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6 Mar 2017, 7:02 am by Staff Writer
  Texas Lawmakers Silent on Providing Funding For Fighting Human Trafficking   Attorney General Ken Paxton has called human sex trafficking “one of the most heinous crimes facing our society,” and Governor Greg Abbott made fighting human sex trafficking one of the top 10 issues of his gubernatorial campaign. [read post]
28 Feb 2016, 10:23 am by John Floyd
The Republican Party had fought hard for years to remove the PIU from Earle’s control into the state Attorney General’s Office. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 10:10 am by Michael Lowe
Or through the federal system where it might go so far as to the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 1:48 pm by CJLF Staff
  Julian Aguilar of the Texas Tribune reports that Texas Deputy Attorney General Brantley Starr says that, despite the U.S. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 11:42 am by John Floyd
The only procedural mechanism available to Texas criminal defense attorneys to access sealed grand jury proceedings is through a motion to produce and examine grand jury minutes. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 11:31 am by Anthony A. Fatemi, LLC
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, characterized the decision as “disappointing and legally incorrect. [read post]
27 May 2015, 10:00 am by Michael Lowe
As attorney general, he fought against federal law that challenged the 2nd Amendment, and will sign open carry legislation into law as governor. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 9:42 am by Joe Consumer
Today, it is being reported that 17 states, led by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the state's governor-elect, are suing the Obama administration over its recent executive actions on immigration. [read post]
17 Oct 2014, 6:16 am by Jim Sedor
Texas – An Ad with a Wheelchair Shakes up the Texas Governor’s Race New York Times – David Montgomery | Published: 10/13/2014 Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis defended her campaign television ad that highlights opponent Greg Abbott’s use of a wheelchair, denying it exploits his disability while attacking his record. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 7:10 am by Mark S. Humphreys
And his likely successor, Attorney General Greg Abbott, has made keeping it that way his campaign mantra. [read post]
8 Jun 2014, 9:00 am by Mark S. Humphreys
"Today, Greg Abbott and Farmers Insurance are linked arm-in-arm to push this bad deal through. [read post]
12 May 2014, 2:23 pm by CJLF Staff
  Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, opposed the stay, noting that recent problems in another state following an entirely different execution procedure have nothing to do with Texas. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 12:16 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Attorney General ruled on Friday that the state fire marshal has authority to review old arson cases, rebuffing West Texas DA Rod Ponton who'd hoped the AG would intervene to stop its consideration of bad science in the Sonia Cacy arson case, in which the court this week will consider a habeas corpus writ based on actual innocence and junk science claims. [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 6:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That’s the gist of a West Texas district attorney’s request to Attorney General Greg Abbott — essentially a request for roadblocks to analyzing old arson cases where modern science casts new light on expert testimony used to convict people.Problem is, the trouble can’t hide. [read post]
26 Sep 2013, 1:42 pm by Teri Rodriguez
Among an extensive list of additional accomplishments, Brown served as law clerk to Texas Supreme Court Justices Jack Hightower and Greg Abbott. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 2:00 am by koherston
In Texas, two same-sex couples who sought to divorce met with fierce opposition from the state’s attorney general, Greg Abbott. [read post]
28 Jul 2013, 8:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A story in the McAllen Monitor (July 27) began thusly: Calling it “the most significant vulnerability to the State of Texas,” Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott outlined last week a broad strategy to secure the Texas-Mexico border. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 4:05 pm by Lyle Denniston
The state’s redistricting maps, state Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a public statement last week, “will not need to go through the lengthy and costly federal preclearance process because of Tuesday’s ruling by the U.S. [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 11:06 am by Don Cruse
SUSAN COMBS, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. [read post]