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9 Aug 2011, 8:00 am
It should.Texans deserve to know whether bad evidence and the negligence or misconduct of arson investigators led to the flawed convictions of Willingham and others.If the Texas Forensic Science Commission is unable to make a determination on this point, then a court of law or the Texas Legislature should. [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 6:58 pm
Several years ago, the Texas legislature passed a measure that encouraged this method of legal resolution, Tex. [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 3:19 pm
Died in House when legislature adjourned. [read post]
7 Aug 2011, 10:36 am
A staffer for the author of the bill, state Sen. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 11:00 pm
The procedural wrinkle: A 120-day clock The Legislature designed this tax during the special session triggered by the Texas Supreme Court’s most recent decision that struck down Texas’s school-finance system. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 5:09 am
Notably, in 2009 the Innocence Project of Texas asked state Sen. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 3:09 am
Once again, the Legislature has latched on to this dedicated fund and diverted most of it to balance the state budget. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 10:05 am
But in that case the Legislature should step in to clarify the TFSC’s broad mandate to root out junk science. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 8:57 am
More on SB 687, via the California State Legislature website. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 6:20 am
The Statesman's Mike Ward has a story on the Texas Legislature's historic decision to close one adult prison in Sugar Land and three youth lockups, the first time the state's has shuttered such facilities:For the first time in its history, Texas is shuttering a prison -- a creaky, 102-year-old lockup southwest of Houston once made famous in the folk song "Midnight Special. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 6:05 am
State legislatures in California, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas and Florida have taken up legislation that would clamp down on foreclosures. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 3:00 am
And to make matters worse, word is out now that the Texas governor and legislature have been withholding money intended to help the poor and elderly pay those electricity bills. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 1:49 pm
It was enacted in 32 United States jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, U.S. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 9:40 am
State brings in a lawyer to say that in his opinion there sure was.Do you reopen cases? [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 9:32 am
DPS also changed the appearance of driver's licenses for persons with legal permission to reside in the U.S., but who are not U.S.citizens or legal permanent residents, and shortened the expiration term of licenses for such persons-all without the Texas Legislature ever passing a law authorizing DPS to do such. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 7:07 am
With most state legislatures now adjourned sine die, I am introducing a new feature: Legislative Year in Review. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 2:37 pm
We believe the reasoning of the opinion is wrong and contrary to the clear intention of the legislature when it formed the Commission. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 1:57 pm
Over the last few months, however, state legislatures have passed voter identification laws that would prevent senior citizens like my mother from expressing her political voice at the polls. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 11:23 am
Here is the abstract: Legend has it that a long-ago Chief Justice of Texas said, “No judicial selection system is worth a damn. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 12:34 pm
A few state legislatures are still in session, and we could see another record year for animal protection lawmaking as 2011 comes to a close. [read post]
