The Record News
And the winner is -- already known
The race for 58th District Court, however, is in the bag. Put your money on Kent Walston. He’s guaranteed to win reelection. He could get stuck in the gate, pull up lame, or even run in the wrong direction and he’s still going to win.
Trial nears on “un-level sidewalk” suit seeking $1 million
Rose Bruton was 82 years old when she died on October 31, 2016. She and her husband had lived in Kirbyville for 46 years before moving to Beaumont in 2015. According to her obituary, “Rose loved reading, gardening, shopping, and volunteering at Kirbyville Christian Outreach and the Kirbyville Public Library [and] was very active in her church.”
Provost Umphrey opposes arbitration, except when it doesn't
You can't blame plumbers for not liking drain cleaners. The handy, easy-to-use household product doesn't make plumbers superfluous, but it does reduce the need for their services.
How do you unseal a court record that doesn't exist?
If a court record that doesn't exist can be kept sealed, surely it can be unsealed, too. If it doesn't exist, what's the point of keeping it sealed?
Hey, Nico, you work(ed) for us, so remember that
Can you imagine having employees – trusted and empowered to sign contracts on your behalf – who refuse to share the details of a particular agreement with you? They would soon be ex-employees, wouldn't they?
Penny wants dollars
“We really, really enjoyed it here. Great food and great atmosphere,” says Donna R. in her five-star Yelp review of Republic Chicken in Beaumont. “Man, it was delicious! We will definitely be going back.”
County officials just say no to opioid lawsuits
Remember how self-styled sophisticates howled with laughter when First Lady Nancy Reagan introduced the new slogan for the “War on Drugs” effort back in the 1980s?
It was Just Lunch, but Rice is boiling
Unless you grew up in a strict religious sect, you're not likely to know much about courtship, but courtship is what young singles engaged in before there was dating.
I scream, you scream, etc.
Kids have selective hearing. Depending on what you're saying, they may be stone-deaf from a foot away or pick up dog whistles a block away.
Sometimes, falling is your own fault
Playing used to be a lot more fun for a kid because there was an element of danger to it, which made it more exciting.
Would Tina Bradley be another Donald Floyd?
Soon-to-retire 172nd District Court Judge Donald Floyd has been called upon more than once to justify his decisions – and more than once has offered dubious responses or none at all.
Jefferson County District Clerk Jamie Smith needs to try harder
What do Dallas, Galveston, Harris and other Texas county courts have that Jefferson County's doesn't? Transparency.
Online transparency, that is. An easily accessible and navigable website that allows ordinary citizens to review court records of civil litigation from home, the office, cell phones, etc.
Russell Budd cannot postpone the inevitable forever
There's no blood in the water (yet), but it's only a matter of time before Dallas plaintiffs attorney Russell Budd starts screaming and flailing his arms and perhaps goes under, figuratively speaking.
It won't be the jaws of a shark that devour him, but the jaws of transparency and justice – justice delayed so far.
Texas and Exxon offer energetic defenses
State governments across the country are suing energy companies like ExxonMobil on the pretext that “climate change” is a proven fact rather than an hypothesis, that energy companies have contributed to it and therefore are legally responsible for any weather-related damages that occur and the cost of their remediation.
Suing a store for something a customer did
David Humphries must have no assets. Otherwise, Scott Stroud and Jennifer East might be sueing him instead of Academy Sports in Port Arthur.
Two years ago, Humphries exposed himself to Stroud's and East's minor daughters inside the store and allegedly sexually assaulted both of them. But Humphries was not an Academy employee, and Stroud and East were on the premises at the time.
A simple yes-no question for conniving politicians
When he first interceded in the State of Massachusetts' lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was motivated by the belief that “using governmental power as a means to silence critics or beat political opponents should be called out.”
Perhaps Philip Klein and Jeffrey Dorrell have met their match (each other)
When your favorite athlete or team has been eliminated from a tournament and you're not particularly fond of any of the remaining contestants, the quandary you face may not be having to decide whom to root for but whom to root against.
'It's not the crime, it's the cover-up'
That's the distillation of received wisdom that gained currency after the Watergate scandal erupted and the efforts of the Nixon Administration to conceal its connection to a break-in at the Democratic National Committee were exposed, leading to impeachment hearings and culminating in Richard Nixon's resignation.
Sticky floor or sticky fingers?
Sticky floor or sticky fingers?
Would you be shocked if you went inside a movie theater and saw a movie playing?
How about if you saw someone in a booth at the front of the building selling tickets? A concession stand inside with teenagers in silly outfits vending popcorn, candy, and carbonated beverages? A dimly lit or darkened room down the hall with a large screen in front of rows of cushioned seats? Would any of those things surprise you?
No, of course not. Why? Because those are things you expect to see at movie theaters.
Don’t tread wrong on a Dolce Living treadmill
“La dolce vita” is Italian for “the good life” or, literally, “the sweet life.” It's what Americans used to call “sitting pretty” or “the life of Riley.” Plenty of money, plenty of free time, and nothing to do but enjoy life.