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1.9KYou’re an Ex-Con, Come Join in the Race to be a Member of the Houston Council
In a long-awaited decision, a visiting judge ruled Tuesday that a Houston City Council candidate who has a felony conviction should remain...
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2.4KHow Gov. Greg Abbott Stole Citizens Homes and the “Texas Dream”. He’s Responsible for the Homelessness Crisis in the State of Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has used recent assaults allegedly perpetrated by homeless Austin residents to criticize city officials for changes...
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2.7K1US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Stands With the Partisan Conservative Federalist Society in Florida Chapter Meeting
THE JUDICIAL OATH: In sum, the Committee advises that formal affiliation with the American Constitution Society or the Federalist Society, whether as...
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2.0KSchool Superintendent’s Request to Seal Sexual Misconduct Documents Denied by 14th Court of Appeals, Texas
A former Seguin ISD superintendent, looking to keep the details of a sexual harassment case against him private, has suffered another legal...
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2.6KLIT Has Always Maintained Judges who are Members of the Federalist Society are In Breach of the Judicial Oath. This is Now Reconfirmed in 2020
THE JUDICIAL OATH: “In sum, the Committee advises that formal affiliation with the ACS [American Constitution Society] or the Federalist Society, whether...
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2.7KThe Number of Complaints Against Texas Judges Nearly Doubles in 5 Years. In 2019, Over 91 Percent of Those Complaints Were Dismissed. Someone’s Lyin’
Just under 2,000 complaints against Texas Judges and nearly all are dismissed. That's not a good statistic.
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1.8KSpecial Report: HUD Homelessness Figures Called Into Question
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that in Illinois hospital visits associated with homelessness have tripled since 2011.
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2.6K1Texas Governor Greg Abbott. One Man. One Agenda.
Texas Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring the agency to be more transparent, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the measure,...
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2.1K1Chief Justice Nathan Hecht’s 2019 Address to the Texas Legislature About the State of the Judiciary
Hecht: The framers of the Constitution mistrusted the power of government, so they divided it among three Branches, intending them to be...
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3.9K1Yet 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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3.7KDespite 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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4.5K4Texas 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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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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2.4KAnother Sad Day For Texas Homeowners Waiting Two Years for Hurricane Harvey Help. Houston is Caught Hiring a Former Employee who Mismanaged Millions
Guy Rankin was ousted from the housing authority amid allegations he had misspent millions of federal housing dollars. The agency still is...
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2.6KJailed; 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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3.3KTexas Lawyer Indicted for Violent Attack on His Girlfriend, a Harris County Hearing Officer
A Houston-area attorney, Oliver Brown, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday after being accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend—a county...
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1.9KThole 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...
