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Archive for January, 2009

29
Jan

The Strange Case of Texas Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms

Rule 18.4 of the Greenbook (11th ed. 2006) uses the following as an example for citing to a form book:
4 Texas Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms § 74:4 (Lawyers Coop. Publ’g ed., 2d ed. 1993).
To say the least, this citation form is fraught with problems, including:
(1) The title page of the books says Texas Jurisprudence [...]

15
Jan

Dates of Interest for the 81st Texas Legislature

The Texas Legislature convened for its first day on Tuesday, January 13.
Here are the key dates in 2009 related to this legislative session.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (1st day)
81st Legislature convenes at noon
Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 301.001 (Vernon 2005).
Friday, March 13, 2009 (60th day)
Deadline for filing bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency [...]

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