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20 Jan 2012, 9:16 am by Rick Hasen
SCOTUSBlog: “Two hours after issuing its ruling on Texas’ redistricting dispute, the Supreme Court put on hold a lower court’s decision striking down the West Virginia legislature’s new plan for electing that state’s three members of the House of Representatives. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 11:32 am by Steven Boutwell
The court rejected Forest’s policy considerations stating that it was “an argument for the Legislature. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 9:16 pm by ireneolszewski
We further call on Congress to pass and the state legislatures to ratify a marriage amendment declaring that marriage in the United States shall consist of and be recognized only as the union of a natural man and a natural woman. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 8:26 am
"Texas Legislature should pass two death-penalty related bills," is the title of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer's latest column.During each session of the Texas Legislature, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence receives a slew of very significant bills and must decide which should go to legislators for a vote. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 3:00 am by Robert Kraft
And to make matters worse, word is out now that the Texas governor and legislature have been withholding money intended to help the poor and elderly pay those electricity bills. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 12:38 pm by Evan M. Hamme and Carley Roberts
The statute sources a service provider’s receipts to Texas to the extent the service is “performed” in Texas. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 10:57 am by John Floyd
  Texas Legislation   In Texas, the Legislature meets every two years during which it enacts hundreds of new laws. [read post]
28 Mar 2020, 4:35 am by Eugene Volokh
[So opines the Texas AG, interpreting Texas state statutes (and not needing to consider the Second Amendment).] [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 3:46 pm by John McFarland
In 1899, the Texas legislature passed a comprehensive conservation law that, among other things, prohibited flaring of gas from a well classified as a gas well. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 4:54 pm by Michael Markarian
Shark Finning Texas became the tenth state (along with three U.S. territories) to ban the trade in shark fins. [read post]
10 Dec 2021, 11:11 am by Amy Howe
” If state legislatures can pass laws to undo the rights created by the federal courts, Roberts stressed, “the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery. [read post]
25 Jul 2007, 10:00 pm
An embarrassed Academy and Legislature are now trying to shift responsibility for their own oversight onto the Texas Medical Board. [read post]
22 Mar 2023, 3:30 pm by Jose Medina
Now, legislation that follows some recommendations made during the review is being considered by the Texas Legislature. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 2:58 am
Because the Texas Legislature left eyewitness ID reforms hanging this year during the partisan meltdown at the end of session, for now it's up to local Texas police and sheriffs departments to address the problem, as Dallas PD did earlier this year.For those who won't, there's a high probability Texas will pass legislation in 2011 mandating improved eyewitness ID reforms. [read post]
25 May 2014, 10:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So if they allow district judges in Louisiana to order heat mitigation at the state level, Texas prison officials and the legislature had better start reaching for their pocketbooks. [read post]