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3 Nov 2010, 5:58 am
Republicans' biggest prize is solid control of the Texas Legislature during redistricting, though even gerrymandering of state House districts may.be more difficult with so many new incumbents in swing districts to protect.In any event, the stage is now set for the 82nd Texas Legislature, which thanks to redistricting, the budget crisis and all the rookies who'll need to learn the ropes on the fly, promises to be a particularly stressful… [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 11:57 pm
That's the last time the state of Texas impeached a sitting judge, and according to Burnam, Rep. [read post]
24 May 2018, 2:11 pm
Texas v. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 4:09 pm
Governing magazine named Texas state Sen. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 7:16 am
One hopes this new round of attention will spur the state to move forward with the study so the Legislature can more substantively address the question in 2015. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 12:46 am
"Texas still has a long way to go to ensure that the innocent remain free and the guilty are brought to justice," said state Sen. [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm
The bill states that the Supreme Court of Texas will provide the authoritative construction. [read post]
3 Aug 2013, 11:00 am
Burial will be in the Texas State Cemetery. [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 5:53 am
After his death, the Texas legislature passed a resolution honoring his memory; two years later, a state representative said that schools 'might need to ban 'Lonesome Dove"' for being too sexually explicit. [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 1:26 pm
(The Texas legislature convenes every other year.) [read post]
31 May 2007, 11:38 pm
The Texas Legislature is considering a new law that will allow judges to seal search warrant affidavits for up to 60 days in SB 244. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 4:23 am
While attention nationally has been focused on creative solutions to pretrial detention at Rikers Island, a number of advocates I know have already been abuzz about this Texas news reported in the Houston Chronicle (June 28): "Earlier this month, Nathan Hecht, the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, announced the creation of a committee to study the issue for the Texas Judicial Council, the policy-making body for the state judiciary. [read post]
3 Jun 2008, 12:24 pm
On behalf of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), Judge Barbara Hervey today announced the creation of a "Criminal Justice Integrity Unit," which appears to be another blue-ribbon panel of bigwigs charged with making recommendations - one hopes with an eye toward proposing changes during the 81st Texas Legislature next year. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 5:49 am
“Virginia, Maryland, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, and other states, with the support of their governors, legislators and business communities, are visiting aerospace businesses at the Mojave Air and Space Port in an effort to recruit them and their highly-skilled jobs to their states,” he said in a statement Monday. [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 9:07 am
Their parents helped convince the state legislature to lower the limit to .08 and Texas became the 17th state to do so in 1999. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 3:32 pm
As Rick pointed out last week, the University of Texas has found that California’s groundwater resources are “being depleted at an alarming rate” and the state’s use of them is completely unsustainable. [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 2:55 am
Nineteen states had notable tax changes take effect on July 1, 2020, which is the first day of fiscal year (FY) 2021 for every state except Alabama, Michigan, New York, and Texas.[1] Pandemic-shortened sessions contributed to less—and different—activity on the tax front than is seen in most years, and will likely yield an unusually active summer and autumn, with many legislatures considering new measures during special sessions. [read post]
27 Nov 2011, 8:35 pm
The state has filed appeals to block court-ordered maps for the Texas House and Senate, and a similar objection to new congressional districts is in the works. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 11:47 am
Two bills are pending in the Texas legislature to overturn a significant toxic tort decision made by the state's highest court. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 10:07 am
Texas Monthly messengered around an influential article on the subject last month. [read post]
