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29 Feb 2020, 12:14 pm
Grand Jury Indictments and Examining Trials The Legislature provided for examining trials in order to make sure that someone who has had their freedom taken away in an arrest has not been the victim of an unlawful detention by those exerting police powers in the State of Texas. [read post]
15 Apr 2007, 11:50 pm
In his State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature this year, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson spoke about "the unfortunate reality that our criminal justice system, on rare occasions, convicts the innocent. [read post]
28 May 2018, 7:48 am
A bill passed by the Legislature last year and was signed into law by Gov. [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 6:30 am
Conclusion Overall, the Texas legislature has failed children with disabilities miserably. [read post]
14 Jul 2017, 7:32 pm
Martin fled Austin, but, as Ivins noted, the police 'tracked him to earth at his momma’s house, where he was found hiding in the stereo cabinet.' She added, 'He always did want to be the Speaker.'"From "America’s Future Is Texas/With right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state’s demographics shift leftward, Texas has become the nation’s bellwether," by Lawrence Wright (in The New… [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 3:45 am
September 17, 2007The state of state killingBy: Andrea Laidman, The ObserverAbout every six days in Texas, a man is killed by lethal injection. [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 3:57 pm
In truth, the Texas Legislature did pass a bill aimed at protecting the public by preventing distracted driving accidents. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 1:39 pm
We are now two full months into 2011, and state legislatures around the country have been active on animal protection issues. [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 6:12 am
, but then the Legislature of its own accord retained it for a large class of drug offenders. [read post]
26 Dec 2010, 12:33 pm
The general rule is that a policy of insurance issued in another state to one of its insured's immediately converts to the minimum of what Texas requires when the out of state driver enters Texas. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 5:35 am
Jeff Wentworth (San Antonio) acknowledged the Court’s efforts on the Senate floor.In part, the resolution reads: “RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, 1st Called Session, hereby commend the members of the Texas Supreme Court for their actions in support of legal aid services and honor them for their work in promoting access to justice for the state’s most vulnerable citizens; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an… [read post]
7 Jun 2014, 3:15 pm
Whatever laws pass must win approval from both chambers of the Texas Legislature and a new sitting governor. [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 3:27 pm
More people have been freed through DNA testing in Texas than in any other state in the country, and these exonerations have revealed deep flaws in the state's criminal justice system. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 4:16 pm
Virtually everyone involved in the Texas horse industry is hoping that a bill will finally pass in the 82nd Texas Legislature legalizing Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) at Texas race tracks. [read post]
25 Sep 2021, 3:35 pm
Employees of all Texas companies, regardless of size, are now covered by sexual harassment statutes following amendments to Texas’ state discrimination law, which was implemented this month.The Texas legislature has passed a new law expanding protections for employees who suffer sexual harassment in the workplace. [read post]
24 Nov 2010, 7:33 am
First off, in Texas, the state legislature may be on the verge of another go-round in the ever-popular “let’s-display-the-Ten-Commandments-in-the-public-schools” crusade. [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 5:43 pm
Healthcare providers in the State of Texas will have to review the new Telemedicine Rules released this month by the Texas Medical Board. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 10:02 am
The first attempt at criminalizing “improper photography” by the Texas Legislature failed. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 10:11 am
"And in the judgment of the Texas Legislature and in the judgment of the significant majority of Texans, the death penalty is fundamentally a matter of justice. [read post]
10 Dec 2019, 3:09 pm
Bipartisan attempts by the Texas state legislature to reform the bail system failed in both 2017 and 2019. [read post]
