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Austin I.S.D. Gay Benefits Fast-tracked; Questions About Legality, Taxpayer Costs Remain 23 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
Austin, TX, August 22, 2013 – Yesterday, according to reports, Austin I.S.D. announced that they will now move forward to offer insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners. The Austin I.S.D. boar...
NJ Gov. Christie Signs Ban on Counseling for Minors Seeking Help for Homosexuality 22 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) has signed into law a bill that uses government power to ban both parents and teenagers of the right to seek professional help for homosexuality. California rec...
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Ten things to do now texasprobate.com 1 Sep 2011 | 02:30 am
(This is one of a series of posts about 2011 legislation.) Most of the legislation passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature becomes effective September 1, 2011. Here are ten things an estate planning an...
Texas legislature passes protocol for folding the Lone Star flag thedailyflag.com 19 Aug 2009 | 12:57 pm
Last October on The Daily Flag, I wrote an article titled Texas Fold ‘Em, about folding the Texas flag. The gist of the article was that there was not an official way to fold the flag, although state ...
Texas Dept. of Agriculture criticalmassinteractive.com 2 Jun 2011 | 09:22 am
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is a state agency established by the Texas Legislature in 1907. The TDA… partners with all Texans to make Texas the nation’s leader in...
Spousal Maintenance: Cases Filed on or After September 1st, 2011 evansfamilylawgroup.com 8 Sep 2011 | 06:03 am
Generally speaking, until September 1st, 2011 spousal maintenance was only available for up to three years. However, the 82nd Texas Legislature modified the spousal maintenance statute significantly b...
The Future Face of Higher Education texaspolicy.com 21 Jun 2012 | 06:59 pm
With enrollment in online coursework growing at 10 times the rate of higher education enrollment overall, the 83rd Texas Legislature should remove barriers to the expansion of online higher education,...
Money pouring into Rainy Day Fund in Texas obits.reporternews.com 18 Oct 2012 | 04:30 pm
AUSTIN (AP) -- As another budget-slashing session in the Texas Legislature potentially looms, aides to the state's chief accountant told lawmakers Wednesday that the Rainy Day Fund is about to be stoc...
TAMR Weekly Legislative Report txamr.org 5 Feb 2013 | 09:33 pm
TAMR is currently monitoring a number of bills during this session of the Texas Legislature. The list will likely grow until mid-March when bills may no longer be filed. | Click here to download this ...
TAMR Legislative Report for May 9 txamr.org 10 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Things are winding down in the Texas Legislature, thank goodness, but that means things are getting unpredictable and people are really grumpy. Anything could happen! HB 142, the Raymond bill that pro...
Budget Roadblocks tscpa.typepad.com 25 May 2013 | 11:12 pm
As the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature winds down, the only bill that must be passed, the state’s budget, is still in limbo. On this last day for action, according to the rules (which can be bro...
Franchise Tax Legislation on the Governor’s Desk tscpa.typepad.com 29 May 2013 | 08:56 pm
The 82nd Texas Legislature passed substantial franchise tax reform during its regular session, all of which is now on Governor Perry’s desk for consideration. The major franchise tax bill was HB 500 b...
