HOUSTON — A former Harris County Public Health doctor from Pakistan alleges he faced discrimination and wrongful termination for distributing left over COVID-19 vaccines that were about to expire.
HOUSTON – Homeowners whose properties allegedly flooded when water was released from a damn recently had their inverse condemnation case against the San Jacinto River Authority dismissed.
AUSTIN – Texans are free from local government mandates requiring face coverings and any official denying that immunity may be in violation of the Penal Code, Attorney General Ken Paxton recently opined.
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.
A defendant is accused of soliciting the sexual performance of a child. What to do? A hundred years ago they may have tar and feathered him without a trial, but certainly such drastic actions wouldn’t occur in a modern society, right?
AUSTIN – The California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies seek to benefit from suppressing Texas free speech and attacking Texas policy, according to ExxonMobil’s recently filed brief.
As someone who lived in California and Texas for nearly my entire adult life, I read Kenneth P. Miller’s new book, Texas vs. California (2020), with considerable anticipation.
FORT WORTH – If a judge is going to slap stun cuffs on an accused child predator in his or her courtroom, make sure there’s a record as to why the defendant is zapped three times during the trial – that’s the lesson a Texas judge learned recently.
The following cases categorized as "other civil case" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Aug. 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
AUSTIN – A district judge in Tarrant County is swearing off social media after several posts she made warranted a public warning from The State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Texas Department of Public Safety against Michael David Smith on Aug. 31.