Questions tagged [texas]
Questions relating to the government or politics of Texas, a state of the United States
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Are there any differences between evicting a business and evicting a person? [migrated]
Are there any legal differences between evicting a business out of a premise vs evicting a person? Is the legal process of eviction the same regardless if it is a natural person or a legal entity ...
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Why Didn't Texas Democrats at least Secure Guarantees of Free Movement
Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives just recently returned from their 2+ week flight from the state, which was done to delay and bring attention to Texas's mid-decade ...
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Are Blue State companies moving to Texas primarily due to the political leanings of their top executives? [closed]
California seems to be really hard hit—it has lost to Texas the North American headquarters of Toyota, HP, Oracle (which pulled a "move to Texas" on Texas by relocating to Tennessee), and ...
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Why is the border the "bluest" part of Texas?
Maps such as this one show that some of the "bluest" counties in Texas are along the southern border (with Mexico).
The "border" is one of the most contentious wedge issues used by ...
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Who should I contact to urge support for a state bill stuck in committee?
I'm not sure if I'm looking at this correctly, but, if I want to encourage support for a bill stuck in committee, is it inappropriate to email the chair of said committee? Otherwise, should I just ...
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What are the specifications of Texas's new motto law?
Texas has a new law requiring public schools to display "In God We Trust" posters if donated.
What are the specifications of an item that would be required for mandatory display? I've seen ...
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Can a US state opt to become a territory without leaving the nation as a whole?
This relates to an item legislated by the Texas republican party recently. Overlooking the more regressive and dangerous items, and the frivolous and inconsequential items, they are also throwing the ...
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Are families with trans teens who leave Texas counted as Internally Displaced Persons?
Internally displaced persons are defined as,
"Persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a ...
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How close does the Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks come to saying 'Defendants can't assert constitutionally protected rights?'
In the CNN video Toobin: This is the most important question a justice asked
CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin shares his thoughts on the Supreme Court justices' questions as they hear oral ...
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What arguments have been made to support the Texas abortion law's private enforcement provisions, beyond evading review?
Texas Senate Bill 8, which practically bars abortions in the state, has an unusual* provision whereby civil claims against abortion providers can be asserted by private plaintiffs not involved in or ...
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Can Democratic politicians vote in Texas while they're arrested?
Texas governor Greg Abbott has said that the Democrat politicians who refuse to allow a quorum to be formed, thereby blocking legislation, will be arrested. But can the Democratic politicians form a ...
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Why didn't Texas Democrats leave the U.S. entirely instead of heading to the nation's capital?
As many of you are aware, Texas Democrats left the state of Texas in order to deny Republicans a quorum, and an order was put out for state police to arrest them. As such, they fled to the nation's ...
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Why doesn't the Texas legislature nuke the quorum?
The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature finds itself unable to pass a voting bill due to State Democrats refusing to participate in the meetings, leading the state to lack a quorum. The GOP has made ...
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Could Texas Democrats be punished for walking out?
The Texas Democrats in the Legislature chose to unite and leave the capitol. The decision was announced an hour before posting.
Could Texas Democrats be held legally liable when they return?
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Why hasn't Texas become a Democratic stronghold the way California has despite similar demographic characteristics?
Texas and California have somewhat similar demographic characteristics. They have:
A large Hispanic population
Younger than average populations
White individuals only make up slightly under 1 out of ...
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