by cobbxcounsel | Jan 12, 2021 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
Whether legislators can vote and debate remotely still a question. Due to COVID-19 and civil unrest, the Capitol and Capitol grounds were closed to the public for most of 2020. With the 87th Regular Session commencing on January 12, 2021, Democrats and Republicans...
by cobbxcounsel | Aug 4, 2020 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
The Texas Legislature only meets every two years, but Texas agencies are always open for business, and they promulgate hundreds of rules each year. An agency’s power to make law comes from a delegation of law-making power by the Texas Legislature to the agency....
by cobbxcounsel | Jul 27, 2020 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
Like many governors, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a series of executive orders implementing a variety of emergency measures, including requiring face coverings in public places, closing bars, and limiting the...
by cobbxcounsel | Oct 21, 2019 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
The 86th Legislative Session is history, and hundreds of new laws are now on the books. Of 7,300 bills filed in both the Texas House and Senate, approximately 1,400 became law. But what of the other 5,900 bills and the public policy goals they reflect? Must achieving...
by cobbxcounsel | Oct 15, 2019 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
Imagine that there was a state agency in Texas called the State Board of Domestic Animal Care. They are responsible for licensing and inspecting facilities in Texas (and the companies or individuals who own them) that house pets and cut their nails, brush their teeth,...
by cobbxcounsel | Jun 6, 2017 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
“I’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.” -Willie Nelson In 140 quick, but drama-filled days, it has come and gone—the 85th Texas Legislative Session has come to a close. Out of over 6,600 bills filed in both the...
