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23 Jun 2005, 12:22 pm
[JURIST] Following the March Supreme Court ruling [JURIST report] that juveniles may not be sentenced to death, Texas Governor Rick Perry [official website] has commuted the sentences [official press release] of 28 offenders to life in prison. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 7:51 am
The governor stepped in, announcing the sending of DPS special agents, intelligence analysts, troopers, and Texas Rangers. [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 5:55 am
Brandi Grissom and Juan Aguilar at the Texas Tribune report that:Leaders from one end of the Texas-Mexico border to the other said Friday they want Gov. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 2:28 am
It appears that Texas will not be outdone when it comes to playing a cynical political game with people's... [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 7:05 am
He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 10:54 am
From the Office of Texas Governor Rick Perry: Gov. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 8:47 am
Texas’ CROWN Act On May 28, 2023, Texas joined a growing number of states to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (the “CROWN Act”), as Governor Abbott signed House Bill 567 into law. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 6:10 am
" So it's not Texas' system that's "working" in the Anthony Graves example, but the federal one the Governor has been bashing in his rhetoric about "state's rights. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 11:01 am
Based on orders issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in response to COVID-19, the Texas Department of Insurance has announced that certain licensing requirements and fees have been suspended for Texas-licensed insurance agents, adjusters, title agents, escrow officers, life settlement brokers, and life settlement providers. [read post]
3 May 2007, 12:45 am
The Texas House should send a message to the Governor that he cannot operate above the law and should cease politicizing public safety and border security.MORE: The Texas Observer has three excellent posts about HB 13 on its blog this morning, see here, here, and here.See prior, related Grits coverage:The Case of the Missing DataDPS: Open criminal case data given to Northrop Grunman, never given backDon't do it! [read post]
3 Jun 2017, 3:14 pm
The city of Austin filed a lawsuit [Complaint, PDF] on Thursday joining San Antonio and two other Texas cities in challenging the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) [text, PDF], a new immigration enforcement law signed [JURIST report] by Governor Greg Abbott [official website] early last month. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 11:13 am
The complaint was filed in response to Senate Bill 8 [materials], which was signed in law [JURIST report] in June by Texas Governor Greg Abbott [official website]. [read post]
28 Mar 2014, 5:44 pm
Governor Rick Perry today sent a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder, forwarded by a confidant to your correspondent, declaring Texas would not comply. [read post]
31 May 2017, 9:35 am
A special session could be avoided if the governor uses an executive order to extend the life of agencies involved in health and safety issues. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 3:04 pm
The Republican governor’s answer is to pray for rain. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 10:29 am
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has appealed to the Governor of Texas to commute the death sentence of a Mexican national scheduled to be executed for murder. [read post]
19 May 2009, 12:15 am
The Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry on Monday signed House Bill 1330 [Word .doc] that authorizes placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds. [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 4:00 am
In 1916, Isabella Neff, mother of later governor Pat Neff, donated to the state a six-acre tract in Coryell County. [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 2:25 pm
“Texas Governor Rick Perry proposed it for his state schools, and it’s a perfectly plausible goal. [read post]
7 Apr 2024, 8:59 am
As Lieutenant Governor, he can ensure this never becomes law in Texas. [read post]
