All posts tagged "#AuditTexas"
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3.3K1Laws In TexasDOJ Rounding Up on Virginia Lawyer. Why He Should Have Class Action Texas Lawyer Mikal Watts Number on Speed Dial
As the Department of Justice charge a Virginia lawyer with Extortion, we look at the State Texas is currently in, where Extortion...
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3.6K1Laws In TexasHistorical Corruption in the Texas Judiciary; 12 Years Ago A Judge Set His House On Fire, Literally, and Walked Away Burn-Free thanks to his Racist friend and District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal
Historical Facts: Arson-related charges against a former Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina were dropped, even though a grand jury indicted him,...
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2.1KFederal LawTexas Solicitor General Kyke Hawkins Arguments are Rudimentarily Dismissed by the US Supreme Court Justices
It probably was not a good sign for Texas in Banister v. Davis, a technical post-conviction habeas case with potentially major ramifications,...
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2.5KForeclosuresSteve ‘Foreclosure King’ Mnuchin Wants to Privatize Fannie and Freddie and This is an Early Sign It’s Primed
An accounting irregularity bordering on fraud, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac contradict themselves over net worth sweep. Steve Mnuchin is eager to privatize...
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4.7K1Laws In TexasFrom the Bench; Why Texas Democratic Loving Attorney Mikal Watts Favorite Number is 13
Mikal Watts and his law firm in 1999 donated $5,000 to Valdez and $2,500 to Rodriguez; in 2000, $15,000 to Hinojosa; and...
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2.6KAppellate CircuitLights on Fifth; Interesting Orders from Friday 22nd Nov., 2019
A familiar panel from the Article we wrote about earlier, the case of Powe v. Deutsche Bank, this one worded ORDER caught...
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3.5KAppellate CircuitVexatious or Not, The Supreme Court of Texas Decide to Abate Lower Court Sanctions Against Texas Lawyer Stephen Casey
Asking the Court to declare pro se's Vexatious Litigants is a serious matter. LIT asks; WHY could the Supreme Court of Texas...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceEthics and Code of Conduct: Is a Co-Chair of Social Media for the State Bar of Texas Appellate Division Licensed to “Like” a Tweet Like This?
At Laws In Texas we submit a Texas lawyer liking a tweet that condones violence and most likely death, is not ethically...
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2.6K2ForeclosuresDemocrat with Drunk-Driving Arrest Record Sponsored Legislation Expediting Foreclosures in Texas is Hit with Lawsuit for Failure to Pay Property Taxes on her Home
Democrat and Texas Representative Victoria Neave Sponsored this Bill - Maybe Karma Replied in Kind
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3.0KKen PaxtonFaith is Rewarded by Texas Giving Back to Justice
Johnson is joined on the board by another Dallas resident, retired Judge Molly Francis. Francis previously served on Texas' Fifth Court of...
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1.4KForeclosuresThere were 55,197 properties with foreclosure filings in October 2019, a decrease from 66,401 this time last year. But that’s a Problem.
Foreclosure activity is down nationwide from a year ago, but certain local housing markets tell a different story.
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3.9KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and His Outrageous Comments about Women- ‘Brain Surgeon’ Judge Jerry Edwin Smith
Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as referring to the International Women’s Year Conference as a “gaggle of outcasts, misfits...
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3.3KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan and Devout Catholic – Judge (Stuart) Kyle Duncan
Judge Kyle Duncan is a member of the Federalist Society and also the Knights of Columbus, an international organization of nearly 2...
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4.3KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge “Andy” Oldham and former Deputy General Counsel for Governor Abbott – Judge Andrew Stephen Oldham
In September 2016, Andrew Oldham testified before the Texas House Select Committee on State and Federal Power and Responsibility. In discussing Governor...
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2.5KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and former Chief District Judge (LA) – Judge Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Judge Kurt Engelhardt: I joined the New Orleans Chapter of the Federalist Society after talking with a few of my new judicial...
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1.7KFederal LawTexas Secretary of State Sends Out SOS Signal that there’s a Judicial Vacancy, But that was a False Alarm and It has Caused Mayhem
Audit Texas : The Texas state website reported as recently as Nov. 6 that the race would be on the 2020 ballot....
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3.1KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Constitutional Law Professor – Judge Stephen A. Higginson
A federal court should only declare a statute enacted by Congress unconstitutional if it violates a provision clearly set forth in the...
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2.8KAppellate CircuitThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Prosecutor – Judge Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Judge Gregg Costa: A judge should keep an open mind about the issues in a case; and maintain a sense of humility...
