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Texas jury hits Chavez-owned gas pumper for emissions breaches
Ronald J. Tenpas AUSTIN -- A Texas federal court has sustained two major breaches of the Clean Air Act against petroleum refiner and retailer CITGO, owned by the Venezuelan government.
Texas AG says drugmakers ripped "tens of millions" off Medicaid
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has apparently decided that it's Big Generic Pharma's turn for some legal heat.
Temp agency supplied workers, can claim on bond, Tex. SC rules
Justice David Medina AUSTIN -- An agency that placed temporary workers at a construction site "furnished labor" under state statute, the Texas Supreme Court ruled recently.
Attorney general targets financer over contested debt collecting
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott HOUSTON -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed action against an Illinois finance company already in legal hot water in its home state over disputed accounts.
Abbott hooks 'Horns to commit to 'fairer' student-lending rules
Greg Abbott It looks like there'll be no more party-favored preferred lender lists at the University of Texas.
Lawyer disputes attorney general's read on co-op bosses' payments
Jan Soifer The state of Texas won't intervene in the latest dispute between the nation's largest electricity cooperative and some of its 200,000 customers, according to Attorney General Greg Abbott's office.
Texas AG's bin bombers bag him fifth ID-protection lawsuit
AUSTIN -- The Texas Attorney General's identity-protecting dumpster divers aren't fussy about where they fish for evidence of Texas businesses breaking identity-protection laws.
Texas Democrats want high-profile blogging judge on highest bench
Judge Susan Criss AUSTIN -- Recent rumors that well-known Galveston Judge Susan Criss could be headed for a state Supreme Court campaign run were on the money.
Attorney general cans "Coke" over drug, health marketing claims
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Richard Blumenthal apparently isn't the only state attorney general that has worries about a new drink called "Cocaine" running all around his brain.
Attorney general's gumshoes nab 70-year-old in county probe
Greg Abbott For the pilfering public employees of Texas, age is apparently no refuge from Attorney General Greg Abbott's investigations.
City goes to Supreme Court to help keep union proposal at bay
AUSTIN -- The Texas Supreme Court could soon decide the outcome of a controversial effort to force the city of McAllen and its police union to arbitrate disputes.
Reebok puts shoe into Nike in new 'rocket docket' patent suit
Federal courthouse in Tyler TYLER -- The international sneaker wars have at last made their way to the Texas home of the patent-infringement lawsuit.
Attorney general's dumpster-diving snares third big score
Abbott AUSTIN -- Companies in Texas should soon start to get the message that attorney general Greg Abbott is growing a little edgy about identity theft.
New H-P vs. Acer patent suit could fuel up 'rocket docket'
Sam B. Hall Federal Courthouse in Marshall MARSHALL, Texas -- Silicon Valley-based PC maker Hewlett-Packard (H-P) knows where to pick its fights - at least when it comes to patent lawsuits.
Business, bureaucrats hope lawmakers trump Abbott's SSN rule
Attorney General Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas's public-record keepers might soon be off the hook from a controversial identity-theft ruling issued last month by Attorney General Greg Abbott.
Supreme Court judge worked both sides to reclaim legal fees
Justice Nathan Hecht AUSTIN -- A watchdog group wants to know who gave Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht the money to pay the legal fees he incurred fighting a misconduct sanction.
Study shows tort costs total more than 2 percent of GDP
SAN FRANCISCO -- The economic cost of lawsuits on the United States economy towers over the amount spent federally on disease prevention and homeland security, according to a study released today.