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20 Mar 2021, 9:09 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
A new bill in the Texas Legislature proposes the most sweeping changes to a brain death statute ever seen in the United States. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 8:44 am by William K. Berenson
Year after year, Texas has the highest number of fatal car accidents in the United States. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 9:10 pm by Jasmine Wang
In the wake of this latest winter storm, just like in 2011, the Texas legislature is calling for an investigation into why the state experienced such catastrophic blackouts despite clear warnings and despite the state’s reputation as the energy capital of the United States. [read post]
Legislation to tax digital advertising revenue has also been introduced in other states, including Texas (H.B. 4467), West Virginia (S.B. 605), Massachusetts (H.D. 3210 and H.D. 3601) and New York (S. 1124). [read post]
Legislation to tax digital advertising revenue has also been introduced in other states, including Texas (H.B. 4467), West Virginia (S.B. 605), Massachusetts (H.D. 3210 and H.D. 3601) and New York (S. 1124). [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
This charge is a description masquerading as a critique.Some state legislatures and local bodies operate under a “single-subject” requirement that limits the sorts of provisions that can be combined into one bill. [read post]
15 Mar 2021, 7:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Grits has been tracking what I've has called "The Great Texas Hemp Hiatus," referring to the Texas Legislature's legalization of industrial "hemp," requiring a THC test to prosecute for marijuana possession. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 10:01 pm by Josh Blackman
Democrats in Washington are trying to dictate to governors and state legislatures that they can't change their tax laws if they accept their share of the $1.9 trillion. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Biden Signs Executive Order Promoting Voting Rights on 56th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Seattle Times – Felicia Sonmez and Amy Gardner (Washington Post) | Published: 3/7/2021 President Biden signed an executive order aimed at promoting voting rights amid a push by Republican-led state Legislatures to roll back voting access in the wake of former President Trump’s 2020 loss and his baseless effort to cast doubt on the integrity of U.S. elections. [read post]
9 Mar 2021, 3:25 pm by John Floyd
” Abbott, and the majority of Republicans in the Legislature, do not believe the issue of “reform” applies to individuals like Preston Chaney. [read post]
7 Mar 2021, 7:07 am by Joel R. Brandes
In a footnote the court urged the Legislature to expeditiously amend Social Services Law § 384–b (8) to address the concerns it raised. [read post]
6 Mar 2021, 12:41 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Hubbard whatever they had to pay the last football coach to buy out his contract and leave town,The Texas Legislature hereby commissions Ray Wylie Hubbard to write a new school song for the University of Texas that sucks significantly less than the current one.May God Bless Texas. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 9:03 pm by Megan Russo
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order lifting COVID-19 restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate and all business capacity limitations. [read post]
3 Mar 2021, 1:00 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
But a new resolution from a Texas legislator proposes to amend the Constitution to prohibit the states from legalizing MAID.Freshman Representative Cody Vasut wants the Texas Legislature to formally request the Congress of the United States to "call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to prohibit abortion, euthanasia, and… [read post]
2 Mar 2021, 2:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" Grits wants to ask state budget writers directly how they'd answer that question at the Pearly Gates: Is 39 cents per day too much to ask for the "least of these"? [read post]
1 Mar 2021, 10:11 am by Elliot Setzer
The Eighth Circuit’s ruling comes on the heels of legal challenges to similar laws in other states, including Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland and Texas. [read post]