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8 Oct 2020, 11:15 am
We keep hearing how concerned Governor Greg Abbott has been over homelessness, but a rule proposed at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) would make matters worse.TDHCA has suggested forbidding access to supportive housing for two years for anyone convicted of a nonviolent felony, for three years for certain offenses involving guns, retaliation, or obstruction, and imposing lifetime bans for people convicted of sex offenses, any… [read post]
12 Sep 2019, 4:15 am
Greg Abbott signed a bill which prohibits any governmental entity in Texas from taking adverse action against any person because of the person's affiliation, contribution or support for a religious organization. [read post]
26 May 2018, 1:08 pm
Greg Abbott vetoed life saving "Good Samaritan" legislation that would have let people call 911 when their friends overdose without being prosecuted. [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 6:37 am
") I've always wondered how Alinskyite unionists could remain so tight with the likes of Rick Perry, Greg Abbott, and Dan Patrick, and clearly TPPF's Cohen wonders the same thing.Listen to the whole podcast; good stuff, Derek! [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 6:28 am
Here's a notable excerpt from the story:A federal panel has refused to coordinate lawsuits filed on behalf of inmates in Texas state prisons who died or suffered heat strokes from soaring temperatures during the summers of 2011 and 2012.The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and its executive director, Brad Livingston, represented by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, moved on July 14 to transfer seven cases for pretrial purposes to U.S. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 4:05 am
Apparently the grand jury found that he likely crossed the line into offering to buy fetal tissue in his efforts to get Planned Parenthood personnel to admit to selling fetal tissue.In a statement reacting to the grand jury's action, Texas governor Greg Abbott said:The Health and Human Service Commission’s Inspector General and the Attorney General’s office have an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood’s actions. [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 5:59 am
See coverage from Fusion and commentary from Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy.Oklahoma's Republican Governor Mary Fallin has been much more of a leader on these issues than Greg Abbott, vetoing tough-on-crime legislation, championing clemency, and implementing ban the box policies at state agencies.These ballot measures would put Oklahoma ahead of the curve compared to Texas regarding smart-on-crime policies on the drug war, but still much more regressive on… [read post]
13 Sep 2020, 7:39 am
" The net result of this pointless display was to invite Greg Abbott to include Dallas in his attacks on Austin, and siding with him instead of the city. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 3:02 pm
Governor Greg Abbott today signed HB 34, Texas' latest omnibus innocence legislation. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 9:30 pm
Greg Melleuish on Constitutional History in Australia (Telos Press Podcast).Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 11:52 am
Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law Monday. [read post]
2 Jan 2024, 6:42 pm
Greg Abbott, who installed the wire in an effort to prevent illegal border crossings. [read post]
12 Feb 2018, 10:21 am
Greg Abbott’s general counsel Andrew S. [read post]
28 Apr 2016, 1:15 pm
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas is in the news again. [read post]
14 Jul 2021, 5:24 am
"... as [Republican Governor Greg ] Abbott promised to keep calling special sessions, over and over, until the election legislation has its day. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 10:04 am
Greg Abbott on Tuesday urged residents to stay home and said the state would crack down on overcrowding in some restaurants and bars. [read post]
13 May 2015, 3:32 pm
Greg Abbott. [read post]
8 Mar 2021, 4:44 pm
Greg Abbott's suggestion that DPS "colonize" the Austin Police Department, in his words. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 11:03 am
Greg Abbott would allow for Texas to order undocumented migrants to return to Mexico, but experts, including former federal immigration judges, question whether the legislation would be constitutional. ... [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 6:29 am
Greg Abbott should veto it.See prior Grits' analysis of this bad idea. [read post]
