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• It's official: Perry running for president

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Saturday, Aug 13, 2011 @ 11:32am

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) formally announced his candidacy for president at an event in South Carolina on Saturday. In a short speech to hundreds of supporters packed in a ballroom in South Carolina, Gov. Rick Perry officially announced he is running for president.

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• Kansas lawyer sentenced in East Texas Ponzi scheme

  By The SE Texas Record | Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 @ 5:00am

  A 62-year-old Leawood, Kan., lawyer has been sentenced to federal prison for investment fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales in a statement Aug. 9.

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• Port Arthur hotel sued by terminated employees who complained about sexual harassment

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 @ 6:36am

  Holiday Inn-Park Central A sister and brother have filed a lawsuit against a Port Arthur hotel claiming they lost their jobs for complaining about sexual harassment.

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• Lawsuit filed against gas can maker after Texas cheerleader burned at party

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Aug 1, 2011 @ 8:30am

  TEXARKANA, Texas - The parents of a Texas high school cheerleader have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a gas storage can after she suffered third degree burns when a friend attempted to pour gasoline on a camp fire.

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• Louisiana racetrack sued after woman trips in parking lot

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Jul 25, 2011 @ 7:58am

  An Orange County woman has filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana racetrack and casino after she stepped in a hole in the parking lot and fell.

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• Contract worker sues to obtain wages for unpaid travel time

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Jul 11, 2011 @ 10:43am

  A contract worker has filed a collective lawsuit in an attempt to obtain wages for time spent traveling to the Motiva facility in Port Arthur.

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• Jasper police chief applicant sues city after losing job to less qualified black man

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Jul 11, 2011 @ 10:31am

  An applicant for the chief of police for the city of Jasper has filed a lawsuit claiming his civil rights were violated after another applicant was chosen for the position.

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• Worker sues Army Depot for $3M after tripping over cables

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Jul 11, 2011 @ 7:27am

  TEXARKANA - A contract worker for the Red River Army Depot has filed a lawsuit asking for more than $3 million after he tripped over cables and broke his ankle.

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• Hotel maintenance supervisor sues for overtime wages

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Friday, Jun 24, 2011 @ 10:13am

  TEXARKANA - After three months of employment, a hotel maintenance supervisor is suing his former employer for failing to pay overtime wages.

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• Casino sued after valet driver hits pedestrian

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Jun 6, 2011 @ 5:13pm

  An Orange County woman has filed a lawsuit against a casino after she was run over by the casino's valet parking driver.

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• Texarkana hospital sued for firing employee after she returned from medical leave

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 5:41pm

  TEXARKANA, Texas - An admissions clerk for a Texarkana hospital has filed a lawsuit which claims she should not have been fired for excessive tardies because she had not exhausted her medical leave.

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• Wrongful death lawsuit filed over tractor-trailer collision

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 11:24am

  TEXARKANA, Texas - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a deadly tractor-trailer collision in Arkansas.

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• Fees dispute in oil spill case is sealed

  By Steve Korris | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 @ 9:36am

  Barbier

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• Debt collection agency sued for threatening to garnish wages

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Apr 18, 2011 @ 4:17pm

  A debt collection agency is being sued for threatening to garnish a Beaumont woman's wages in an effort to collect on a past due debt.

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• A penny for your thoughts may be more than they're worth

  By The SE Texas Record | Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 @ 6:00pm

  How many times have you had an idea for what you thought would be a terrific new product?

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• Employee sues to get compensation for travel time to job site

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 @ 10:27am

  A collective lawsuit has been filed against a construction company for not paying its employees for their travel time to and from a job site.

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• Man sues after experiencing allergic reaction to latex condom

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Wednesday, Mar 16, 2011 @ 8:37am

  TEXARKANA - A self-proclaimed lifelong condom user has filed a lawsuit that alleges a Trojan lubricated condom caused severe allergic contact dermatitis, which has spread from his head to his toes.

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• Jeff Co Sheriff's Office sued for not paying overtime during Hurricane Ike

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 @ 4:00am

  The Jefferson County sheriff's department is being sued for not paying overtime to its employees during a two-week period around the time that Hurricane Ike hit.

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• Texas Historical Commission accused of discrimination against white employee

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 @ 3:44am

  The Texas Historical Commission is facing a discrimination lawsuit from a female employee who states she was treated differently because she was white.

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• Corrections officers sue Jefferson County for overtime during Hurricane Ike

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 @ 2:39am

  Jefferson County corrections officers have filed a lawsuit against the county to obtain compensation for the overtime hours they worked during Hurricane Ike in September 2008.

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