A legislation currently simmering in the Texas House and Senate would change bail and bond regulations for criminals charged with serious offenses including capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and sexual abuse of a child is a step in the right direction to fix alarming homicide by felonies rates in Houston, according to Crime Stoppers of Houston Director of Victim Services Andy Kahan.
HOUSTON — Home Depot is facing a negligence claim after a boom lift fell on a worker's foot at its store in Katy. Gabriel Xavier filed a complaint April 16 in Harris County District Court against Home Depot U.S.A.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Scott Allen Elliot against Texas Department of Public Safety on April 14.
AUSTIN—Today a bipartisan group of special operations veterans, medical experts and advocates came out in support of legislation by State Representative Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) to create a first-of-its-kind study on the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy to treat some of the most severe medical and mental health conditions facing veterans.
HOUSTON — A suit alleges a Texas auto dealership took advantages of a buyer's lack of knowledge and ability by misrepresenting the damage and repair condition of a car they sold.
AUSTIN – Guarding businesses and the medical community against frivolous lawsuits alleging COVID-19 exposure is apparently not a priority for the Texas GOP, as the party leader is voicing opposition to bills offering virus liability protections.
As the border crisis caused by President Biden’s policies surges illegal immigration and escalates criminal activity, Attorney General Ken Paxton stands committed to upholding the law and protecting Texans.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ruling in favor of the COVID-19 protective measures implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HOUSTON — A man is suing the owners and managers of a Harris County apartment complex alleging their failed safety measures led to his son's drowning death.
HOUSTON — A worker is claiming the negligence of Helix Well Ops after being struck in the face and head by a loose cable while aboard one of their vessels.
A pair of bills making their way through the Texas Legislature will bring much-needed and sensible reforms to a litigation system run amuck. House Bill 19 and its companion in the Senate aim to rein in excessive lawsuits that deliver big paydays for lawyers while threatening jobs for one of the state’s most important industries, and driving up insurance rates for everyone else.
AUSTIN – The Senate Business & Commerce Committee held a hearing on the Pandemic Liability Protection Act today, during which the bill’s author, Sen. Kelly Hancock, assured all who were present that “bad actors” won’t be protected from litigation.
