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Dallas County district judge publicly warned for failing to timely file campaign finance reports
DALLAS - The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a public warning to Judge Gena Slaughter for failing on several occasions to timely file her campaign finance reports. -
Mark Lanier donates $25K to Texas AG, attorney was hired by Paxton to sue Google
AUSTIN – Attorney Mark Lanier, who stands to make millions of dollars for his work on Texas’ antitrust lawsuit against Google, has donated $25,000 to Attorney General Ken Paxton, campaign finance records show. -
Local Law Firms Are Using “Paycheck Protection” Funds to Bankroll Democratic Campaign Efforts
Mark McCaig exposes a bit of the waste in the so-called Paycheck Protection Program that benefits Democratic candidates. -
Sole Dem running for HD 28 raises $294K in 30 days – half of funds from out-of-state donors
HOUSTON – Over the last four weeks, Elizabeth Markowitz, the sole Democrat running in the Nov. 5 special election for House District 28, raised more than $294,000 in contributions – a good portion of which was supplied by groups in Washington D.C. -
Dark money from Dems powering push to make Markowitz next rep of HD 28
HOUSTON – Democrats believe they finally have a shot at reclaiming the Texas House in 2020, a bid for dominance that may start with a win in the rapidly approaching special election for HD 28 – a race that has apparently drawn the attention of influential people living outside of the state. -
Harris County judge may lose seat for seeking higher office
HOUSTON — Dress for the job you want, but do not apply for a new position before checking to see if you have to leave your current post first. -
Texas senator proposes two ethics bills
AUSTIN -- Sen. Brandon Creighton (R) has introduced two ethics bills in the Senate Committee on State Affairs. -
With Bradley out, JC trial lawyers throw financial support behind Chappell in race to replace Judge Floyd
BEAUMONT – With their fellow plaintiff’s attorney out, Jefferson County trial lawyers are now throwing their financial support behind Melody Chappell in the race to replace Judge Donald Floyd of the 172nd District Court. -
Former judge Mizell named to Texas Ethics Commission
HOUSTON – Attorney and former judge Pat Mizell has been announced as a new appointee to the Texas Ethics Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott. -
Meet Paxton’s Hired-Gun Prosecutors: Anatomy of a Witch Hunt, Part 2
This is the second in a series of articles dissecting the prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. -
Mostyn spearheaded opposition to hailstorm lawsuit bill, says tort reform group
By DAVID YATES The top funder of Democrats in the state of Texas was also the political figure behind “virtually” all the opposition to a bill aimed at curbing the surging trend of mass lawsuits filed after a hailstorm strike, says one tort reform group. For the past decade, Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn has reaped hundreds of millions of dollars suing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and other insurers following major hurricanes and hailstorm strikes. And when Senate Bill 1628 w -
Republican vying to unseat long-time sitting judge
In one of Jefferson County's busiest civil courts, a Republican from Nederland is fighting to unseat a Democrat that has been on the bench for 25 years. -
TLR responds to motion to force Texas AG to pursue ethics case against SC justice
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – A legal watchdog group has responded to a motion to compel Texas’ attorney general to pursue a six-year old case involving a $29,000 ethics fine against Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht. -
Local firms in murky waters of campaign finance limits
Three of the biggest law firms in Southeast Texas have made large contributions to see their favorite judge reelected, donations that may exceed the legal limit. -
Texas asbestos firms spending hundreds of thousands in 2014 elections
Texas’ most well-known asbestos law firms are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and judicial races this election cycle. -
Mostyns inject $200K into coffers of former judge seeking Texas House seat
GALVESTON (Legal Newsline) – The law firm that profited the most from insurance suits in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike is funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into the war chest of the former judge who presided over the lion’s share of the litigation. -
Paxton a ‘weak’ candidate for Texas AG benefiting from GOP reign, professor says
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texans are no stranger to droughts, especially Democrats who run for state offices in the Lone Star State. -
Baron & Budd among asbestos firms donating to state races
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – All across the nation, state candidates on every level are benefiting financially from the nation’s leading asbestos litigation firms. -
Davis, supporting PAC react to Gov. Perry’s indictment
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and committee funding her campaign to become Texas’ next governor reacted immediately to Friday’s news that GOP Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, had been indicted on two felony charges.
