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The judicial system of Texas has a reputation as one of the most complex in the United States, [10] with many layers and many overlapping jurisdictions. [11] Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan ...
The Robert E. Johnson State Office Building houses the Sunset Advisory Commission. Under the Sunset Act, every state agency (excluding universities, courts, agencies mandated under the Texas Constitution, or those specifically exempted by other legislative action) has a specific date on which it will automatically be abolished unless the legislature passes a bill to continue the agency.
Republican Party of Texas delegates voted Saturday on a platform that called for new laws to require the Bible to be taught in public schools and a constitutional amendment that would require ...
After SB 17 became law, Texas public universities and colleges can longer have DEI offices and programs. Here's a list of what we know changed at UT.
More recently, the Texas Department of State Health Services made an unannounced policy change for birth certificates, first reported by KXAN. The agency’s website previously said it would ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 (Texas S.B. 4) is a Texas state statute enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by governor Greg Abbott on December 18, 2023. The bill allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the state illegally. [1] Senate Bill 4 is the subject of United States v.
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A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. [1]