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9 Nov 2009, 7:20 am
" That suggestion drew a cool reception Friday from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, which pointed out that the Legislature had a choice whether to make the information public or private when it passed the law setting up the agency. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 2:11 am
After the Texas Legislature made stealing even the smallest amount of scrap metal a felony, total thefts skyrocketed thanks to the rising cost of copper. [read post]
8 Nov 2009, 7:41 am
Perhaps it's something the Legislature should take a stab at rectifying sooner than later. [read post]
3 Nov 2009, 7:29 am
"The county funded about $50,000 for the program, and the department also received $50,000 from the state to staff a second care manager, Leach said. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 11:04 pm
This year, in the Tim Cole Act, the Texas Legislature passed a law boosting payments to the wrongly convicted from $50,000 to $80,000 for every year behind bars. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 7:41 am
In 2006, the Innocence Project brought the Willingham case to Texas' Forensic Science Commission, which the state Legislature had created a year earlier. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 8:19 am
The Supreme Court of Texas has asked the State Bar Board of Directors to make a recommendation on the issue. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 12:42 pm
In Texas - generally an employer-friendly state - the governing non-compete statute provides that damages cannot be awarded before an order of reformation. [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 7:50 pm
This is, the Court said, what the legislature intended. [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 6:19 am
"More than 400 Texans from 125 cities and towns across the state today urged a state panel to continue its work of reviewing the forensic evidence used in the Cameron Todd Willingham arson case.A letter sent today to John Bradley, the newly-appointed chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Committee, urged him to ensure that the panel continues its work of evaluating forensic evidence in state cases. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 10:01 am
The higher costs of the death penalty process -- including the costs of higher security on death row -- are unavoidable and likely to increase in light of all the mistakes that have been made in capital cases.In 2009, 11 state legislatures (Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Texas and Washington) considered abolition bills. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 3:00 am
When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.'Her focus was Texas, a state she labeled "reactionary, cantankerous and hilarious," run by legislatures who were "reporter heaven. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 6:26 am
  Texas Governor Perry disrupts panel looking into Willingham capital case Still more changes in Texas panel looking at potential wrongful execution Texas legislature to start looking into Willingham case Willingham case and Texas Gov continuing to make headlines "Willingham juror no longer sure of his guilt in Texas case" [read post]
17 Oct 2009, 11:35 pm
Statutes of limitations can change at any time by the actions of the legislature or courts of the particular state. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 11:47 pm
The Supreme Court of Texas has asked the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors to give its recommendation on whether Texas attorneys should be required to disclose to the public whether or not they have professional liability insurance. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:35 pm
That session seemed less confrontational, he said, although Wiley mentioned there was concern the Legislature might discontinue the commission's funding. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:01 pm
Early this year, members had discussed seeking authority and resources from the Legislature for that work, commission records show. [read post]