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21 Jan 2011, 8:19 am by Eric Hoke, Paralegal
Texas OKs New Wind Power Transmission LinesTexas is in the midst of a wind-power boom, and at the heart of it lies a conundrum: While plenty of ranchers are eager to host wind turbines, few want the unsightly high-voltage transmission lines needed to carry the power to distant cities running through their property.The lack of transmission lines — and the relatively low price of natural gas — has thwarted the ambitions of wind-power advocates to expand the use of this… [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 5:24 am by Kali Borkoski
That may be enough for him to decide to agree with the state’s position that the lesser harm is to use Texas’ maps for one election cycle pending the outcome of the San Antonio and DC lawsuits. [read post]
5 Jul 2022, 11:49 pm by Jon L. Gelman
I look forward to continuing to work with the Legislature and take action to make this state safer for all. [read post]
31 Jul 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
The Montana legislature established a program granting tax credits to those who donate to organizations awarding scholarships for private school tuition, and the state Department of Revenue promulgated a rule prohibiting families from u [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 4:32 pm
The SAC will be housed within the Office of the Governor and will have access to data maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and other relevant agencies as needed. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
This is the correct policy, as this moves the tax base toward taxing all final consumption, raising revenue collection and permitting policymakers to lower sales tax rates on items included in the tax base.[6] Seven states exclude car rentals from state sales tax—Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Texas, Verm [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 11:49 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The style of the case is, Christus Health Gulf Coast, Christus Health Southeast Texas, Gulf Coast Division, Inc., Memorial Hermann Hospital System and Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas v. [read post]
5 Aug 2008, 3:31 pm
The Supreme Court majority said that the chance that Congress  or the Texas legislature would act to provide a remedy for the treaty violation in Medellin’s case was “too remote” to justify delaying the execution. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 7:33 am by Josh Douglas
 My favorite is Texas, where a post-election challenge to the state's presidential electors is decided by...wait for it...the Governor, with no possibility of appeal! [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 2:10 pm
Ross will still have to be confirmed by the state legislature. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 9:41 am
Hopefully, the now more enlightened state of Delaware Legislature will address this is issue in kind.West Virginia Charleston Gazette:New Jersey is joining West Virginia in abolishing the death penalty. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 4:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Our friends at the Texas Legislature might suggest that new probation and parole programming effectively reduced incarceration levels without harming public safety, and because I supported them, I'd love to give the 2007 reforms credit. [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 7:30 am by Guest Blogger
A Section 3 disqualification bar only encompassed persons who had engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, if prior to doing so they had “previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 10:00 am by Dan Ernst
  In one, the Texas Supreme Court decided that Juneteenth marked the end of slavery in the state. [read post]
8 Jul 2022, 8:54 am by Susan Mizner
At the ACLU, we’re fighting back in the courts and in legislatures to help people with disabilities access their rights. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 4:35 pm by Hanni Fakhoury
As more courts and state legislatures across the country identify and establish privacy guarantees for this data, it has become clear that society recognizes that an expectation of privacy in cell site records is “reasonable. [read post]