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23 Dec 2010, 12:27 pm by Don Cruse
And it cleaned up an earlier opinion without formally granting rehearing.1 New grant: How to calculate a landowner’s damages when the State takes only part of a piece of property The State of Texas v. [read post]
On December 15, with new Republican majorities in 19 state legislatures and hundreds of newly elected lawmakers committed to spending cuts — I attended the launch of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Right on Crime campaign. [read post]
22 Dec 2010, 8:29 am
” In Texas, there are two major categories of property in the State of Texas: community property and separate property. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 2:41 pm by Matt Johnston
The state legislatures will begin the process of redistricting early next year. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 7:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
We think the solution must include an acceptance of all sources of help, from federal funding to local volunteers.Simply turning a blind eye to problems created by cuts is not acceptable.See prior, related Grits posts:Cuts to state mental hospitals would be massive unfunded mandate for county jails Lubbock considers in-house competency restoration for mentally ill defendants Mentally ill languish in Bexar jail awaiting assessment, competency restoration Cuts to state mental health… [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 6:48 pm
As a Fort Worth Medical Malpractice attorney I am providing this Texas medical malpractice update. [read post]
19 Dec 2010, 12:12 pm by Mark S. Humphreys
Other consumer groups are requesting the 2011 State Legislature to return to a system of prior state approval of all rate hikes for auto and homeowners insurance. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 10:26 am by Russell Cawyer
In less than a month, the Texas Legislature starts its 82nd Legislative Session. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 8:46 am by Mandelman
  And they know that I hold my government directly responsible for this deteriorating state of affairs for our government has failed to do anything to improve the situation at every turn in the road. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 4:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In 2008, the Sunset Commission recommended merging the Texas Youth Commission with the Juvenile Probation Commission, but the 81st Texas Legislature chose not to do so. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 5:24 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
  Conservatives campaigned on these fundamentals during the 2010 election, and voters rewarded them with control of at least one chamber in 19 state legislatures and a 63-seat gain in the U.S. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 10:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brandi Grissom at The Texas Tribune reports that "sheriffs across Texas are increasingly frustrated and worried about the ever-decreasing amount of bed space available at state mental hospitals. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 8:06 am by Steve Hall
This is a law-and-order state, and most citizens support executing murderers. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 6:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The launch will include a roundtable discussion of the Right on Crime initiative, featuring: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform David Keene, American Conservative Union Brooke Rollins, Texas Public Policy Foundation Pat Nolan, Prison Fellowship With new Republican majorities in 19 state legislatures and hundreds of newly-elected lawmakers committed to spending cuts, Right on Crime provides timely, conservatively principled solutions proven to reduce crime,… [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 2:15 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
This year, Harris County has had from 900 to 1,250 parole violators in jail each month.As local and state budgets get increasingly tightened, Sheriff Adrian Garcia and other members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas are asking the Legislature for help with jail costs. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 8:14 am by Steve Hall
This newspaper has consistently called on the Legislature to impose a moratorium on executions to allow for that rigorous analysis. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 4:30 am by Jim Dedman
For the latest installment, we turn to torts professor Jill Wieber Lens of the Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 8:10 am by Brian Cuban
Cook is spearheading the return of “Christian values” to the legislature. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 5:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That leaves the medical branch to cover the debt until the legislature belatedly appropriates the money to cover the bills.From the state’s point of view, there are several reasons the medical branch should be saddled with that contract. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 6:00 am by Bill Raftery
Unlike some states which have constitutionally derived rule making authority that cannot be altered or interfered with by the state legislature, the Texas Supreme Court may  “promulgate rules of administration not inconsistent with the laws of the state as may be necessary for the efficient and uniform administration of justice in the various courts. [read post]