GALVESTON - A Tiki Island man claims workers started roof repairs on his house by mistake while he was out of town, and then left his home exposed to the elements when they learned of their erro.
GALVESTON � A former College of the Mainland police officer accuses the school of encroaching on his First Amendment rights after he expressed concern about alleged misappropriation of tax money, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � A Hitchcock school principal claims she is being forced out of her job because she reported fraud to the Texas Education Agency, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � A Galveston man claims he was assaulted at a local Valero station four months ago and is suing the San Antonio-based oil company in Galveston County District Court for $150,000 in damages.
GALVESTON � A Texas City man alleges he had chemicals sprayed on him while working at BP's Texas City refinery almost two years ago, recent court documents say.
Mark Lanier GALVESTON � While Kenneth Ramsey's home was being raided in June, law enforcement officers lobbed a small grenade into the house and unknowingly hit the man's teenage daughter as she slept on the couch.
GALVESTON � A Kemah woman alleges a mortgage processing and servicing company foreclosed her residence even though she was on time with her payments, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � Repeated environmental violations at BP's Texas City refinery are driving down the value of the company's stock, a shareholder claims in a recently filed lawsuit.
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church on the Bolivar Peninsula before Hurricane Ike struck. GALVESTON � The fight by a group of Port Bolivar residents to stop the Galveston archdiocese from demolishing a church is not a First Amendment issue, a federal judge ruled recently.
GALVESTON � A Tyler County woman claims the University of Texas Medical Branch assigned her to menial tasks because of her race, recent court documents say.
Hurricane Ike pounds the Galveston Seawall in September 2008 GALVESTON � Whether the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association deserves to be exempt from the payment of attorneys' fees, penalties, interest and other expenses beyond actual damages from lawsuits is now in the hands of a state district judge.
GALVESTON � After her fingers became caught in a shrimp-processing machine, a Galveston County woman has filed suit against her employer for $500,000 in damages.
GALVESTON � An East Texas woman is suing the city of Galveston and its public transportation system for $1 million in damages after she was injured while disembarking a burning trolley car.
GALVESTON � An Iraq War veteran and his wife claim they were sold a defective home a year ago and are suing the property's former owners, two real estate companies, and a broker in Galveston County District Court.
GALVESTON � Reportedly dismissed for neglecting to activate a hospital's rapid response system, a Galveston County woman claims she was terminated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston because of her race, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � Alleging he fell off an overcrowded golf cart and hit his head at the Galveston Yacht Club, a Houston man is suing the upscale boat basin in Galveston County District Court.
GALVESTON � A Kaufman County man's visit to a well-known Galveston park two years ago resulted in a lawsuit against the city's Park Board of Trustees.
GALVESTON � Alleging an agent lied to them about being able to build a ground floor bathroom in their Tiki Island home, a Galveston County couple seeks $300,000 in damages from Coldwell Banker United, Realtors.