck mayor because he's a celebrity and a famous Texas football player. [read post]
26 Mar 2022, 10:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
After his third state title, Austin ISD elevated Raven to become athletic director district-wide.His son, Arthur Jr., was a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. [read post]
14 Mar 2007, 7:32 am
He does state kindly that no matter how his feelings are in the case, the legislature favors arbitration. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 5:09 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Prior to 1997, proceeds from the sales of lottery tickets in Texas were deposited in the general revenue fund. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 4:30 am by Jim Dedman
For the latest installment, we turn to torts professor Jill Wieber Lens of the Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. [read post]