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19 May 2022, 8:39 am
From the brief’s introduction: Legislatures do not require traditional publishers, such as newspapers or book publishers, to disclose details about their editorial operations and decisions. [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 12:23 pm
There are still rogue prosecutors in the Texas but the fact that integrity units have been established in Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant and Travis counties; and the fact that the Texas Legislature has enacted the Michael Morton Act, post-conviction DNA testing, and Article 11.073 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (defendant can receive post-conviction relief based on change of science relied on by State at trial) lends hope to criminal… [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 1:52 pm
The State Bar of Texas received the Harold F. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 8:07 am
With the start of the new year, it is worthwhile to consider the latest changes to criminal laws in the state of Texas. [read post]
16 May 2007, 9:20 am
I've got good news and bad news for sheriffs, jail administrators and mental health professionals who are worried about the growing backglog of mentally ill and retarded inmates in county jails declared incompetent to stand trial.When the 80th Legislature started, there were two, equally important initatives the Texas Lege needed to undertake to fix these chronic problems: Rationalizing outdated laws related to competency restoration and providing new funding for additional… [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 10:32 am
After the Texas Legislature created Intermediate Sanctions Facilities as part of the state's widely lauded 2007 probation reforms, the parole system was able to radically reduce the number of people sent to prison for technical violations. [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 9:53 am
I've written several times about the deplorable conditions in the Texas state schools for the disabled. [read post]
22 Feb 2007, 10:35 am
Now that the Texas Legislature has begun its biennial ritual of passing new penalty enhancements, it's time for Grits to begin hashing through the various ways in which costs for these penalty hikes are systematically low-balled when calculating the state budget.A great example may be found in the fiscal note for Jessica's Law, HB 8, which passed out of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee yesterday at a surprise meeting called immediately after the House… [read post]
3 Jul 2021, 10:29 am
” Cites to State Farm v. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 11:38 pm
The jurors reasoned that the pathologist had not acted maliciously, and that if he were found liable for a monetary award, he might leave the state. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 2:40 am
(SACRAMENTO BEE) NY Legislature Passes Bill to Block Reporting of Medical Debt The New York Legislature passed a measure ( SB 4907 ) last week that would bar hospitals and other healthcare providers in the state from reporting medical debt to credit agencies. [read post]
23 Jan 2020, 6:33 am
Such testing is required to prosecute cases after the legislature legalized hemp, not realizing Texas crime labs were unable to distinguish hemp from marijuana. [read post]
28 Jun 2023, 12:11 pm
The Texas Legislature should take a serious look at the practice of the courts adopting the State’s proposed orders almost verbatim, without a thoughtful and considered process. [read post]
15 Nov 2006, 1:15 pm
That was the headline of a story in yesterday's Dallas Morning News about the flood of bills pre-filed in the Texas Legislature. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 6:03 am
While the Texas Legislature is not in session this year, other states are struggling to cut corrections budgets because of the budget slump, notably Michigan which has shut down ten prison units. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 5:19 am
HB 767 is the Legislature's chance to fix it.I'm going to the capitol to testify in State Affairs this afternoon in support of this bill on my own behalf. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 3:48 am
If this proves good for local business, you can expect other PI groups to start lobbying their legislatures as well. [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 2:06 pm
And in Florida, the state legislature just appointed electors for Grant. [read post]
6 Sep 2007, 11:00 am
Combs, et al., decided on August 23rd, in which the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals denied the exemption for replacement parts for and repair services to dragline machines, or “draglines,” used in the surface mining of lignite coal that was to be used in power plants (for more about the Texas coal mining industry, see the web site of the Texas Mining and Reclamation Association, or TMRA). [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 12:01 pm
Tales of similar craziness abound in state capitols across the country, notably Illinois, New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, and Connecticut. [read post]
