The Texas legislature had a jam-packed legislative session over the summer that will end up having a profound impact on workplace law in Texas. Among the most significant new laws that passed and took effect were measures related to sexual harassment, guns in the workplace, and, of course,...
Texas is a common law state. That means a state makes legal decisions largely based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. In Texas, two willing parties — over 18, unmarried and unrelated — are legally married if they publicly announce they’re married three times.Tex. Pen. Code...
Texas is a common law state. That means a state makes legal decisions largely based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. In Texas, two willing parties — over 18, unmarried and unrelated — are legally married if they publicly announce they’re married three times.Tex. Pen. Code...
Laws Passed by the Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas.This volume includes the text of acts and resolutions passed by the government of the Republic of Texas to become law. Index starts on the first page i, after page 133.Texas . Eighth Congress....
Lots of new laws get passed every year, and unless you’re paying attention, it’s hard to blame someone for not knowing they even exist. Get our free mobile app That’s why I’ve compiled this list of seven new laws that take effect in Texas this year that I think you might be ...
(Reuters) - The Texas state Senate passed six laws intended to restrict abortion on Tuesday, including one that, if approved by lawmakers in the lower chamber and signed by the governor, would prohibit the procedure once a fetal heartbeat was detected. The half-dozen bills mark the l...
Just as we have seen in previous mass shootings, people want answers and they want to engage in the blame game immediately. People rush to social media demanding changes to laws without even knowing all the facts yet. And that's what played out over the weekend and on Monday inside the ...
Laws Passed by the Ninth Congress, of the Republic of Texas.
Law enforcement agencies across Texas will be stepping up enforcement of the state’s seat belt laws starting Sunday through June 4.Trending Remembering Deputy Lesley Wade: 'We will forever be grateful for her service' BREAKING: Warrant in Tiffany Guidry murder, victim yelled 'he'...
4, White House spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández said, "This is an extreme law that will make communities in Texas less safe. Generally speaking, the federal government — not individual states — is charged with determining how and when to remove noncitizens for violating immigration laws....