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18 Sep 2007, 10:02 am
A friend asked for an update on Texas open records law changes from the 2007 Legislature, and while I only tracked criminal justice issues, since I took the time to compile this information I thought I'd share it with y'all.For starters, nothing good passed. [read post]
11 Jan 2020, 2:06 pm
” Prosecutor Oppose Reforms to Eliminate Law of Parties As unfortunate as it may be, this issue may not gain any meaningful traction in the Texas Legislature until the last two of the Texas Seven, Murphy and Halprin, are put to death. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 7:07 am
With most state legislatures now adjourned sine die, I am introducing a new feature: Legislative Year in Review. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
Last year the Texas Legislature approved a bill to allow the sale of food made in uninspected and unlicensed home kitchens, but some now say the state's rules implementing the new law are unnecessarily burdensome and subvert the measure's intent.Rules for Senate Bill (SB) 81, which went into effect last Sept. 1, were not made public until Dec. 1 at a meeting of the Texas State Health Services Council.At issue are labeling requirements for food… [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 1:40 pm
Such regulations are necessary to revise current regulations of the TMB in light of Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which recently passed the Texas Legislature. [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 1:40 pm
Such regulations are necessary to revise current regulations of the TMB in light of Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which recently passed the Texas Legislature. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 4:26 am
In 2008, the Sunset Commission recommended merging the Texas Youth Commission with the Juvenile Probation Commission, but the 81st Texas Legislature chose not to do so. [read post]
1 May 2022, 3:45 pm
The Oklahoma legislature on Thursday gave final approval to SB1503 (full text), a Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Law modeled after the Texas statute. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 1:13 pm
The battle over implementing federal healthcare legislation has now shifted inexorably to the states.Whether Texas will accept billions in federal subsidies to expand Medicaid as envisioned under Obamacare will be one of the biggest political debates of the 83rd Texas Legislature. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 7:23 am
Finally, Pat Metze, a Texas Tech law prof, looked at criticism of Texas' death penalty system in a recent law review article and thinks the Legislature is on its way to solving the problem!! [read post]
19 Feb 2014, 4:54 am
David Dewhurst included an evaluation of this and other electronic privacy questions in the interim charge for the Senate State Affairs Committee, so one can expect the matter to be revisited when the Texas Legislature reconvenes in 2015. [read post]
21 May 2011, 10:24 am
By applying case law that cannot be argued about, the Houston Court reached its decision without trying to act as if it were the Texas legislature of the United States Congress. [read post]
1 Sep 2013, 7:36 pm
” So we would encourage you to join us in educating yourselves about how workers’ compensation “reform” can lead to stories like NPR’s cautionary tales about the construction industry in Texas and to explore what’s going on in your state legislature. [read post]
24 Oct 2023, 7:41 am
” Thousands of migrants have now been arrested and held by the state of Texas on misdemeanor state trespass charges. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 3:38 pm
Bills of Interest from the Texas Legislature's now-completed session: SB 652 - re-authorized the Texas Railroad Commission for two more years. [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 8:34 am
The plaintiffs argued that under the Constitution’s election clause, only the state legislature could make rules changing voting procedures. [read post]
20 Sep 2022, 10:59 am
DeSantis, who confirmed in a comment to NPR that he had chartered the plane under a state program approved by the Florida legislature, told migrants they would find shelter and jobs in Martha’s Vineyard. [read post]
26 May 2011, 5:41 am
“There was a time in this state, there was a time in our history, where we stood up to the federal government and we did not cower to rules and policies that invaded the privacy of Texans,” he said with regret, reports the Texas Tribune. [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 4:37 am
Having mentioned a handful of #cjreform victories from the 86th Texas Legislature - most notably, by far, abolition of the Driver Responsibility surcharge - we must also acknowledge that the session overall was a major disappointment for anyone interested in reforming the justice system.Heading into the session, there was cause for optimism. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 9:01 pm
In its most recent legislative session, the Texas legislature was mostly busy trying to make it difficult for transgender people to go to the bathroom in public buildings. [read post]
