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15 Nov 2013, 8:40 am
But Grits remains impressed that, even during wartime, Texas' Supreme Court continued to exercise habeas corpus and its authority was so revered that a Confederate general felt obligated to "bow his head" in deference.Today, truncated and emasculated over time by both the legislature and jurists too deferential to state power, habeas corpus in Texas has devolved, until recently becoming nearly as anachronistic as the pardon power. [read post]
9 May 2013, 7:51 am
The Texas Supreme Court then dismissed Reitz’s argument that Texas should follow two other states that have held arbitration provisions in a trust are unenforceable. [read post]
5 Jun 2011, 9:48 pm
When I left Texas the legislature was still in session, although I thought all the economic problems would keep them from doing too much mischief potentially harmful to employers.But I was as wrong about that, as I was right about how great Kauai would be.While I was playing, Russell Cawyer at Texas Employment Law Update was posting on the passage of S.B. 321, which puts Texas in company with those states which prohibit employers from barring employees… [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 7:22 am
There's an interesting if macabre story from the NY Times today with the same title as this post on a mostly hidden aspect of the system: the solemn, longstanding administration of a pauper's field for Texas inmates in Hunstsville dating from the earliest days of statehood in the 1840s (the Texas Republic had before then repeatedly rejected a central prison, which was pushed through in the first Texas state Legislature). [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 3:17 am
Texas has long ranked at or near the top of all states for highest homeowner insurance premiums, thanks to our toothless Department of Insurance and the Republican Legislature that took away almost all enforcement power. [read post]
27 Aug 2023, 9:07 am
In response to the injunction, the Office of the Texas Attorney General stated: This year, the Texas Legislature passed SB 14, a law that prohibits hospitals from administering experimental hormones or conducting mutilative “gender transition” surgical procedures on minors. [read post]
16 May 2014, 9:33 am
But since our legislature meets only in odd numbered years, the soonest Texas could possibly meet this requirement would be in 2015 and only then if the Texas Legislature changes the law.Of course, that's not entirely accurate since the Texas governor has authority to call the Legislature into a special session whenever he wants to address any specific issue he chooses. [read post]
12 May 2023, 9:50 am
The forms are the result of a change in state law passed by the 84th Texas Legislature and signed by the governor. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 2:55 pm
Several years ago, Texas Legislature enacted the Michael Morton Act to prevent prosecutors from suppressing evidence. [read post]
2 Nov 2006, 6:44 am
Evidently, the Texas legislature can't make up its mind whether it wants more physicians or not. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 2:17 am
The Texas Legislature is facing a huge budget deficit and must either cut expenses or raise taxes. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 7:06 am
"Fees and fines emerged as a powerful funding mechanism when state legislatures balked at raising revenue. [read post]
3 Oct 2014, 10:03 am
Not long ago, Texas had more than forty clinics operating throughout the state. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 1:35 pm
The State of Texas challenged the rule as requiring public employers to grant benefits in opposition to Texas law refusing to acknowledge these marriages. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 4:59 am
Following on the heels of the Texas legislature's proposed bill that makes it unlawful to refuse to identify yourself to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested or detained you, the Georgia... [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 1:44 pm
The Supreme Court has decided that these can be constitutional but the state legislature must approve them. [read post]
28 Jan 2007, 9:54 am
That's the title of an article in Saturday's Houston Chronicle reporting on the failure of the Texas Legislature to correct state law in light in light of the U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2007, 4:44 pm
Earlier this week, I posted stories about immigration-related bills were percolating in the Texas and Oklahoma legislatures. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 12:53 pm
The Texas Supreme Court’s economic liberty decision reminds me of an interesting question: Do the arguments in favor of deferring to legislatures when it comes to broad federal constitutional “liberty” claims — whether economic liberty or personal liberty — fully apply to state constitutional liberty claims? [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 7:16 am
But how will the 2017 debate at the Texas Legislature be framed on the question of reforming criminal laws governing pot? [read post]
