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28 Jul 2010, 8:26 am by Steve Hall
One DA did her job and helped free an innocent man, while another was prevented from sabotaging the commission created by the state Legislature to improve Lone Star forensic science. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 5:51 am
In 2005, the Legislature gave juries theoption of sentencing killers to life without parole.The state holds in its hands the power of life and death. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 9:28 am by DONALD SCARINCI
While the government cited colonial and early state laws disarming categories of individuals legislatures “considered to be dangerous,” the Fifth Circuit distinguished those laws from the statute at issue. [read post]
11 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
Had it been filed in federal district court in Amarillo, Texas, perhaps it would have had a chance. [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]
4 Sep 2018, 7:39 am by John McFarland
So if the Texas legislature were to adopt a forced-pooling statute, could that statute apply to oil and gas leases entered into before adoption of the statute? [read post]
2 Oct 2023, 7:40 am by Stephen E. Sachs
Under the Seventeenth Amendment, the senators from each state are "elected by the people thereof," with the following exception: When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election… [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The order clears the way for those caps to be lifted later this fall, ahead of next year’s municipal and state races. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 1:03 pm by Michael O'Hear
 By my count, we are now up to at least thirty-six states. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 8:59 am by fjhinojosa
Beyer, Summary of Changes to Estate Planning Law Made by the 2023 Texas Legislature, 61-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 7:30 am by Irene
In New York state proposals to make government financial aid available for illegal aliens are currently pending in the legislature. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 6:50 pm by cdw
” Elsewhere, the Office of Capital Writs, created by the Texas Legislature in 2009, is looking for a director of its Austin Office. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 7:17 am by Nabiha Syed
The Texas Tribune (via CBS News) and The New York Times report on the announcement by Texas Governor Rick Perry that the state will not implement two key parts of the Affordable Care Act, while Matthew Herper of Forbes reports on the prospect that the Court’s decision could result in the removal of several million people from the Medicaid rolls. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 7:17 am by Nabiha Syed
The Texas Tribune (via CBS News) and The New York Times report on the announcement by Texas Governor Rick Perry that the state will not implement two key parts of the Affordable Care Act, while Matthew Herper of Forbes reports on the prospect that the Court’s decision could result in the removal of several million people from the Medicaid rolls. [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 1:03 pm
True, which conducts criminal background checks on its subscribers, is the primary force behind a two-year-old campaign to get state legislatures to require that social Web sites prominently disclose whether or not they perform such checks. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 1:11 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire shot down Perkins' nomination for the parole board on the Senate floor this spring, which was one of the Governor's more embarrassing moments of the 81st Texas Legislature, I suppose it wouldn't surprise me that much if Rick Perry returned the favor by depositing Ms. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 4:53 am
Just as the ancient Greek city-states came together to fend off attacks from their ancient common enemy, Persia, all of Auburn and Cayuga County recently united to fend off an attack by the National Texas-based Boy Scouts of America. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 6:30 am by Guest and Gray Law Firm
The Texas Legislature and the Texas Supreme Court have stated and held, respectfully of course, that a nonparent could only be appointed as managing conservator of a child instead of the parent when they can show that they child would be Significantly Impaired, either physically or emotionally. [read post]