The criminal case alleging Gov. Rick Perry misused his power will be allowed to continue, according to a ruling by a Texas district court judge Tuesday.
The confusion surrounding the last minute changes in election results had to do with some new laws in place and technical difficulties, county officials say.
In addition to statewide races for governor and lieutenant governor and attorney general, local voters chose some new faces and retained some incumbents in Jefferson County contests.
Although cancer claimed her life on Sunday, the inexhaustible energy District Clerk Lolita Ramos brought every morning to the Jefferson County courthouse continues to thrive in the hearts of those who worked alongside her.
Although there was a noticeable decline in civil filings in Jefferson County District Court from 2011, insurance providers were granted no reprieve in 2012.
The Commission for Lawyer Discipline, an arm of the State Bar of Texas, recently filed a letter notifying Jefferson County district judges of the suspension of Beaumont attorney Kip Lamb.
A somber atmosphere dominated the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday, March 16, as employees returned to work for the first time following Wednesday's shooting.
Adams A somber atmosphere dominated the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday as employees returned to work for the first time following the Wednesday shooting.
Gov. Rick Perry signs the "loser pays" bill into law on May 30. The bill went into effect on Sept. 1. On the day before 'loser pays' tort reforms went into effect, Golden Triangle attorneys made a mad dash to the Beaumont courthouse, flooding the District Clerk's Office with nearly 60 fresh lawsuits.
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals rejected a vexatious litigant's writ of mandamus on Nov. 4, effectively keeping him from filing anymore lawsuits in Jefferson County.
