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15 Oct 2013, 6:49 pm
In late June, the Court ordered a lower court to take a tougher look at the University of Texas’s consideration of race as a factor in its admissions process, but it allowed the program to survive, at least for now. [read post]
26 Mar 2018, 3:23 pm
In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the state legislature passed a reform bill, Senate Bill 7026, in order to enhance school safety. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 12:41 pm
Texas law restricts imminent domain to a governmental entity and a private entity vested with the authority to condemn property by the state legislature after a two-thirds legislative vote. [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 8:45 am
Texas, like some other states, allows law-abiding adults who have concealed carry licenses to carry at public universities as well as elsewhere; this was challenged on First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Equal Protection Clause grounds.From yesterday's Fifth Circuit panel decision in Glass v. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 5:50 pm
SUPREME COURT CRACKS DOWN ON JUDGES WHO GRANT NEW TRIALS Under Texas law, the decision to grant a new trial has long been reserved to the discretion of the trial court judge, who may do so in the interest of justice. [read post]
14 Feb 2019, 9:49 am
The decision contrasts with recent guidance in Texas and Pennsylvania regarding cryptocurrencies, where virtual currencies in those states were not deemed money under applicable state statutes and businesses that conduct transactions exchanging virtual and sovereign currencies do not generally require a currency exchange license. [read post]
25 Oct 2019, 2:10 pm
As with most Western states, private property burials were fairly common in Texas and are still legal here—if compliant with the Texas Health and Safety Code and any local rules and regulations. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 2:05 pm
Senator Ball states, "If it saves one life as an act of deterrence, and there's no doubt that it will as it has in other states, we will have done our job, not only as a legislature but as a community. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 9:48 am
Rees where he wrote: ...The thoughtful opinions written by The Chief Justice and by Justice Ginsburg have persuaded me that current decisions by state legislatures, by the Congress of the United States, and by this Court to retain the death penalty as a part of our law are the product of habit and inattention rather than an acceptable deliberative process that weighs the costs and risks of administering that penalty against its identifiable benefits, and rest in part on a… [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 5:30 am
Therefore, by adopting the resolution, the legislature would reject the notion that the Chilean flag, although it is a nice flag, can in any way compare to or be substituted for the official state flag of Texas and [would] urge all Texans not to use the Republic of Chile flag emoji in digital forums when referring to the Lone Star Flag of the great State of Texas. [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 1:23 am
State Sen. [read post]
7 Oct 2007, 1:19 pm
"In the 2007 Texas Legislature, State Rep. [read post]
15 May 2009, 8:09 am
The Legislature is poised to spread those procedures statewide with Senate Bill 117, requiring Texas police departments to develop best practices crafted by Sam Houston State University's Law Enforcement Management Institute. [read post]
26 Mar 2022, 4:38 pm
And this week, a bipartisan group of nearly 90 members of the state legislature have signed a letter urging the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. [read post]
25 May 2011, 10:24 am
Texas: Medical expenses could create elderly parolees As in many states across our country, the staggering costs of medical care for elderly prisoners has piqued the interest of some Texas lawmakers, inspiring discussion of parole options for some of Texas’ oldest inmates. [read post]
29 May 2008, 10:12 am
State that if an officer obtains a search warrant for ones’ blood, the warrant trumps the wishes of the Texas Legislature and we no longer have the right to refuse. [read post]
22 Mar 2022, 9:02 pm
In February, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed state health agencies to treat gender-affirming care for transgender minors as child abuse under state law. [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 3:04 pm
"At issue are more than 1.2 million Texas drivers in the Driver Responsibility Program, which the Legislature approved in 2004 as a way to toughen up enforcement of traffic laws and to curb drunken driving.State Sen. [read post]
1 Jan 2009, 12:03 am
Bush to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.The cartel wars in Juarez (El Paso's sister city) claimed more than 1,500 victims while corruption increased on the US side and a Texas Sheriff who received millions in drug-war grants was discovered on a cartel's payroll.The Great Eldorado Polygamist RoundupTYC Turmoil: Conservators come and go, then finally a new commissionerHarris County DA Chuck Rosenthal's unlikely fall from graceCommissary corruption among… [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 3:17 pm
And I think the defeat of the initiative gives impetus to the state's air board and legislature to continue California's tradition of environmental leadership. [read post]
