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14 Dec 2011, 7:01 pm by Lyle Denniston
One of the highly unusual things about the Texas redistricting fight is that, so far, no court at any level has issued a final ruling on whether the state legislative and congressional redistricting plans drawn up by the state legislature earlier this year are legal, or not. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 11:11 am by Russell Cawyer
We cannot fathom that either Congress or our state legislature intended for a person to be able to proceed down both paths and receive both benefits at the same time. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 7:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
There's no right to counsel for any state habeas proceedings - including the junk science writ created in recent years by the Texas Legislature - meaning lawyers can be ineffective in that work without it weighing into the outcome. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 6:26 am
  Texas Governor Perry disrupts panel looking into Willingham capital case Still more changes in Texas panel looking at potential wrongful execution Texas legislature to start looking into Willingham case Willingham case and Texas Gov continuing to make headlines "Willingham juror no longer sure of his guilt in Texas case" [read post]
19 Mar 2023, 9:03 pm by Dan Flynn
Food Deserts Food deserts are an issue that has emerged in state legislatures in the past decade. [read post]
21 Mar 2021, 8:50 am by John Floyd
Texas law enforcement uniformly “profile” Blacks and Latinos as more likely to have contraband in their vehicles, just as Abbott and his Republican cohorts in the state legislature think “Democrats” are more likely to engage in voter fraud. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 8:47 am by Amy Starnes
The Texas Legislature has not created such standards, leaving district attorneys, judges, and advocates to grapple with a key ethical question: How should the state decide whether an inmate is eligible for the death penalty? [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 6:30 am
Demand That Texas Legislature Put Our Safety FirstRarely are Democrats and Republicans on the same side of an issue in Texas. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 5:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"The State conceded in federal court today that the legislature intended that change in the law to reach Mr. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 3:29 am by Bob Kraft
" The rate comparisons come as the Legislature prepares to consider a sunset bill for the Texas Department of Insurance and all its regulations in the 2011 session. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 5:45 am by Michelle O'Neil
Texas Governor Abbott signed into law House Bill 45 which states that Texas and U.S. law supersede all other laws. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 5:45 am by Michelle O'Neil
Texas Governor Abbott signed into law House Bill 45 which states that Texas and U.S. law supersede all other laws. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 1:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
That's why I remain optimistic that the budget crunch can motivate legislators to scale back the state corrections system - which today oversees 1 in 22 Texas adults in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole - in ways that sound arguments from policy wonks or reform advocates could otherwise never accomplish.RELATED: Let me know in the reader poll in the sidebar how many, if any, prisons you think the 82nd Texas Legislature will close as a result of the… [read post]
2 Oct 2021, 6:27 am by Paul Premack
The November 2, 2021 election seeks your vote for or against changes to the Texas Constitution proposed by the Legislature and Governor Abbott. [read post]
2 Oct 2021, 6:27 am by Paul Premack
The November 2, 2021 election seeks your vote for or against changes to the Texas Constitution proposed by the Legislature and Governor Abbott. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 7:54 pm by Susan I. Nelson
The activists, representing Tea Party groups from around the state, want Perry to either sign an executive order or call the Legislature back into a special session to enact a ban on so-called sanctuary cities. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 12:01 pm by Gavin W. Skok
On July 23, 2017, Washington State will become the third state (after Illinois and Texas) to statutorily restrict the collection, storage and use of biometric data for commercial purposes. [read post]