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10 Aug 2011, 3:51 pm
Last month, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled that the Texas Forensic Science Commission does not have the jurisdiction to review Cameron Todd Willingham's arson conviction despite it investigating the science used to convict Willingham for the past several years. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 8:29 am
On June 14, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 996, which amends Chapter 392 of the Texas Finance Code dealing with debt collection. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 11:35 am
The judge in the case is scheduled to rule on the proposed settlement today (July 11), but Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is leaving no stone unturned. [read post]
1 Jul 2019, 2:56 am
Greg Abbott signs into law two doubtfully constitutional bills applying to campuses an overbroad, subjective definition of sexual harassment, and requiring all college employees to report such conduct on pain of criminal penalty [Tyler Coward, FIRE] New York adopts workplace harassment law that’s much more speech-hostile than federal, including a dropping of the requirement that prohibited expression be “severe or pervasive” [Hans Bader; Wiggin & Dana, NLR;… [read post]
20 May 2015, 10:18 am
On May 18, 2015, the Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 40 into law. [read post]
3 Jul 2019, 7:57 am
On June 10, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill legalizing hemp production. [read post]
1 Sep 2021, 2:42 pm
Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), signed by Governor Greg Abbott in May, will allow any private citizen to sue abortion providers for up to $10,000 per person involved. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 11:00 am
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed HB 25 into law, which prohibits transgender athletes from participating on sports teams that do not align with the sex that they were assigned at birth. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 7:40 pm
On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order effective 12:01 A.M., Thursday, April 2, 2020, directing every person in Texas to minimize social gatherings and minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household, except where necessary to provide or obtain essential services. [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 8:36 am
Building on this opinion, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, instructing them to promptly investigate cases covered by the Attorney General's Opinion. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:45 am
Here's the SCOT order.Texas Observer: Greg Abbott's power grab on bail reformTexas Tribune: Federal appeals court stops earlier order, says Texas doesn't have to give inmates hand sanitizer or face masks for now. [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 2:31 pm
For 140 days, starting on Jan. 8, 2019, the 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives and 31 members of the Texas Senate, under the leadership of Governor Greg Abbott, will gather for the 86th Texas Legislative Session. [read post]
21 Apr 2020, 7:19 pm
The Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) has adopted an emergency rule based on Governor Greg Abbott’s April 17, 2020 Executive Order, which permits certain elective procedures beginning at 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2020. [read post]
3 Oct 2020, 7:45 am
Several voter rights groups joined two Texas voters Thursday in filing a lawsuit against governor Greg Abbott after the governor issued an executive order, which will limit each Texas county to a single ballot drop-off location. [read post]
26 Oct 2019, 7:47 am
Greg Abbott notoriously has threatened to send state troopers to Austin to roust homeless folks, or something. [read post]
24 Jul 2023, 4:36 am
Texas continues to be in the news for a slew of aggressive immigration enforcement measures. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
It's a must-read: In a new push to keep confidential details about the drugs used in Texas executions, state prison officials are asking Attorney General Greg Abbott to declare the information a state secret. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 10:45 am
Texas voters and grassroots political organization Voto Latino filed a lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State John Scott, challenging Texas Senate Bill 6. [read post]
2 Jan 2022, 8:53 am
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial “catch and jail” border crackdown has left hundreds of migrants languishing for months in jail before they can even appear before a judge, according to reports. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 2:37 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled today that the Texas Forensic Science Commission does not have the jurisdiction to review cases involving evidence that was introduced before September 1, 2005. [read post]
