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28 Jan 2009, 8:50 am
Strake says "pending on the assumption that [Attorney General Greg] Abbott will resign or choose to run for another office, he [Cruz] is dead serious" about running for the AG's job. [read post]
1 Nov 2013, 12:24 pm by Libbie Canter
By Paul Swain & Libbie Canter Last week, dating website PlentyOfFish withdrew its offer to buy bankrupt rival True.com, citing concerns raised by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott that the sale would violate True.com’s privacy policy and expose its members to unexpected privacy risks. [read post]
28 Sep 2017, 3:25 pm by Adam Faderewski
He previously served as deputy attorney general for legal counsel under then-Attorney General of Texas Greg Abbott from 2003 to 2005. [read post]
10 Aug 2011, 3:51 pm
Last month, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled that the Texas Forensic Science Commission does not have the jurisdiction to review Cameron Todd Willingham's arson conviction despite it investigating the science used to convict Willingham for the past several years. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 8:32 am by Lyle Denniston
   Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he will take “immediate steps” to appeal this decision to the Supreme Court. [read post]
17 Dec 2009, 2:41 pm
An excerpt: [T]he State of Texas and 37 other States ... request that the Court divide oral argument for Petitioners, and allow Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, on behalf of the amici States, 10 minutes of argument time. [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 12:49 am
On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said on CNN's "American Morning" that "the case really doesn't hinge upon that particular 16-year-old. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, (TX Dist. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 11:03 am
"Travis County gay divorce stands under appellate ruling": The "Austin Legal" blog of The Austin American-Statesman has a post that begins, "An appellate court ruled today that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott may not intervene in a Travis County same-sex divorce case, a finding that lets stand for now the divorce of two women who were married out of state but does not affect Texas' ban on gay marriage. [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 10:11 am by Howard Friedman
One of the most controversial portions of the new law is the provision that:No appointed official or member of a board or commission shall engage in discrimination or demonstrate a bias, by word or deed, against any person, group of persons, or organization on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age or disability, while acting in their official capacity while in such public position.The Texas Tribune reported Friday… [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 2:31 pm by Jeff Leach
For 140 days, starting on Jan. 8, 2019, the 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives and 31 members of the Texas Senate, under the leadership of Governor Greg Abbott, will gather for the 86th Texas Legislative Session. [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 9:46 am
But the Department of Public Safety has asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's permission to circumvent the Legislature's will on roadblocks and allow the procedure on the agency's own authority, we learn from TheNewspaper.com:Interest groups are pressuring Texas lawmakers to authorize the use of roadblocks ahead of their return for the 2009 legislative session. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 4:13 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) held a press conference this week (see the video) to unveil a new AG office report on the subject of "human trafficking" (link here - pdf).In Texas' context, human trafficking is mostly an unintended consequence of pointlessly restrictive immigration policies that forbid workers from entering the United States legally to work. [read post]
19 Apr 2020, 8:39 am by John Floyd
Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to block order GA-13. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 9:02 am
Objectors, including the offices of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 25 other AGs, say the coupons, free instructional DVD and other benefits to the class aren't very valuable. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 2:05 am
, have been charged by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott with defrauding Hispanic home buyers. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 6:07 am by Cormac Early
 Greg Abbott, the Attorney General of Texas, has promised to appeal immediately to the Supreme Court, as Lyle reported for this blog yesterday. [read post]
5 Jun 2015, 10:23 am by Aimee Hess
The Texas legislature sent a new bill, HB 1436,  to Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 28, 2015. [read post]