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4 Oct 2007, 1:08 am
On Sunday the Longview News Journal reported that the Smith County Sheriff and Tyler Police Department will not allow their officers to use new discretion to give citations instead of arrest for low-level, non-violent offenders - the only bill passed at the Texas Legislature in 2007 aimed at reducing jail overcrowding. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 3:11 am
Zaffirini for sticking with the idea all these years, and I hope the third time is the charm.MORE: See written testimony submitted by the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 11:38 am
The Georgia legislature passed a bill, which became law on July 1, that permits people with firearms licenses to carry guns in state parks, restaurants that serve alcohol and on mass transit. [read post]
27 Jun 2008, 1:56 am
" South Carolina's Attorney General argues that states could fight Wednesday's ruling by "waiting for a change in the makeup of the Supreme Court or by getting legislatures to redo death penalty laws. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 1:54 pm
Investigators have also revealed that after his conviction, Hicks admitted to killing at least five more women in Texas. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 5:40 pm
A hawk when it comes to Mexican cartels, Perry said in New Hampshire this month that as president he would consider sending U.S. troops into Mexico to combat drug violence there and stop it from spilling into the United States. ...Since 2008, with the support of the Republican-dominated Texas legislature and more than $400 million in taxpayer funds, Perry has pressed forward on his own version of a surge — called Operation Border Star — paying millions for… [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 12:35 pm
NE Petition Seeks to Bring Death Penalty to Public Vote: A petition drive to bring the issue of capital punishment to a public vote is gaining steam in Nebraska, one week after the state's legislature overrode Gov. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 1:01 am
The Texas legislature went so far as to formally admonish her. [read post]
8 Nov 2008, 10:01 am
" An earlier SL&P post pointed out this compilation of state-level results on drug policy reform ballot initiatives.Also, see Karl Keys' excellent post, "Jan. 21, 2009: Crimlaw Issues" in which the blogger from Capital Defense Weekly reads tea leaves from Barack Obama's public statements on crime policy.It's hard to say yet what these elections meant for the Texas Legislature on criminal justice issues, and I'll wait to assess… [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 12:28 pm
Shannon Edmonds, 2021-2023 Legislative Update: Highlighting Changes to Texas Laws, As Amended Through the 2021 Regular Session of the 87th Legislature (2021). [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 6:25 am
Following up on its application earlier this week seeking to postpone the implementation of a redistricting plan for the state legislature (which Lyle covered for this blog), yesterday the Texas Attorney General also asked the Court to block implementation of a congressional redistricting plan. [read post]
1 Jan 2012, 6:27 pm
The Justice Department contends that the Texas legislature’s new plans for the election districts for the state house and the U.S. [read post]
14 Sep 2020, 7:46 am
Hasen traced courts’ use of the democracy canon to the 1885 Supreme Court of Texas case of Owens v. [read post]
10 Dec 2021, 12:27 pm
Texas, 311 U. [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 1:59 pm
Additionally, at this time there is a bill pending before the Texas Legislature that would allow Counties to have tent jails. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 1:12 pm
We can adapt to modern communications and technology without a reversion to shutting out the public and thwarting the will of the People of Texas, clearly expressed through the legislature. [read post]
23 Feb 2021, 9:32 am
Beyer’s works, including Slayer Statutes from State to State and Texas Wills and Estates: Cases and Materials are cited in the following article: Macie Alcoser, Spousal Abuse Disqualification Statute: It’s Time To Protect Other Victims, 13 Est. [read post]
13 Jul 2017, 8:52 pm
Red States Won’t Let Them.New York Times – Emily Badger | Published: 7/6/2017 In the last few years, Republican-controlled state Legislatures have intensified the use of what are known as pre-emption laws, to block towns and cities from adopting measures favored by the left. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 6:58 am
Some Legislatures are trying to collect and publish the sources of these donations, but most states allow independent groups to spend unlimited cash on political ads with little transparency. [read post]
14 Mar 2016, 9:39 am
Susana Martinez (Credit: State of New Mexico) New Mexico media outlets have been battling against Gov. [read post]
