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14 Oct 2009, 10:11 am
Last week the Texas legislature killed (or "stuck a fork in") the Trans-Texas Corridor. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 7:34 am
In lieu of a transcript, readers must rely on media reports.)10/15/09 The Recorder:In their summary judgment motion, defendant-intervenors argued that a 1972 Supreme Court order provided decisive precedent for upholding same-sex marriage bans; that the only applicable standard of constitutional review involves whether state legislatures have a rational basis for such bans; and that Prop. 8 satisfies this standard. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 12:52 pm
"Texas still has a long way to go to ensure that the innocent remain free and the guilty are brought to justice," said state Sen. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 8:51 am
And in the legislature's upper chamber, senators Nichols, Huffman, Patrick and Nelson were powerful naysayers who will need to be convinced to pass stronger legislation.House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Chairman Pete Gallego, in his usual soft-spoken way, declared that he was "Outrageously disappointed with the state of law in Texas. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 12:46 am
"Texas still has a long way to go to ensure that the innocent remain free and the guilty are brought to justice," said state Sen. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 11:39 am
Sign the petition to Governor Rick Perry and the State of Texas to acknowledge that the fire in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was not arson, therefore no crime was committed and on February 17, 2004, Texas executed an innocent man. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 9:30 am
"I will work very hard to make sure the duties of the commission ... as given by the Texas Legislature are carried out. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 9:13 am
"Just months before the controversial removal of three members of a state commission investigating the forensics that led to a Texas man's 2004 execution, top aides to Gov. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 7:38 am
    Texas Legislation   The Texas legislature has been consistently fighting over the past several years to restrict the powers of homeowner associations, especially with regards to foreclosure. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 4:20 am
"I will work very hard to make sure the duties of the commission ... as given by the Texas Legislature are carried out. [read post]
11 Oct 2009, 3:47 pm by Shannon Sims
The course will also provide those who intend to practice Climate Change Law & Policy in the United States a better understanding of the rationales for the international, national and state mechanisms adopted to face this major problem.Methodology. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 8:09 am
  Several of Texas Governor Rick Perry's appointees to state university regent boards have already learned the hard way that crossing him can be an administrative death sentence. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 8:54 am
That raised the possibility that Texas would be the first state to officially admit executing an innocent man.The timing couldn't have been worse for Perry, who's in a tough race for reelection. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 5:14 am by Alex Winslow
When insurance lobbyists in my state rammed through legal changes designed to severely limit the legal rights of Texas patients, we heard high-falutin’ rhetoric promising dramatic improvements in the cost, access, and quality of health care. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 5:14 am by Alex Winslow
When insurance lobbyists in my state rammed through legal changes designed to severely limit the legal rights of Texas patients, we heard high-falutin’ rhetoric promising dramatic improvements in the cost, access, and quality of health care. [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 9:26 am
The Texas Legislature created the Texas Forensic Science Commission in 2005 after a series of revelations about improper procedures in forensics labs used to test criminal evidence. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 2:12 pm
Maryland is "certainly not Florida, Virginia or Texas. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 10:34 am
  Abbott immediately issued a statement announcing that he was appealing the ruling "to defend the traditional definition of marriage that was approved by Texas voters," and Governor Rick Perry quickly chimed in, stating: "The laws and constitution of the State of Texas define marriage as an institution involving one man and one woman. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 9:57 am
The Texas Legislature created the Texas Forensic Science Commission in 2005 after a series of revelations about improper procedures in forensics labs used to test criminal evidence. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 7:05 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
On March 18, 2002, appellants filed another petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court, which was also denied. [read post]