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Texas AG launches investigation against Twitter for potentially deceiving consumers, businesses over fake bot accounts
AUSTIN –Today Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, a press release states. -
AG Paxton Joins Multistate Letter to Mayorkas Demanding Disbanding of Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board
AG Paxton Joins Multistate Letter to Mayorkas Demanding Disbanding of Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board. -
Addressing Burnout in the Legal Profession | Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Addressing Burnout in the Legal Profession | Katie Rose Guest Pryal. -
Court finds Texas AG cannot prosecute election cases unilaterally; Paxton tweets ruling 'could be devastating for future elections'
AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that the attorney general cannot prosecute election cases unilaterally – a decision AG Ken Paxton thinks “could be devastating for future elections in Texas.” -
Texas AG candidate tweets that Rittenhouse ‘was not’ entitled to self defense
AUSTIN - Lee Merritt, a civil rights attorney running for Texas attorney general, recently tweeted that “Kyle Rittenhouse was not” entitled to self defense. -
Gov. Abbott’s response to DOJ’s suit aimed at Texas voting law – ‘Bring it’
AUSTIN – “Bring it” – that’s what Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted once he got word the U.S. Department of Justice had filed suit against Texas over the state's election integrity law. -
Dems sneaking tax break for wealthy trial lawyers into spending bill, Texas rep. tweets
HOUSTON – Expect the Democrats’ spending bill to bring more lawsuits and less jobs – that was the underline message of a tweet posted by Rep. Kevin Brady earlier today. -
This editorial has been censored and is not available
What is it with Google? Surely, the creators of the world’s most popular internet search engine are the ultimate opponents of censorship, die-hard defenders of the freedom of speech. -
Texas sued over social media ‘censorship’ law
AUSTIN – Put simply, two trade associations are arguing that the Texas government can’t tell Twitter and YouTube what videos to post or Facebook and Google what content to favor. -
Patent Trolls Hop the Pond
In the U.K., Apple recently announced it might stop selling its phones in the U.K. in response to losing a recent patent troll case there. -
Tort reform group backs Eva Guzman for Texas AG
AUSTIN — Today, Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Eva Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court earlier this month, in her campaign for Texas Attorney General. -
Does the Law Have No Sense of Humor?
It came to light this week that after the 2020 election, Bill Barr‘s Department of Justice was looking into a Twitter account named after a politician’s fictitious cow. Or was the faux cow the other very popular parody account named after the same politician? -
Texas GOP blasts COVID liability protections bill as vote nears
AUSTIN – Guarding businesses and the medical community against frivolous lawsuits alleging COVID-19 exposure is apparently not a priority for the Texas GOP, as the party leader is voicing opposition to bills offering virus liability protections. -
Deshaun Watson touched masseuse with his penis, lawsuit alleges
HOUSTON – Disgruntled Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued by a massage therapist claiming the NFL star assaulted her by “touching her with his penis” during a session. -
Yes, Virginia, There’s Voter Fraud in Texas
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted out a bold statement on Tuesday: “We don’t have voter fraud in Texas…” -
Making roads unsafe for families or ending abusive litigation? Texas trial lawyers take aim at trucking bill
AUSTIN – If someone listened only to Thomas J. Henry, a trial lawyer, than he or she might believe House Bill 19 (commonly referred to as the trucking bill) would make the roads “even more unsafe for Texas families.” -
Martin Phipps arrested, attorney representing Bexar County in $1B opioid lawsuit
SAN ANTONIO – When Bexar County snubbed a statewide opioid settlement back in June, it placed all its eggs, all 1 billion of them, in the hands of its attorneys, one of which is Martin Phipps, who was arrested yesterday. -
Marketing firm Martin Phipps hired to troll for clients sues for nonpayment
SAN ANTONIO – A marketing firm is claiming Martin Phipps’ law firm owes hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Former partner of Martin Phipps calls him a ‘crook’ and ‘serial abuser of women’ on Twitter
SAN ANTONIO – Not even six months into his partnership with Martin Phipps and apparently T.J. Mayes is out, calling Phipps a “crook” and a “serial abuser of women” on Twitter. -
Slouching Toward Totalitarianism
Amidst all the other tribulations visited upon these United States in 2020, we find ourselves—like a frog in the proverbial pot of boiling water—immersed in the suddenly-ubiquitous delusion of wokeness. With startling abruptness, concepts and terminology previously at the periphery of popular culture—“white privilege,” “systemic racism,” “unconscious bias,” and the like—have become household terms. Once seemingly limited to the fever swamp of academia, and even then mainly confined to a few humanities disciplines, the death of George Floyd catapulted the long-simmering (and frequently-ridiculed) rhetoric of wokeness into the headlines. Without warning, fringe organizations like Black Lives Matter unexpectedly became mainstream—complete with corporate sponsorships and celebrity spokesmen.