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15 Feb 2012, 8:11 am by Steve Hall
Two years ago, the prison system revealed its drug supplier and the amount of drugs on hand after Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion saying it was public information. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 5:29 pm by Michael Lowe
In 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the implementation of Operation Lone Star here in Texas. [read post]
26 Jul 2019, 9:04 am by admin
” A bill was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to end the program about three weeks ago and it is expected that over 630,000 people will have their licenses reinstated with the conclusion of the program, as long as they do not have any fees of suspensions unrelated to the Driver Responsibility Program. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 10:16 am by Michael Lowe
Coronavirus in Texas Prisons and Jails as of March 26, 2020 On March 16, 2020, a letter was sent to Texas Governor Greg Abbott by the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, asking for specific help addressing the “the grave threat that a COVID-19 contagion poses to incarcerated populations and staff members. [read post]
25 May 2017, 1:26 pm by Melody McDonald Lanier
Two Texas governors, Rick Perry and Greg Abbott, each appointed her to serve in this capacity – a position she has held since 2011. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 9:27 am by Staff Report
Greg Abbott’s statewide disaster declaration and runs no later than 30 days after the governor’s disaster order ends. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 12:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
  On the bright side, about a third of phone calls to the DPS drivers license division related to the surcharge, according to the LAR (pdf, p. 184, formally p. 3B 13 of 23), so eliminating the surcharge would free up significant internal resources to focus on serving other motorists.Expand Texas' Great Border Security Boondoggle: $105.4 millionOtherwise, Governor-elect Greg Abbott has said he wants to double state spending at the border, but DPS has… [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 1:19 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
We're still waiting for the Supreme Court of Texas to rule whether Governor Greg Abbott's executive order on COVID-related jail releases is valid (see Grits' writeup here).In the meantime, though, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has filed an "emergency motion" with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals arguing that judges do not have authority under the Code of Criminal Procedure to consider "public health… [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 7:52 am by Amy Starnes
— KHOU – Houston How to make sure you’re not paying for gym services you’re not getting — Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all gyms and fitness centers to close last week, but you may have noticed your membership fee being auto-drafted from your bank account. [read post]
10 Jun 2023, 2:15 pm by Eugene Volokh
Warren, decided yesterday by the Texas Court of Appeals (Austin), Chief Justice Darlene Byrne, joined by Justices Gisela Triana and Edward Smith: In the underlying proceeding, appellee Kelcy Warren sued appellant Robert Francis O'Rourke for defamation, alleging that O'Rourke legally defamed him by making statements during O'Rourke's gubernatorial campaign that equated Warren's political donations to Governor Greg Abbott… [read post]
27 May 2021, 9:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
" The net sum of all these policies taken together aims Texas' largest jurisdictions squarely in that direction.Indeed, this year it became evident that police reform of even the smallest sort cannot occur in Texas while Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick remain in office. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
The five months since Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed it have witnessed a whirlwind of legal challenges, before and after it took effect on September 1. [read post]
1 Aug 2015, 5:30 am by Guest Blogger
  Lawsuits by politicians like the notoriously litigation-happy Governor Abbott, after all, put political disputes before the courts more overtly than suits by private activists. [read post]
20 Jan 2022, 12:36 pm by Eugene Volokh
"} Responding, Eckhardt quipped that "Texas Governor Greg Abbott 'hates trees because one fell on him.'" This utterance alluded to Governor Abbott's partial, yet permanent, paralysis caused when a falling tree struck him. [read post]
8 Nov 2020, 7:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
It's in the ballpark of the 4% reduction approved by Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick in 2017 for the Texas Department of Public Safety, for example. [read post]
20 Jul 2021, 12:00 am by [email protected]
Greg Abbott who labeled bail reform an emergency item during his 2021 State of the State address. [read post]