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7 Aug 2008, 7:51 pm
" Tort "reform" hypocrite Greg Abbott has more cash on hand than any other elected state official in Texas. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 3:45 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
“Opponents of the federal law, like Republican Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, have argued that the key tenet of the reform — forcing people to carry health insurance — is an unconstitutional overreach. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 5:45 am by Michelle O'Neil
In 2015, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a civility oath to be added to the oath that every lawyer takes when being admitted to the Texas bar. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 12:35 pm by Staff Report
Greg Abbott’s commitment of federal money for landlords to provide an eviction alternative. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 8:15 am
Because of Perry's silence, Attorney General Greg Abbott ordered the documents' release.But when the Houston Chronicle and other news organizations sought similar memos written for Perry by his general counsel, the governor's office has fought it repeatedly and obtained rulings from Abbott that the information does not have to be made public.It is part of a pattern, a shroud of secrecy that has descended on the governor's office since Perry… [read post]
14 Mar 2007, 6:07 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott joined Dewhurst at the hearing in supporting the bill, which calls for a minimum 25-year sentence for violent child sex offenses and life without parole or death for second offenses. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 10:57 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is locked in a fight with the state's largest insurer over the company's decision not to renew 11,000 residential and commercial property insurance policies along the Gulf coast. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 3:08 am by Scott Bomboy
However, in October 2017 a federal judge ruled against Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a different nativity controversy. [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 12:30 pm by Michael Ginsborg
She also rejected a motion to intervene by state Attorney General Greg Abbott, who contended that bans on same-sex marriage limit the court's jurisdiction to voiding the marriage. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 8:23 am by Steve Hall
Asked by the Statesman to make public details about those purchases made with taxpayer dollars, as the agency routinely does with other items it buys, prison officials appealed to Attorney General Greg Abbott to keep the information from public view. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 7:03 am by William K. Berenson
Governor Greg Abbott pushed to make the less restrictive statewide law supersede all local ordinances. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 11:37 am by [email protected]
The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole—a seven-strong panel of gubernatorial appointees—issued a unanimous recommendation to Governor Greg Abbott that he grant a 120-day stay of Reed’s execution. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 4:18 pm by Amy Howe
The dispute has its roots in a March 22 executive order by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that prohibits elective surgeries and medical procedures until April 21 in an effort to free up hospital space and conserve personal protective equipment (PPE) for the care of COVID-19 patients. [read post]
14 May 2022, 5:34 pm by Amy Howe
Greg Abbott signed the law, known as H.B. 20, last September, and it was slated to go into effect on Dec. 2, 2021. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 8:27 am by [email protected]
However, the district attorney from Montgomery County sent a plea to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg requesting more time to look into rumors that Shore would confess to a murder another death row inmate was convicted for, reported the Texas Tribune. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 5:46 pm by AZ
If signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, it will become state law. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 2:12 am
Highly contentious matters that take a lot of legislative time can block others from consideration.My guess is that the legislative calendar just got a lot "tighter" as the state attorney general, Greg Abbott issued an opinion that two controversial measures that would crack down on employer's for hiring illegal aliens would not be pre-empted by the federal immigration law.The question presented was:"If Texas legislation (1) provided for the suspension or… [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 8:27 am by [email protected]
However, the district attorney from Montgomery County sent a plea to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg requesting more time to look into rumors that Shore would confess to a murder another death row inmate was convicted for, reported the Texas Tribune. [read post]