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ACLU of Texas educates against anti-Muslim sentiments
HOUSTON – With anti-Muslim sentiment on the rise, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has created a policy to defend against anti-Muslim discrimination. -
Legal reform is good for Texas
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Texas Times: A Texas treasure returns to the Alamo
For the first time in 177 years, one of the most important documents in Texas history has returned to the place it was written. -
Texas governor candidates make fundraising push as reporting deadline nears
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – With the six-month campaign finance reporting deadline here, Texas’ gubernatorial candidates are making one final push to tap supporters. -
Texas jury awards $281M verdict for wrongful death of Eagle Ford Shale worker
The family of the late Carlos Aguilar was recently awarded a $281 million verdict, as a South Texas jury found that Heckmann Water Resources negligently failed to maintain the truck that caused Aguilar’s death. -
BP: Spill deal's big winners shouldn't be plaintiffs' lawyers
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Watts investigated for falsifying client list to get on BP plaintiffs steering committee
SAN ANTONIO – The federal government is investigating whether one of the high-profile attorneys involved in BP oil spill litigation falsified his client list in order to qualify for the plaintiffs’ steering committee. -
New law puts ambulance chasers in the hot seat
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Texas Times: A Texas town by any other name
What's in a name? For some off-the-beaten-path communities in Texas, not a lot. -
DPS does not have to release Perry travel vouchers, Texas Supreme Court rules
Jefferson AUSTIN � Newspapers might expose Gov. Rick Perry to physical harm if they track his travels too closely, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on July 1. -
'Ambulance chasing' on the rise in Texas, says watchdog group
HOUSTON � Unscrupulous ambulance chasing tactics by personal injury lawyers are on the rise in Texas, says a state legal watchdog group. -
Gustav misses SE Texas; Area prepared for the worst
Many businesses, like this florist shop on Calder Avenue in Beaumont, took necessary precautions before Hurricane Gustav. As Hurricane Gustav swelled to wind speeds of 145 mph and possible landfall anywhere from the upper Texas coast to east of New Orleans, emergency management officials from local, state and federal agencies were taking no chances. -
Enterprise, Chronicle file suit against Police News for copyright violations
HOUSTON -- A Galveston journalist is facing a federal lawsuit after the Associated Press, the Beaumont Enterprise and other Texas newspapers say he has posted unauthorized copies of their stories on his news Web sites. -
Legally Speaking: Justice - Not Just Blind, But Color Blind
A Fort Worth judge is under fire for comments he allegedly made in court suggesting that African-Americans are superior athletes because of a genetic legacy dating back to the slave trade. -
Lawyer disputes attorney general's read on co-op bosses' payments
Jan Soifer The state of Texas won't intervene in the latest dispute between the nation's largest electricity cooperative and some of its 200,000 customers, according to Attorney General Greg Abbott's office.