All posts tagged "texas law"
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1.9KEditors ChoiceYou’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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6.4KJudgesThe SuperBowl List of 16 Sacked Texas Attorneys and a Judge. And Let’s Not Forget the 9 Lawyers’ Names that You’ll Never Know About
The State Bar of Texas' Superbowl February List of 16 'Sacked' lawyers, and a judge that's promoting his brother. Then there's the...
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3.5K1Appellate CircuitAustin Lawyer Deemed to be a Vexatious Litigant in Court fined $43,000 in Sanctions
“Why does the government have to go after the citizen? There’s something terribly wrong with that,” Connor said. “This is the entire...
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3.4KAppellate JudgesMorgan Stanley Marshes on in the Swamp Called the Fifth Circuit
MERS, as nominee for Realty Mortgage Corporation, assigned the Deed of Trust to US Bank, as trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan...
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3.0KFederal LawTexas Lawyer Tossed Out of Idaho After Texas Conviction
Texas Attorney Green, a Republican, who has said he considers the IRS a “criminal organization.” Green also has compared the U.S. government...
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2.6K1Editors ChoiceTexas 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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2.1K1Appellate JudgesChief 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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4.8K1JudgesIt’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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3.3KLaws In TexasTexas 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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1.9KEditors ChoiceHow Banks Steal Homeowners Homesteads
A 5-part video explaining how a mortgage is securitized and why this confirms How Banks Steal Homeowners Homesteads.
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2.5KAppellate CircuitReal Estate Valuations and Rental Rates Have Soared Since the Financial Recession, So Why Hasn’t Judge Higginbotham’s Properties Enjoyed the Same Growth?
Property rental incomes and valuations have remained noticeably static on Judge Patrick Higginbothams' Financial Disclosures for the past 13+ years despite the...
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2.0KE.D. Tex.Preachin’ to the Postal Service in Texas over a Stamp ends Up in Court
Susan Fletcher, a devout Christian who serves as the Collin County Precinct 1 commissioner, filed a complaint last month with the U.S....
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1.9KDebt CollectorThole 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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39.4K1Federal LawTexas 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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4.4K2Editors ChoiceA 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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5.7KE.D. Tex.Did 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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3.5KBankersHere’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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2.4KEditors ChoiceHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner Under the Spotlight for Alleged Financial Kickbacks & Lack of Transparency
Those federal disclosures tell you a lot about Texas Lawmaker Sen. Royce West — that he has made millions of dollars in...
