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4 Sep 2007, 12:05 am
Designed to squeeze more money from traffic violators during the 2003 budget crunch, the Texas Legislature created a bureaucratic monstrosity where 70% of fines go unpaid.The result: more than 10% of Texas drivers now have outstanding warrants, and the number of drivers without licenses has climbed continuously since the law's passage. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 5:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune a couple of weeks ago had an article first published behind their Texas Weekly paywall discussing the approaching transition in leadership on criminal justice issues at the Texas Legislature. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 2:40 pm by Louis Leichter
Hopefully, the current campaign being waged by the Texas Medical Board, Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas State Board of Pharmacy and local task force will soon face substantial popular or legislative pushback. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 9:29 am by Robert E. Braun
When state legislatures return, it is entirely likely that we will need to revisit this issue. [read post]
DeSantis, who confirmed in a comment to NPR that he had chartered the plane under a state program approved by the Florida legislature, told migrants they would find shelter and jobs in Martha’s Vineyard. [read post]
18 Jul 2023, 9:34 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
Justin Miller, Texas Observer, July 17, 2023 "Abbott’s scheme is slowly and inefficiently becoming what could be one of the largest and most expensive public infrastructure projects in state history. [read post]
12 May 2009, 9:40 am
According to the Killeen Daily Herald ("Bell County making progress on drug court," May 12), the Lege did not provide enough funding for drug courts mandated by the 80th Texas Legislature in 2007, putting some counties in the position of possibly losing state probation funds:A mandate came out of the last legislative session, requiring counties with a population of more than 200,000 to create a drug court.Bell County received $100,000 for the program, but [County… [read post]
16 May 2023, 1:41 pm by Michael Lowe
Texas (DSHS) Public Health Warning for Xylazine on March 21, 2023 Here in the State of Texas, an independent state health advisory for Texans was released on March 21, 2023 by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 11:52 am by Aimee Hess
In the 1980s, the Texas Legislature added a provision to the Texas Business and Commerce Code to assist royalty owners. [read post]
2 Jan 2007, 10:16 am
That's the title of the San Antonio Express-News' Jonathan Gurwitz'take on the death penalty component of Jessica's Law, which will be considered in the upcoming session of the Texas legislature. [read post]
22 Dec 2013, 10:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Between them, these states provide examples of the various forms ALPR regulation might take.All state legislatures regulating this tech put some restriction on data retention. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 4:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
One of the sleeper issues confronting the 84th Texas Legislature are proposed revamps of the state's online solicitation of a minor statute, deemed unconstitutional last year by the Court of Criminal Appeals. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 3:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" She'll be taking a deep dive into individual police shooting cases around the state. [read post]
13 Oct 2022, 5:00 am by Will Korn
Bob Bullock and Speaker of the House Pete Laney, commending the division and the legal assistants of the state of Texas and resolving that the 73rd Legislature of the state of Texas had declared October 23 as Texas Legal Assistants Day. [read post]
13 Feb 2021, 9:55 am by Michael Lowe
  The Texas Legislature has established a specific list of crimes that can form the basis of a EOCA charge. [read post]
14 Apr 2015, 7:05 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Texas insurance lawyers need to be keeping abreast of the changes to insurance law being proposed in the 2015 Texas Legislature. [read post]
Status of Texas state courts The Texas Supreme Court has issued seven emergency orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]
1 Jun 2015, 2:41 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The 84th Texas Legislature ends today but Grits is already looking forward, as are a few stalwart reporters who're paying attention, to oral arguments on Wednesday at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for Ex Parte Robbins III, deciding once and for all (or at least, for now) whether the state's new junk science writ will be interpreted broadly, as the court ruled last year, or narrowly as the presiding judge and a strident minority on the court… [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 9:52 am by Sam Favate
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas all have Republican-controlled legislatures. [read post]