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12 Jun 2015, 8:21 am
Two bills recently passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, HB 1692 and SB 735 have the potential to affect businesses at risk of personal injury and wrongful death litigation in Texas. [read post]
6 Oct 2014, 2:33 pm
The law, which requires the showing of a photo ID in order to vote in elections, attempts to prevent voter fraud, while Judge Lawrence Meyers [official profile] argues [Texas Tribune report] that the state's Constitution only gives the Texas legislature the power to... [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 4:00 am
In 1923, the legislature created a state parks board, and Mother Neff State Park became the first official state park in Texas. [read post]
2 Nov 2021, 8:10 am
The 2021 Texas Legislature was no different than its predecessors. [read post]
1 Oct 2022, 6:00 am
This Essay, forthcoming in a special Texas A&M Law Review symposium issue celebrating Professor Richard Epstein, contributes to this growing literature by pointing to the constraints, centered in the constitutional text and history, that limit the ability of legislatures to disregard their state constitutions. [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 3:40 pm
Click on a link below to visit that states General Assembly or Legislature web site, where you can look up new House and Senate bills.I also have this Google Spreadsheet, which has tons of email addresses and web addresses on it. [read post]
19 May 2011, 8:40 am
Earlier coverage of the Texas Legislature begins at the link. [read post]
3 Jun 2013, 6:00 am
By Chelsey Heindel This week, the Texas legislature passed the “Texas Privacy Act,” a bill that would prohibit private drone usage within the state. [read post]
6 May 2012, 11:38 am
I was amazed to read that, at Hank Skinner's hearing before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seeking DNA testing under Chapter 64 of Texas' Code of Criminal Procedure, the State argued that the Legislature didn't intend to grant relief in situations like this one. [read post]
20 May 2022, 6:48 am
The post Oklahoma legislature passes most restrictive abortion ban in the United States appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
22 May 2019, 6:48 am
The Texas legislature can build upon this competitive advantage in the future by phasing out the state’s Margin Tax, a gross receipts-style tax levied on business revenues. [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 5:30 am
Exactly a week ago, the Texas Legislature began its bi-annual session during which it will consider and vote on hundreds of bills. [read post]
7 Oct 2023, 2:34 am
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Official State of Texas Photograph Human Rights Watch (HRW) is critical of the call of Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a special session of the Texas legislature to consider immigration proposals that in the view... [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 9:30 am
He reports:Texas State Law Library UPDATE:The Texas State Law Library has its funding and will not be closing!!! [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 10:16 am
The Brown family of Wellman, Texas went to the state legislature in support of a bill, which would prohibit texting while driving. [read post]
1 Aug 2021, 7:48 am
Effective September 1, 2021, a pair of bills passed by the Texas Legislature will expand the scope of employer liability for claims of sexual harassment. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 9:48 am
By: Matthew Sanderson With the support of the Texas Restaurant Association, the Texas legislature is “pressing for legislation that would phase in bans of trans fats in restaurant foods,” according to a recent Dallas Morning News article published on April 6, 2009 and found at this link. [read post]
27 Mar 2019, 11:54 am
A bill is moving forward in the Texas Legislature that would make it easier to bring baseless lawsuits against Internet users in the state who review businesses, speak anonymously, or otherwise exercise their First Amendment rights. [read post]
30 Apr 2015, 4:17 am
Posted by Charles Sartain The Texas legislature is still busy on energy issues. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 3:58 pm
Emily DePrang at the Texas Observer says the question shouldn't be whether the Dawson State Jail in Dallas should be closed, but why in the world, given its shoddy record, the Texas Legislature would consider keeping the privately run prison unit open? [read post]
