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23 Mar 2011, 1:43 pm
The Legislature should pass it, and look closely at it again in two years. [read post]
27 May 2019, 1:07 pm
” Because of the sketchy reputations compounding pharmacies have throughout the United States, and especially throughout the international community (such as in China and India), the Texas Legislature in 2015 passed a bill preserving the confidentiality of any drug manufacturer who supplies execution drugs to the state. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 7:05 am
Though much positive legislation died in the 81st Texas Legislature's closing days, I never went through the good criminal justice legislation that did finally pass and become law this year. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 5:34 am
While Betsy DeVos has almost no current power as Secretary of Education to push vouchers, her public stance in favor of them may be emboldening state legislatures to take action on their own. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 11:28 am
A new report (pdf) titled "Deadly Heat in Texas Prison" from the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law argues that, "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is currently violating the human and constitutional rights of inmates in Texas by exposing them to dangerously high temperatures and extreme heat conditions. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 9:06 am
Texas Health and Safety Code Section 481.002 excludes oils and resins from the definition of marijuana (or “marihuana” as the Texas Legislature insists on spelling it). [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 9:05 pm
Senate Bill (SB) 17, passed by the Texas state legislature in June 2023, compelled public universities in the state to shutter any offices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) beginning this year. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 3:25 am
Passed in 2013, and amended in 2015 by the Texas Legislature, this law (Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 11.073) states the following: PROCEDURE RELATED TO CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 5:46 pm
Sources: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/23/texas-legislature-passes-bill-would-make-attacking-police-judges-hate-/ http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx? [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 5:46 pm
Sources: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/23/texas-legislature-passes-bill-would-make-attacking-police-judges-hate-/ http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx? [read post]
21 Sep 2021, 11:52 am
, the Texas legislature tried to one-up Florida with HB 20, its own social media censorship bill. [read post]
30 Jun 2024, 4:57 pm
Furthermore, the Texas Legislature has the constitutional authority to regulate medical practice, and parents can choose only among legal medical procedures. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 4:29 pm
During the last several sessions of the Texas Legislature the changes to the medical negligence laws have been substantial. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 4:29 pm
During the last several sessions of the Texas Legislature the changes to the medical negligence laws have been substantial. [read post]
25 Jul 2019, 1:38 pm
In 2003, the Texas Legislature enacted the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (“TPPCA”) to facilitate the prompt investigation and payment of Texas insurance claims.[2] Codified at Section 542 of the Texas Insurance Code, the TPPCA imposes an affirmative duty on insurers to promptly pay claims as soon as it becomes “reasonably clear” that they are obligated to do so under the policy. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 5:33 am
CEJ Multimedia Audio of Panels on Corrections and Overcriminalization at 8th Annual TPPF Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature – January 14, 2010 The speakers on the corrections panel were Senate Dean & Criminal Justice Chairman John Whitmire, House Corrections Chairman Jim McReynolds, Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project Director Adam Gelb, and Council of State Governments Justice Center Research Director Tony Fabelo. … [read post]
9 Aug 2008, 5:16 pm
"Texas has both a moral and legal obligation to remake a system that is crippling, then writing off, the state's most vulnerable children," the New York Times editorialized yesterday in reaction to the recent Ombudsman's report (pdf) on carceral education at the Texas Youth Commission, analyzed earlier by Grits here. [read post]
17 Sep 2023, 8:34 am
While 35 states now ban texting while driving and nine do not allow any cell phone use by drivers, Texas seems unlikely to follow their example. [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 11:29 am
Well, Texas is an at-will state. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 4:57 pm
Kirk Watson of Austin, the State Bar of Texas Sunset bill. [read post]
