/tags/jeff-leach Jeff Leach en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 20:10:16 GMT /government/2025-05-08/texas-house-senate-standoff-jeff-leach-child-sexual-abuse-nda-bill State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases. Thu, 08 May 2025 20:10:16 GMT /government/2025-05-08/texas-house-senate-standoff-jeff-leach-child-sexual-abuse-nda-bill Penelope Rivera /government/2025-03-19/robert-morris-nda-cindy-clemishire-child-sexual-abuse-texas-house-jeff-leach The hearing included emotional testimony from Cindy Clemishire, who accused Southlake megachurch pastor Robert Morris of sexually abusing her as a child in the 1980s — allegations Morris has since been indicted on. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:00:43 GMT /government/2025-03-19/robert-morris-nda-cindy-clemishire-child-sexual-abuse-texas-house-jeff-leach Penelope Rivera /news/2024-12-09/texas-house-committee-demands-that-attorney-general-allow-roberson-to-testify The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee plans to issue a new subpoena to the death row inmate for a Dec. 20 hearing if Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office does not cooperate. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:29:43 GMT /news/2024-12-09/texas-house-committee-demands-that-attorney-general-allow-roberson-to-testify Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune, Terri Langford | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-11-12/how-division-over-a-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-a-battle-between-branches-of-government The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch’s power to carry out the execution. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:35:52 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-12/how-division-over-a-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-a-battle-between-branches-of-government Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-10-30/ken-paxton-calls-on-plano-rep-jeff-leach-to-resign-over-texts-to-judge-in-robert-roberson-case The AG also said he’d make a criminal referral against the lawmaker, who apologized for texting a Court of Criminal Appeals judge about a new trial for the death row inmate. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:41:55 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-30/ken-paxton-calls-on-plano-rep-jeff-leach-to-resign-over-texts-to-judge-in-robert-roberson-case Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-10-29/rep-jeff-leach-asked-judge-to-consider-a-new-robert-roberson-trial-in-apparent-conduct-violation Leach, one of the driving forces behind the effort to stop Roberson’s execution, later apologized to the judge, who told the lawmaker there were still pending matters before the court. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:33:19 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-29/rep-jeff-leach-asked-judge-to-consider-a-new-robert-roberson-trial-in-apparent-conduct-violation Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune, Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2021-05-21/priority-bills-imperiled-as-end-of-session-tensions-rise-between-texas-house-and-senate House lawmakers expressed frustration Thursday that some of their priority legislation had not moved in the upper chamber, including a package of health care and criminal justice reform bills pushed by House Speaker Dade Phelan. Fri, 21 May 2021 14:00:32 GMT /texas-news/2021-05-21/priority-bills-imperiled-as-end-of-session-tensions-rise-between-texas-house-and-senate The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2019-04-11/after-plano-republican-lawmaker-halts-bill-to-outlaw-abortion-he-faces-security-concerns The Collin County sheriff said his office is looking into “security concerns” related to state Rep. Jeff Leach, days after the Plano Republican announced… Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:56:30 GMT /texas-news/2019-04-11/after-plano-republican-lawmaker-halts-bill-to-outlaw-abortion-he-faces-security-concerns Elizabeth Byrne/Texas Tribune /texas-news/2015-03-23/texas-lawmakers-call-for-end-to-toll-roads-at-capitol-rally With more than 50 supporters behind them cheering and waving signs that read “Toll Free Texas” and “Hands Off Our Freeways,” Republican lawmakers on… Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:37:27 GMT /texas-news/2015-03-23/texas-lawmakers-call-for-end-to-toll-roads-at-capitol-rally Aman Batheja Texas Tribune