All posts tagged "texas state law"
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3.2K4JudgesJudges Who Violated State Laws and Denied Citizens and Residents of Texas their Legal Rights and Access to Justice Have their Sanctions Deleted from the SCJC Website
Eleven Houston-area judges were sanctioned in August for their bail bond practices, but the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has deleted their...
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1.8KKen PaxtonWould You Worship a Donkey or an Elephant? The Choice is Yours.
Fort Bend, Texas: GOP Advertisement; “Would you worship a donkey or an elephant? The choice is yours.”
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2.1K1Ken PaxtonA Racist Lawmaker from Sugar Land Didn’t Sugarcoat his Words. It Ended His Career In Texas Politics.
“He’s a Korean. He has decided because, because he is an Asian that my district might need an Asian to win. And...
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2.6K3JudgesYou’re a Racist Judge in Texas? Not a Problem. We’ve a Few Pro KKK Judges Left and We’re Supportive of Your Views, Sayeth Texas
Longtime Harris County judge Michael McSpadden formally slapped on the wrist for a second time by the State of Texas Commission on...
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3.8KLaws In TexasRecently Disbarred Texas Attorney Arrested for Asking Judge to Call Him
Just three weeks after the Texas Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of Mark Cantu, the ex-lawyer was arrested for allegedly threatening a...
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4.3KLaws In TexasOpinion Pending: A Well-Known Sanctioned NRA Lawyer With a[nother] Non-Disclosed Ethics Violation Taps the Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney Bill Brewer petitions the Texas Supreme Court. Of course he won. This is Texas and Texas Supreme Court is owned by...
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2.4K3Laws In TexasSupreme Court of Texas Releases New Opinion Where it Clarifies When [Federal] Judges Can and Have an Ethical Obligation to Testify in Court
The ethics rules for federal judges thus affirmatively encourage the reporting of attorney misconduct and the providing of testimony in disciplinary proceedings.
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3.3K3JudgesJudges Who Violated State Laws and Denied Citizens and Residents of Texas their Legal Rights and Access to Justice are Slapped On the Wrist – Again
The misconduct probes of all 11 judges began in February 2018, when copies of memos and notes showed that for a full...
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2.3KDeutsche BankLobbyists, Lawyers and Revolvers Run Texas Government; Forget the Citizens, It’s All About the Money
Michael and Mary Porter, cattle ranch owners from Doss, were the biggest contributors thanks to a $1 million donation to Texans for...
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1.9KEditors ChoiceAs House Speaker is Outed it Confirms The Truth: Texas Lawmakers are Vultures Only Interested in Their Own Political Interests and Financial Rewards
I have made mistakes Speaker Bonnen seeking to rebuild the trust that has been broken. In an email sent to colleagues, Bonnen...
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2.4KFederal LawTexas Judges Rally Together in Both State and Federal Courts in a Defiant Fight for Solidarity after Texas Courts are Highlighted as Rogue after Public Scrutiny
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hechts' ethics case, which went on for over 8 years was eventually overturned in favor of Hecht. Now...
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2.0K1Federal LawDouble Standards: Texas Judge Publicly Admonished for Personally Attacking Father In a Child Custody Case, Violating Due Process; Yet Federal 5th Circuit Judges Can Say What they Want
Among other things, it said the judge stopped being an impartial fact finder and started acting as an advocate for terminating the...
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3.3K1Editors ChoiceWho’s the Drunk Blonde in a Chevy Making a Buzz by Running for the Supreme Court of Texas with a Bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade to Go?
Triana failed multiple field sobriety tests, the affidavit said, failing to touch heel to toe, stepped off line twice and took the...
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3.0KEditors ChoiceWhen You’re a Texas Lawyer Caught on the Wrong Side of the Law and Police are Filming an Episode of Live PD Nationwide. Busted.
A police dog was alerted during a sniff of Hardy’s BMW, leading to a police search that turned up suspected marijuana, methamphetamine,...
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2.8KEditors ChoiceHarris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s Ethical Challenge Just Became Reality. Stopping Bribery by Refusing Vendor Contributions has Dented Her Revenues.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo raised a smaller sum than her Commissioners Court colleagues in the first six months of 2019 after...
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1.9KKen PaxtonAttorney General Ken Paxton has One Thing in Common with Donald Trump, How to Delay a Criminal Case to Ensure Re-election and Keep Yourself in Good Company
It’s been nearly four years since a Collin County jury indicted Paxton on felony securities fraud charges, but he has yet to...
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1.7KKen PaxtonAttorneys in Texas are Running Like Forrest Gump to Collect On Citizens Debts, Yet Texas Ethics Commission is Not Collecting Fines from State Representatives
18 politicians owe at least $20,000 each. The worst offenders below Reynolds are gubernatorial candidate Star Locke from Port Aransas ($33,500), district...
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1.8KKen PaxtonFormer Aide to the Austin Mayor’s Punishment for Being On the Take? A Letter from the Austin Ethics Commission
Records show Rodriguez received $17,235 in 2015 and $19,875 in 2016 in consulting payments from the Latino HealthCare Forum. He resigned from...
