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23 Mar 2021, 7:45 am
Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat from Austin, filed a new bill in the Texas legislature in honor of Ramos. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 7:45 am
Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat from Austin, filed a new bill in the Texas legislature in honor of Ramos. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm
Texas, which has had more wrongful convictions than any other state. [read post]
11 Feb 2020, 4:04 am
Supreme Court on Monday to strike down a 2016 California law that bans state-funded travel to states with discriminatory laws — a list Texas landed on nearly three years ago after the Legislature approved a religious-refusal law for adoptions in the state. [read post]
10 Jul 2010, 8:44 am
Mandated by the 80th Texas Legislature, the program gives select state jail inmates the chance to live and bond with their newborns.Operated out of the Santa Maria Hostel, a northeast Houston facility for troubled women, the program offers young mothers life skills and substance abuse counseling, classes leading to a GED and a crash course in parenting. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 8:41 am
"Perry said in the statement that the funding will include $13.7 million from the state’s disaster funds, $47.9 from the Texas Department of Transportation's general revenue bond fund, $7 million from the state's Emerging Technology Fund and $17.5 million from the Texas Public Finance Authority. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 6:18 pm
One possible explanation is that, under the Texas Constitution, a proposed amendment has to get the approval of two thirds of the state legislature before being submitted to a popular referendum. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 6:46 am
Then, in 1995, Texas became the last state to pass a statutory scheme for court-ordered alimony – now called “maintenance” in Texas. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 12:46 pm
We've already seen state and local law enforcement agencies entering the drone market, so if the federal legislation doesn't pass, the Texas Legislature should follow Rep. [read post]
18 Feb 2007, 10:50 pm
Warren Chisum, chairman of the state's House Appropriations Committee, sent the memo to all 149 other representatives in the Texas legislature. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm
If an all-white state wanted to use an at-large system for its state legislature, that would not violate the Constitution even if one political party dominated the contests for a long period of time. [read post]
15 Aug 2022, 8:55 am
B. 8), and as to state legislatures’ claims of near-plenary powers over federal elections under the so-called independent state legislature doctrine (ISLD). [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 11:31 pm
It's the United States' 2d largest death row -- California leads with 646 persons even while, as Nancy Ward reported, its legislature contemplates an end to life-without-parole sentences for juveniles. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 10:01 pm
Alexander argues “that the Texas Legislature should pass laws clarifying that wind is a natural resource under the Texas Constitution, and that to promote ‘[t]he conservation and development’ of wind as a natural resource, the Legislature should statutorily recognize wind rights as an interest severable from land ownership. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 5:04 am
From KRGV-TV in the Rio Grande Valley: "A bill is pending right now in the state legislature that would ban double dipping in Texas. [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 10:22 am
The Legislature decided that the law and policy of this State is that the child's best interest is of paramount importance and cannot be altered by the parties. [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 2:04 pm
Yesterday, Just Liberty filed a formal petition to initiate rule making at the Texas Department of Public Safety to substantially limit arrests by state troopers for non-jailable Class C misdemeanors. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 1:29 pm
Like many others, the Victoria County Commissioners Court recently passed a resolution asking the Texas Legislature to begin paying indigent defense costs which historically have been the responsibility of counties. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 8:50 am
We have stated this principle in differing ways, but our opinions consistently state that we should grant an administrative agency’s interpretation of a statute it is charged with enforcing some deference. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 11:45 am
A number of new bills were introduced in the states this week, including efforts in Nevada, Texas, and West Virginia to crack down on the private ownership of dangerous wild animals such as big cats and primates. [read post]
