Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Attorney Rolando Caballero successfully completed probation for criminal charges, but the state Board of Disciplinary Appeals can disbar him anyway, the Supreme Court of Texas has ruled.
Justice David Brister AUSTIN � The Supreme Court of Texas offers sympathy but nothing more to Louis Goudeau, a "good Samaritan" who got run over on the Sam Houston Tollway.
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is being mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate, political observers told Legal Newsline.
Justice Don Willett AUSTIN � Texas silica law outweighs federal maritime law, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled Dec. 5 in sending a Harris County suit to a multi-district pretrial court.
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Wednesday said he is seeking legislation that would boost his statutory authority to help protect Texans from foreclosure rescue scams.
Justice Nathan Hecht (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht has been ordered to pay a $29,000 fine for accepting an illegal campaign contribution and failing to report the gift.
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) AUSTIN �U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Thursday took the first step to run for Texas governor by opening an exploratory committee for a 2010 campaign.
Nathan Hecht (R) AUSTIN(Legal Newsline) - The Texas Ethics Commission today is considering a complaint filed last year against state Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht.
John Specia AUSTIN - Retired Bexar County Judge John Specia will preside over pretrial proceedings in 16 Hurricane Rita suits, the Texas Multidistrict Litigation Panel has decided.
Justice Scott Brister AUSTIN � Retired lawyer Jane Turner Sheppard struck a bonanza when a mineral lease on her property accidentally expired, but the Texas Supreme Court won't let her collect on her lucky strike.
AUSTIN � In a trial over three deaths from an oil well explosion in Louisiana, Harrison County District Judge Bonnie Leggat Hagan applied Texas law when she should have applied Louisiana law, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Nov. 21.
AUSTIN � Personal injury trial lawyers poured millions of dollars into Texas elections this cycle, including more than $6 million to front groups and the Texas Democratic Party, a grass roots organization reported Nov. 24.
Gov. Rick Perry recognized Texans who participated in the 2008 Olympics with a reception at the State Capitol on Oct. 22. AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry honored Texas athletes and coaches who participated in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with proclamations recognizing their accomplishments at a reception and photo opportunity at the State Capitol.
Alan Waldrop AUSTIN � Texans can't enforce contracts to buy real estate unless they prove at trial that they could have paid for the real estate, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Oct. 17.
Wallace Jefferson (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Texans for Lawsuit Reform says the three state Supreme Court justices running for re-election deserve another six-year term.
Abbott AUSTIN-Greg Abbott and a group of other state attorneys general are suing to block a Brazilian company's planned acquisition of one of the largest meat-packing companies in the United States.