Supreme Court of Texas
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3.8K1Yet Another Texas Court Proceeding where Prosecutors are “Losing” Evidence
Houston Capital Murder Case: Dane Schiller told the newspaper that “defense lawyers are once again lying to the public and potential jurors...
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3.6KDespite Seasoned Texas Judge George Powell’s Failures, He Receives a Free Pass
During a Tuesday court hearing, the local chapter of the Democratic Party sought to justify its decision in leaving Judge George Powell...
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4.4K4Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Seeks Re-election. We Look at the Alternatives and Endorse One.
Abbott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is a former state Supreme Court justice who was on the bench with Hecht...
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4.7K1It’s the Year of the Rat. 2020 Starts Out with 20 Texas Lawyers Being Disciplined by the State Bar of Texas and 7 You’ll Never Know Their Names
The State Bar of Texas Discipline is clearly focused on ensuring it saves itself from any dwindling Fee Income. For example, the...
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2.4KKirkland’s Paul Clement Submits His Amicus Brief and Argues CFPB is Constitutional
A leading conservative U.S. Supreme Court advocate on Wednesday urged the justices to uphold the single-director independent design of the Consumer Financial...
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2.5KJailed; After Winning $6 Million Dollars for Mortgage Fraud against Her Bank
Mary McCulley; “By throwing me in jail for investigating my own fraud, when the FBI wouldn’t help me, and to punish me...
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1.8KThole v. US Bank is Now Before the US Supreme Court. Is it for Self-Serving Financial Gain by Lawyers or for the Rule of Law?
U.S. Bank is accused of mismanaging its pension plan by over-investing in high-risk equities and funds offered by a bank subsidiary, leading...
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39.4K1Texas Lawyer Mark Benavides and the Sex for Services Scandal which is Actually Commonplace in Texas Legal Circles
Texas lawyer Mark H. Benavides was indicted again on a charge of continuous trafficking of persons in connection with allegations involving four...
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2.6KTexas Crusaders. Citizens Who Fight Back
Who were the top Texas citizen watchdogs who fought for their causes in 2019 and worked hard to get the word out...
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5.7K1Six Plus Years Later, This Texas Judge’s Texting Scandal Did Nothing to Halt Her Career on the Bench. A Second Judge Was Politically Slapped into Resigning.
Brian Wice, a former judge who serves as a legal analyst for KPRC, said Texas district court judges have no business sitting...
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4.4K2A Texas Judge’s Hobby was Issuing Machine Guns to the Mexican Cartel
Tim Wright, a former Williamson County court-at-law judge charged with peddling firearms smuggled into Mexico, was sentenced Friday to 18 months in...
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5.6KDid You Know? In Texas, Theft is Called Extortion and Corruption is Called Texas Government
The main factors involved in sentences for extortion and blackmail charges are the amount involved, the way the threats were delivered and...
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2.4KJPMorgan Secures 100% of it’s Future Dealings in China in 2020
Starting with its futures and insurance markets, China will enact the most sweeping changes in decades from early next year to allow...
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2.0KTexas Judge’s Creative Accounting is Not a Sanctionable Case Due to New Texas Sparseness Doctrine
Texas law on the judicial stipends is vague, and before a person can be prosecuted, a statute must clearly describe what conduct...
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3.4KHere’s What Happens When You Let the People Decide if Bankers Are Trustworthy Souls In Texas
When the Wolf's Barked for Help in Texas State Court, the Cry is Heard by the People of Texas. What they did...
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3.5K1The State Bar of Texas Confirms Theft of Funds By Lawyers is an Increasing Liability and Blame an Aging Legal Population. We’re Not Buying It
Texas Law: Lawyer Theft is So Commonplace The State Bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline Just List it as an Operating Expense in...
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3.7KWhen You Burn Out Your Judicial Friendships. The Disgraced Former Abilene Personal Injury Attorney Burt “Maserati” Burnett
At the time of Lawyer Burt Lett Burnett’s resignation, there were eight pending matters against him alleging Burnett neglected cases. He was...
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3.0KDeutsche Bank Settles Decade Long Texas Law Suit with FDIC Related to its Involvement in Impaired Loans Which Ultimately Created the Biggest Fraud and Financial Crisis in Recent History
The FDIC alleged that banks made untrue, misleading statements about the quality of the mortgage loans in order to sell billions worth...
