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13 Dec 2019, 9:29 am by Michael Lowe
  This is how the Texas Legislature effectively eliminated the jury’s discretion in sentencing CSA defendants. [read post]
2 Jan 2010, 5:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
And as for "other, this is a function of the proliferation of boutique crimes through the dozens of new crimes and "enhancements" passed by the Texas Legislature every two years (including 59 new felonies created in 2009). [read post]
29 Oct 2018, 1:19 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Greg Abbott and Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht have proposed that the Texas Legislature enact bail reform. [read post]
16 Nov 2008, 3:46 pm
"A state agency is making immigration policy for the state of Texas, and that is not their job," Democratic state Rep. [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 7:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Texas, though, the opposite is true: State judges approved just two wiretaps in Texas in 2011, according to the most recent data reported in the United States Courts 2011 Wiretapping Report: Both were in Travis County involving drug cases. [read post]
2 Oct 2014, 7:15 am by Robert Kraft
The Texas Long-Term Care Partnership was created by the Texas Legislature to give Texans like you the information and tools you need to plan for long-term care. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 7:13 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
  Legislatures at the state and federal levels are considering bills that would limit employer use of credit checks. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 5:15 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
 Legislatures at the state and federal levels are considering bills that would limit employer use of credit checks. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 1:55 am by Bob Kraft
Consumer groups warned that Texas homeowners should not expect any relief soon, while industry representatives noted that premiums in the state are not rising as fast as in other states. [read post]
1 Apr 2019, 7:29 am by madeodev
Now, New York will join the majority of states across the country—from New Jersey to Texas—that have open discovery rules which require prosecutors to turn over critical evidence much earlier in the process. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 6:15 am by Josh Blackman
California has so far applied its travel ban to eleven States: Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas. 22. [read post]
5 May 2015, 2:22 pm by Michael Markarian
There’s been a lot of action on animal protection policies in state legislatures so far this year, just a few months into 2015. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 11:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Problems with the law-enforcement exception to Texas Public Information Act go much deeper than that, and the Legislature should address them. [read post]
21 Jan 2012, 9:38 am
" Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Supreme Court tells Texas judges to do a better job on election maps; Saying federal judges in Texas exceeded their authority in rejecting election districts drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature, the Supreme Court instructed the judges to find remedies closer to the state's maps. [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 7:51 am by Kelly McClure
  Suits challenging acknowledgements signed before September 1, 2011 must be filed within four years of the date the acknowledgement was filed with the state. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 2:52 am
But if the Texas Legislature can't fix the agency under its own steam I wouldn't be surprised to see the courts force them to take more draconian actions down the line, as has happened in California.See additional SF Chronicle coverage of the legislation. [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 3:48 pm
 By Andrew Wooley: The Supreme Court of Texas issued a decision on rehearing in Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. [read post]
4 Sep 2014, 7:00 am by Bob Kraft
The Texas Legislature seems unwilling to pass strong enforcement laws, and that’s why we always recommend that car owners buy Uninsured Motorist coverage. [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 6:19 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht this week called on the Legislature to decriminalize truancy and expand state funding for legal aid and indigent defense. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 5:01 pm by Lyle Denniston
Although that was only an interim measure, state officials have said that the new proposal now before the legislature is similar and has significant support among legislators and state government officials. [read post]