After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them.
MOUNT PLEASANT - On Nov. 22 a jury rendered a total award of $730 million to the survivors of Toni Combest, a 73-year-old great-grandmother who was killed in a 2016 collision with an oversize-cargo truck hauling a propeller for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine, a press release states.
NEW ORLEANS - A recent OSHA mandate requiring employees of covered employers to undergo COVID-19 vaccination or take weekly COVID-19 tests and wear a mask “violates the constitutional structure that safeguards our collective liberty,” according to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
We knew there was little scientific support for healthy people wearing surgical masks in public, and we doubted the necessity and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, but now we know that social distancing is counterproductive and potentially dangerous.
AUSTIN – In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Ken Paxton and 22 other attorneys general warn that a reckless piece of legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill would essentially establish the U.S. Department of Justice as a national election czar dictating to states exactly how they must administer their elections.
In 2004 my dad had his first dialysis treatment after flatlining from a heart procedure. We were not sure he would make it through the night as his organs were shutting down, but we were told that dialysis would help and at the time, we wanted to just do whatever was needed to save him. When my dad left the hospital, we were told that his kidneys would require dialysis in the future and his doctors would monitor him.
HOUSTON — A Jehovah's Witness who suffers from spina bifida alleges Houston Methodist Hospital supervisors and staff harassed and retaliated against him because of his religion and disability including forcing him to attend shift meetings called "prayer circles."
Last month, the city of Plano submitted for the approval of state Attorney General Ken Paxton a proposed contingency-fee contract with outside law firms Ashcroft Sutton Reyes, McKool Smith, and Korein Tillery.
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on July 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on July 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Discover Bank against Justin Pass on July 20: 'Original Petition Citation Issued'.
AUSTIN – Today, the Senate Committee on Businesses and Commerce heard SB 1013 by Senator Dawn Buckingham, which would give Texans the opportunity to vote for seven-day spirits sales through local option elections, a press release states.
Each legislative session is alike – and unique in its own way. This session is more unique than most. A slow, eerie start because of the pandemic and extra security due to the January breach at the U.S. Capitol produced a Texas Capitol that was empty and quiet rather than crowded and bustling, as is usual during session. And there is only one operational entrance rather than four, with heavily armed national guardsmen and DPS officers everywhere. Things are getting somewhat back to normal now, but only somewhat.
