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Former Texas Governor Mark White Dies at 77

Governor Abbott Statement On The Death Of Former Texas Governor Mark White

by TCJL Staff | August 7, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement on the death of former Texas Governor Mark White. The Governor also ordered flags statewide be lowered to half-staff in honor of Governor White. "Mark White cared deeply about Texas, and he devoted his life to making our state even better, particularly when it came to educating our children. My personal relationship...

Governor Abbott Adds 19 Items To Special Session Call

by TCJL Staff | July 20, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative | 0 Comments

Following passage of legislation in the Texas Senate to extend the expiration dates for the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Governor Greg Abbott...

Special Session Supplemental Call

by TCJL Staff | July 10, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative | 0 Comments

NOTICE: This document is an unsigned working draft. It is being released for informational and discussion purposes only. It is subject to change. It has no legal effect. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, FIRST CALLED SESSION: WHEREAS, the people of Texas have placed the constitutional power to call the legislature into special...

Special Session Proclamation For Sunset Legislation

by TCJL Staff | July 10, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative | 0 Comments

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, the legislature adjourned its 85th regular session without extending the existence of the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and the Texas State Board of...

Texas SB 1215 Veto | Governor Greg Abbott

SB 1215 Vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott

by TCJL Staff | June 15, 2017 | Construction Law, Governor's Office, Legislative | 0 Comments

Text: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 1215 as passed by the Eighty-Fifth Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections: Senate Bill 1215 creates...

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Governor Abbott Statement On The Death Of Former Texas Governor Mark White

Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement on the death of former Texas Governor Mark White. The Governor also ordered flags statewide be lowered to half-staff in honor of Governor White. "Mark White cared deeply about Texas, and he devoted his life...

Governor Abbott Adds 19 Items To Special Session Call

Jul 20, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative

Following passage of legislation in the Texas Senate to extend the expiration dates for the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of...

Special Session Supplemental Call

Jul 10, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative

NOTICE: This document is an unsigned working draft. It is being released for informational and discussion purposes only. It is subject to change. It has no legal effect. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, FIRST CALLED...

Special Session Proclamation For Sunset Legislation

Jul 10, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, the legislature adjourned its 85th regular session without extending the existence of the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and...

SB 1215 Vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott

Jun 15, 2017 | Construction Law, Governor's Office, Legislative

Text: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 1215 as passed by the...

Legislative Alert: California Asbestos Deposition Bill to be heard in Assembly Judiciary Committee

Jun 15, 2017 | Asbestos, Legislative

June 15, 2017 | ATRA.org | Contact: (202) 682-1163 | Take Action Now! S.B. 632 (Bill Monning-D) is scheduled to be heard in the California Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2017. The bill would limit the deposition of a deponent in asbestos litigation to seven...

The ADA Litigation Monster

Jun 14, 2017 | ADA, Lawsuits, Legal, Legislative

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which President George H. W. Bush signed into law in 1990, was noble in intention. “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down,” Bush declared, invoking the rhetoric of civil rights to describe America’s disabled...

Governor Abbott Announces Special Session

Jun 7, 2017 | Governor's Office, Legislative

June 6, 2017 | Source - Governor Greg Abbott today announced a legislative special session that will begin on July 18th, 2017. In his announcement, Governor Abbott identified 20 items that will be included on the special session call. "Considering all the successes...