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26 Jan 2016, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
 Apparently the grand jury found that he likely crossed the line into offering to buy fetal tissue in his efforts to get Planned Parenthood personnel to admit to selling fetal tissue.In a statement reacting to the grand jury's action, Texas governor Greg Abbott said:The Health and Human Service Commission’s Inspector General and the Attorney General’s office have an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood’s… [read post]
27 Nov 2011, 5:09 am by Lyle Denniston
   State Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Saturday that his office will seek an emergency order to postpone a plan that state officials contend goes far beyond a federal court’s authority to redistrict on an interim basis. [read post]
The Texas Legislature, which meets every other year, pushed a changed to its data breach notification law at the end of the session in late May, and yesterday Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law. [read post]
8 Nov 2013, 2:04 pm by Joe Patrice
[Vocativ] * Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott fought hard for a voter ID law. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 3:44 am
"State loses attempt to argue anew for sex toy ban": The Associated Press provides a report from Texas that begins, "A federal appeals court turned down Attorney General Greg Abbott's attempt to reinstate a ban on the sale and marketing of sex toys Friday, upholding its previous ruling that the prohibition violated Texans' right to privacy. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 10:34 am
I am willing to bet it's less than 1%, but we all know, you won't show that, because then, you cannot grandstand anymore. 02/05/2008 By Bryan Rupp Texas Attorney General Warns of 90,000 Sex Offenders on MySpace & Facebook The Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott is warning parents to watch their kids activity on MySpace and Facebook. [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 6:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That’s the gist of a West Texas district attorney’s request to Attorney General Greg Abbott — essentially a request for roadblocks to analyzing old arson cases where modern science casts new light on expert testimony used to convict people.Problem is, the trouble can’t hide. [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am by Howard Friedman
On Feb. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Attorney General Opinion No. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on X that: Americans across the country have been watching this case in Texas and praying for justice after BLM riots terrorized the nation in 2020. [read post]
30 Sep 2007, 3:18 am
Even after that, Texas plans to pursue more near-term executions, reported the Times:"The Supreme Court's decision to stay convicted murderer Carlton Turner's execution will not necessarily result in an abrupt halt to Texas executions," said Jerry Strickland, a spokesman for Attorney General Greg Abbott of Texas. [read post]
21 Jun 2021, 11:43 am by Liskow & Lewis
On June 9, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1284 (“HB 1284”), which was introduced along with its Senate companion, SB 450, during the state’s 87th legislative session. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:36 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
The Attorney General (Greg Abbott at the time) did not timely intervene in the trial court, and the State therefore did not have standing to appeal as a party post-judgment. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 11:42 am by John Floyd
Greg Abbott signed legislation designed to “reform” this selection process by eliminating the “pick-pal” method of selecting people who serve on grand juries. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 8:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Via Kimberly Reeves at the Quorum Report, I learned that Attorney General Greg Abbott issued his first opinion of 2010 in response to questions from state Sen. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 11:52 am by [email protected]
An expanding investigation and allegations of a cover up of alleged sexual assaults at Baylor University in Texas have led to calls for Governor Greg Abbott to direct the Texas Rangers to investigate. [read post]
27 Feb 2017, 11:52 am by [email protected]
An expanding investigation and allegations of a cover up of alleged sexual assaults at Baylor University in Texas have led to calls for Governor Greg Abbott to direct the Texas Rangers to investigate. [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 6:05 am by Kate Huddleston
Attorney General Ken Paxton went even further, claiming with no evidence that the “federal government” is “actually participating with cartels and bringing people here as fast as they possibly can. [read post]
On February 22, Governor Greg Abbott directeddirected state agencies in Texas to investigate gender affirming care as child abuse in accordance with Paxton’s opinion. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Fair Defense Project, ACLU of Texas, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued Governor Greg Abbott over his executive order (GA-13) related to pretrial jail releases in response  to the coronavirus, as well as Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has vowed to aggressively enforce it. [read post]