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• Locke Lord Dallas Partner Harriet Miers Appointed by Supreme Court of Texas to Lead Texas Access to Justice Commission

  By Press release submission | Monday, Dec 13, 2021 @ 4:00am

  Locke Lord Dallas Partner Harriet Miers Appointed by Supreme Court of Texas to Lead Texas Access to Justice Commission.

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  Our public servants are trying to impose another hidden tax on us

  By The Record | Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 @ 1:56pm

  The citizens of Plano may not be the only Texans paying more for video streaming services in the near future.

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  More Texas cities seek AG approval to sue Netflix, other streamers over franchise fees

  By Staff reports | Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021 @ 10:38am

  AUSTIN – The list of Texas cities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other video service providers (VSPs) in order to recover franchise fees continues to grow. However, the list of law firms representing those cities is not.

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  Suing Netflix and other video streamers over franchise fees the next new litigation wave?

  By David Yates | Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021 @ 12:43pm

  WACO – Every couple of years or so a new litigation wave hits the Lone Star State, with Texas attorneys scrambling to sign up local governments for the purpose of filing lawsuits.

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  Plano requests AG approval to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streamers over franchise fees

  By David Yates | Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 @ 11:51am

  PLANO – Anyone born prior to the turn of the century probably remembers the term “hidden cable fee,” a phrase that may soon morph into “hidden streaming fee” as more and more cities across the nation are suing streaming video providers over franchise fees.

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