by Cobb & Counsel | Nov 18, 2020 | Attorney General Opinions and Legislative Support
Every ten years, after the census, states redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts. The purpose of this redistricting process is to guarantee equal voter protection. In Texas, the Legislature gets the first shot at redrawing the...
by Cobb & Counsel | Nov 9, 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 schools, and limiting the...
by Cobb & Counsel | 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 Cobb & Counsel | 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 Cobb & Counsel | 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 Cobb & Counsel | 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,...
