John
Cornyn
Retroactive law that is necessary to safeguard public safety and welfare prevails over constitutional prohibition against retroactive laws|Compliance history rule of Natural Resource Conservation Commission that includes facts of regulated entity's compliance history dating from before its effective date is consistent with enabling law and is not unconstitutional as a retroactive law|Compliance history rule of Commission that considers facts of regulated entity's compliance history dating from before its effective date is consistent with enabling law and not unconstitutional as a retroactive l
Confidential identifying information about patients, hospitals may disclose to Texas Health Care Information Council without patient's written authorization|Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Standards for under Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996|Confidential identifying information about patients; hospitals may disclose to Texas Health Care Information Council without patient's written authorization|Hospitals may disclose confidential identifying information about patients to council without patient's written authorization
Reports, authority to use data other than public use data to prepare|Health Care Information Council, authority to use data other than public use data to prepare reports
Statute that appears to delegate authority to private entity which promulgates codes for installation, alteration, operation, and inspection of elevators, escalators, and related equipment must be construed to incorporate only those editions of codes that|Private entity, statute that adopts by reference standards promulgated by private entity may not be construed to incorporate editions of those standards adopted after the statute|Delegates authority to private entity that promulgates codes for installation, alteration, operation, and inspection of elevators, escalators, and related equipment,
Commerce Clause, court would find that state statute requiring imported meat to bear label disclosing country of origin violates, but would not find state statute requiring state agency or political subdivision to purchase only domestic beef violates|Imported meat, court would find state statute requiring imported meat to bear label disclosing country of origin violates U.S. Constitution, but would not find unconstitutional state statute requiring state agencies and political subdivisions to purchase
Casket|Funeral directing|Funeral merchandise|Casket constitutes funeral merchandise|Casket, sale of for imminent burial does not of itself constitute funeral directing
Cemeteries and crematories owners or operators registered with the Commission, authority to regulate|Funeral Service Commission, authority to regulate cemeteries and crematories owners or operators registered with the Commission
Authority to enact laws, impose taxes, raise revenue, and appropriate state funds is vested in legislature rather than the governor; governor may not increase or appropriate motor vehicle registration fees, but, in case of emergency, may act with legislat|State motor vehicle registration fees, Governor may not increase or appropriate but, in case of emergency, may redirect funds already appropriated by the legislature for purposes consistent with article VIII, section 7-a of the Texas Constitution|Motor vehicle registration fees, Governor may not increase or appropriate but, in case of emergen
Intent, section 37.123 of the Education Code requires proof of intent to actually engage in one of the activities prohibited thereby
Judicial decision, an attorney general opinion may not overrule|Depository for receipts of institution of higher education, governing board's selection of is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule and is not modified by provision applicable to state agency depository|Institution of higher education, selection of depository by governing board is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule and is not modified by provision applicable to state agency depository|Institution of higher education, governing board's selection of depository is subject to common-law conflict of interest rule