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Carrollton, TX 75006

See you later, legislators!

By The Record | Wednesday, Sep 8, 2021 @ 10:33am

Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is the tale of a clerk in a lawyer’s office who suddenly decides to stop working. He continues to show up at the office every morning on time and put in a full day, but he doesn’t do any work. Whenever the boss asks him to take on a particular assignment, Bartleby responds, “I would prefer not to.”
Texas legislators abandoning their office a question for the courts, not the AG’s Office, Paxton opines

By David Yates | Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021 @ 12:24pm

AUSTIN – Whether the Democrats who fled the Texas Legislature last month vacated their office is a question for the courts and not the Office of the Attorney General, according to the state’s chief lawyer.
TLRPAC Endorses Dr. Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner

By David Yates | Wednesday, Jul 21, 2021 @ 11:42am

AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Dr. Dawn Buckingham in her campaign for Texas Land Commissioner.
Poll: South Texas Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly support, trust small businesses over personal injury trial lawyers

By David Yates | Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 @ 11:17am

AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform today released the results of a poll conducted among 500 Democratic Primary voters in 17 South Texas counties from April 20-22, finding that voters overwhelmingly support and trust small businesses over trial lawyers.