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26 Sep 2016, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
See coverage from Fusion and commentary from Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy.Oklahoma's Republican Governor Mary Fallin has been much more of a leader on these issues than Greg Abbott, vetoing tough-on-crime legislation, championing clemency, and implementing ban the box policies at state agencies.These ballot measures would put Oklahoma ahead of the curve compared to Texas regarding smart-on-crime policies on the drug war, but still much more… [read post]
11 Feb 2024, 3:03 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
#HouNews — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 11, 2024 Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the shooting near Lakewood church in Houston: “Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston. [read post]
27 May 2015, 10:00 am by Michael Lowe
Governor Abbott has publicly voiced his approval of the idea, so passage of an open carry law at the Texas Legislature will be welcome when it hits the governor’s desk: Greg Abbott believes the right to keep and bear arms was settled in 1791 when the 2nd Amendment was adopted to the U.S. [read post]
3 Dec 2015, 2:59 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
See the latest on the case from the Texas Tribune.CLEAT adopting Alinskyite attack tactics vs. governor Fascinating. [read post]
20 Sep 2022, 4:04 am by Michael C. Dorf
A recent Washington Post story thus aptly compared Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to Belarusian dictator (and Putin ally) Alexander Lukashenko, who sought to weaponize migrants by deceiving them and sending them across the border to ostensibly more welcoming states but jeopardizing their health and safety in the process. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 10:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Governor Greg Abbott's endorsement of bail reform last year appeared to give the issue fresh life. [read post]
” A spokesperson for Texas Governor Greg Abbott doubled down on McCraw’s statement, saying that the Mexican government is “flat-out wrong. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 8:37 am by [email protected]
In November 2013, former Texas attorney general and present Governor Greg Abbott filed a suit to block the EEOC order. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 8:37 am by [email protected]
In November 2013, former Texas attorney general and present Governor Greg Abbott filed a suit to block the EEOC order. [read post]
2 Nov 2015, 11:04 am by Maginnis, Pullan & Young
Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a law which make significant changes to the way a grand jury is selected. [read post]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott claims that “Biden’s dangerous open border policies have led to drastic increases in crime [and] human trafficking on our southern border. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 3:14 pm by [email protected]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is supporting a bill that would punish so called “sanctuary cities” that oppose detainer requests. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 3:14 pm by [email protected]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is supporting a bill that would punish so called “sanctuary cities” that oppose detainer requests. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 3:44 pm by Michael Lowe
Which brings us to a new piece of legislation passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Abbott, to be effective on March 5, 2024. [read post]
It was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in May, and it took effect on September 1. [read post]
21 Nov 2021, 12:42 pm by John Floyd
Greg Abbott’s administration failed as well:   In a September 23, 2021 article in the Texas Observer titled “How Public Corruption Investigations Can Fail,” Lise Olsen pointed out that the Texas Rangers conducted 560 investigations of state and local officials between 2015 and 2020. [read post]
27 Oct 2007, 7:57 pm
Michael Richard, 49, was executed Sept. 25 hours after justices decided take up a challenge from two condemned inmates in Kentucky over the same lethal injection procedures used by Texas. [read post]
23 May 2017, 6:36 am by Chris Castle
 Not to mention Texas Governor Greg Abbott who has written to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking her to reconsider the DOJ ruling. [read post]