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23 Sep 2011, 7:45 am by Steve Hall
Whitmire asked that the agency end the practice of last meals or he would get the State Legislature to pass a bill doing so. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 2:32 pm by Katie O’Connor, Voting Rights Project
Two state legislatures voted to repeal Election Day registration laws (fortunately, one of those states’ governors, Brian Schweitzer of Montana, vetoed the legislation). [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 2:15 pm by CJLF Staff
The court found that Maryland's standard satisfied constitutional restrictions, and that any modification of the standard should be left to the legislature. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 11:50 am
Historically, the State of Texas disliked and discouraged alimony, which also goes by the nickname of "spousal support," and more formally -- "maintenance. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 12:28 am by SOIssues
Or there's the 19-year-old high school graduate in Caldwell, Texas who had sex with his girlfriend, who was a sophomore in high school at the time. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 10:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 The notable flaw in Texas' statute is precisely that the Legislature failed to enact "consequences for investigators who fail to take steps to reduce the subtle pressures and influences on witnesses that can result in mistaken identifications. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 7:54 pm by Susan I. Nelson
The activists, representing Tea Party groups from around the state, want Perry to either sign an executive order or call the Legislature back into a special session to enact a ban on so-called sanctuary cities. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 8:28 am by Lovechilde
However, public opinion polls, many state legislatures, and increasing numbers of jurors paint a very different picture. [read post]
18 Sep 2011, 11:18 am
Texas Government Code Section 82.0651 provides that a person who is solicited by conduct which violates Penal Code Section 38.12 or the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas is entitled to receive the ten thousand dollar penalty. [read post]
17 Sep 2011, 2:54 pm by Michael Stevens
For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial. 830. [read post]
17 Sep 2011, 2:54 pm by Michael Stevens
For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial. 830. [read post]
17 Sep 2011, 10:44 am by Lovechilde
So, the state of Texas is perfectly free to turn down federal grants if they do not like the conditions attached to them. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 11:21 am
Arlette Saenz, at ABC News, reports: Months after the Texas state legislature revoked [his executive order requiring young girls receive the HPV vaccine, Governor Rick] Perry expressed in very personal terms the potential the HPV vaccine holds for preventing cervical cancer in young women. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 8:59 pm by Lyle Denniston
  That plan, adopted by the state legislature, has accounted for as much as 81 percent of the entering freshman classes in Austin. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 9:48 am by PunditMom
  Perry must have embraced his inner humanitarian to make sure that reducing cancer in his state didn’t get mucked up in the machinery of the Texas legislature, so he just issued an executive order which allows him to be the ‘I’m going to punch cancer in the face‘ candidate. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 2:59 am
He testified before the Washington state Legislature and he got a crash course in meat safety.This experience on the ground, as Espy describes it, became the "jump off point" for the major policy changes that were to come in the wake of the catastrophe. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 8:35 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
He has served for 11 years, longer than anyone in Texas history and long enough to leave his mark on state commissions. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 11:36 am by admin
Mathews, Proskauer, New York In a bill quietly passed by the Texas Legislature at the end of May, the state made quite a change for businesses countrywide. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 9:33 am
As part of Texas's tort reform laws, enacted by the Texas legislature in 2003, one of the requirements in order to file a medical malpractice claim, was the furnishing of a medical expert's report within 120 days of filing the lawsuit.The 5th District Court of Appeals says that the legislation serves the state's interest in preventing frivolous medical liability lawsuits and related health care system costs. [read post]