Texas Tries To Rein in False Accusations of Child Abuse
The state legislature passed a law to limit anonymous reports to its child abuse hotline.
The state legislature passed a law to limit anonymous reports to its child abuse hotline.
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Start by looking at the government policies that have made it worse.
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The Texas Senate has passed two bills legalizing building homes on smaller lots and accessory dwelling units across the state.
Mass shooters typically do not have disqualifying records, and restrictions on private gun sales are widely flouted.
Conservatives who support the bill recognize the conflict between unannounced home invasions and the Second Amendment.
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A Texas jury unanimously rejected Perry’s assertion that Garrett Foster pointed a rifle at him.
Today, the Lone Star state counts 90 homeless people per every 100,000 residents. In California, the problem is almost five times as bad.
"These things are just so inexcusable," a judge said. "It's hard to understand."
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone was unimpressed by the Biden administration's argument that marijuana users are too "dangerous" to own guns.
If a municipality fails to approve or deny a permit by state-set deadlines, developers could hire private third parties to get the job done.
The Biden administration is the third administration in a row to fail to issue Clean Water Act regulations that pass judicial scrutiny.
"I will not appear to condone the diminishment of any group at the expense of impertinent gestures toward another group for any reason, even when the law of the land appears to require it," he wrote.
H.B. 4736 would punish foreigners who are, in many cases, deliberately building lives far away from their repressive countries.
All officers and employees of the unit would “have immunity from criminal and civil liability” for performing the activities authorized by H.B. 20.
"I know either way he will use it against me.... And after the fact, I know he will try to act like he has some right to the decision," said the woman in text messages to her friends named as defendants in the suit.
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Vince Cantu says the eminent domain threats to seize his property are "stupidly ironic" and "completely un-Texan."
Gov. Greg Abbott has already announced that he’d sign the bill if passed.
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The state's "arbitrary requirement to house all male death row prisoners in permanent solitary confinement does not promote safety and security, is inconsistent with correctional best practices, and serves no penological purpose," the lawsuit claims.
The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.
"I think, in principle, it's ridiculous to have to deal with this eminent domain bullshit on the grounds of the Alamo," says owner Vince Cantu.
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A last-minute injunction gets tossed, allowing the state to give Robert Fratta a lethal dose of pentobarbital.
Defendants say this practice violates the state’s own laws. The attorney general is pushing onward anyway.
The former Forth Worth officer shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home. He said he thought she was a burglar.
Texas law allows police to withhold records of suspects who were never convicted. Police abuse it to hide records from families, reporters, and lawyers investigating deaths in custody.
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San Antonio's city manager said the case illustrated how hard it is to fire employees, but it also shows how hard it is for them to stay fired.
An appeals court rejected a qualified immunity defense.
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Republican Governors Ron DeSantis and Brian Kemp made a name for themselves opposing COVID mandates.
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