Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed the state’s brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Croft v. Perry, the case challenging the state’s moment of silence law.
Abbott’s press release is downright laughable:
Popularity: 18% [?]

Popularity: 18% [?]

Last November, we told you about a federal lawsuit challenging the city of Irving’s system of electing council members by at-large districts. Plaintiffs in that case alleged that the system denied representation to Hispanics. Now, the same folks are challenging the at-large election system at Irving Independent School District:
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Popularity: 16% [?]

I was only slightly amused to read headlines late yesterday afternoon noting that “both sides claimed victory” in the voter suppression lawsuit that was set to go to trial in Marshall yesterday. (Capitol Annex almost drover over to Marshall to liveblog the trial, in fact).
The fact is that the victory belonged to Democrats–and Texas voters–not [...]

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[Big hat-tip to Texas Weekly for sending the opinion out to the Election Law listserv.]
After a review of the opinion issued by Judge Walter Smith (of Branch Davidian siege case fame, for those judicial trivia buffs out there), it appears that both Dingus and the Republican Party of Texas are right–partially–in their interpretations of what [...]

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You may recall, a few months back, when we told you about the Waxahachie student who was suspended for wearing a John Edwards for President tee shirt to school. The student has now sued the school:
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Popularity: 46% [?]

I can’t say that I ever realized that strip club owners had business associations (although I’m sure Bill Hammond at TAB would welcome their, uh, money), but evidently they do, because the adult entertainment industry (a nice way of putting it) is suing the state over the $5 cover charge law passed during the 80th [...]

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Former Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Chris Bell has sued Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Republican Governor’s Association alleging that Perry essentially accepted illegal funds in the 2006 race for governor.
The long and short of the filing is this: Houston homebuilder Bob Perry–who was a dangerous commodity in Texas in 2006–gave a million dollars to [...]

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The Galveston County Daily News has an interesting look into complaints made against federal judges in the Fifth Circuit, which includes Texas. Not bad for Sunday afternoon reading.
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Popularity: 5% [?]

This is indeed interesting news:
Two prosecutors in Texas, the nation’s leader in executions, said Wednesday they will wait for a Supreme Court decision on lethal injection procedures before asking judges to set execution dates for death row inmates.
Roe Wilson, who handles death penalty appeals for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in the Houston area, [...]

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An interesting press release from MALDEF:
Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), expanded its lawsuit challenging the exclusion of certain military veterans from the Texas Hazlewood Act, which provides a waiver of tuition and fees at Texas public colleges and universities. MALDEF represents veterans who have been denied the waiver and [...]

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