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18 Apr 2019, 1:32 pm by [email protected]
The Texas Tribune reported the secretary of state’s office eventually retreated on its initial findings. [read post]
18 Apr 2019, 1:02 pm by Trey Apffel
” The State Bar of Texas will vigorously defend its existing statutory structure, which was established by the Texas Legislature in aid of the Texas Supreme Court’s inherent authority to regulate the practice of law. [read post]
18 Apr 2019, 1:02 pm by Trey Apffel
” The State Bar of Texas will vigorously defend its existing statutory structure, which was established by the Texas Legislature in aid of the Texas Supreme Court’s inherent authority to regulate the practice of law. [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
If Red state voters and elected officials believe (as do I) that all votes should count equally nationwide and also that presidential elections should not focus only on a handful of swing states and ignore states like Texas and California that are solidly in the R or D column from the outset, they could simply agree to adopt NPV now, but declare that their adoption in their state won’t take effect until the election of 2032. [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 6:56 am by Rory Little
Over time, however, some state legislatures broadened the definition to include people who did not intend to commit another crime when they entered, but who developed such a criminal intent after a lawful entry became unlawful (Imagine a person who hides inside a store after entering lawfully, and then decides to rob it.). [read post]
15 Apr 2019, 10:17 am by Kevin Kaufman
Forty-six states, including Texas, have passed some form of property tax limitation; Texas is one of nine states which already implement all three categories. [read post]
Violations of the act may be enforced either by the Federal Trade Commission or through a civil action brought by any state attorney general or other authorized state official. [read post]
12 Apr 2019, 2:35 pm by opseo
And once the petition was issued, a simple majority of those landholders could vote to create the MMD and seek the required approval from the City Council and Texas Legislature. [read post]
12 Apr 2019, 1:24 pm by Kevin Kaufman
The debate over how to raise revenue for Oregon’s public schools comes at a time when the state legislature is considering other tax proposals. [read post]
11 Apr 2019, 1:32 pm by Kevin Kaufman
Like other states, the Texas legislature is examining a proposal to extend the state’s 10 percent rental car excise tax onto peer-to-peer car-sharing firms. [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
While the Warren proposal would march off in the wrong direction, in the Cato Handbook for Policymakers two years ago, I contributed a chapter on white-collar prosecution with the following recommendations: Congress and state lawmakers (and where appropriate, the president and executive branch law enforcement officials) should review existing law with an eye toward rolling back overcriminalization and replacing criminal penalties with civil sanctions where feasible; enact reforms such as… [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 2:47 pm by [email protected]
The cost of installing air conditioning in uncooled prisons was raised in the Texas legislature last month. [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 2:47 pm by [email protected]
The cost of installing air conditioning in uncooled prisons was raised in the Texas legislature last month. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
The Texas legislature meets for 140 days every two years, during which time it may well tackle some real issues. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 12:27 pm by Kevin Kaufman
The Texas state legislature also communicated its intention to repeal the margin tax in the future, stating in its 2015 tax reform package  that “the intent of the legislature to promote economic growth by repealing the franchise [margin] tax. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 6:31 am by skelly
HB 1648 is pending in Texas that would require surplus lines policies that have arbitration provisions to require that the arbitration be conducted in and governed by the laws of Texas. [read post]
6 Apr 2019, 11:18 pm by Kirk Jenkins
” In February 2019, the Texas legislature followed suit: “WHEREAS, the Restatement contains several areas that . . . are inconsistent with established law . . . and accordingly, courts cannot properly rely on the new Restatement . . . therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby condemn the American Law Institute’s 2018 Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance and discourage courts from relying… [read post]
6 Apr 2019, 11:18 pm by Kirk Jenkins
” In February 2019, the Texas legislature followed suit: WHEREAS, the Restatement contains several areas that . . . are inconsistent with established law . . . and accordingly, courts cannot properly rely on the new Restatement . . . therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby condemn the American Law Institute’s 2018 Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance and discourage courts from relying on the… [read post]
6 Apr 2019, 11:18 pm by Kirk Jenkins
” In February 2019, the Texas legislature followed suit: WHEREAS, the Restatement contains several areas that . . . are inconsistent with established law . . . and accordingly, courts cannot properly rely on the new Restatement . . . therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby condemn the American Law Institute’s 2018 Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance and discourage courts from relying on the… [read post]