AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton clarified two rules governing concealed carry and security for churches in response to questions posed by the lieutenant governor following a shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs that killed 26 people last November.
HOUSTON – A Spring man is suing Barrett Steel for allegedly discriminating against him because of his race and retaliating against him for complaining about the mistreatment with termination, recent Houston federal court records show.
AUSTIN – Licensed handgun owners can legally carry loaded weapons into Texas churches that do not have posted signs banning weapons, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a legal opinion, released Dec. 21.
BEAUMONT – Water utility staff for the city of Beaumont who were demoted or lost their job because of an evaluation performed by CH2M Engineers can proceed with their suits, thanks to a recent appellate court ruling. More than a year ago, several current and former city employees filed suit against CH2M in Jefferson County District Court, seeking damages for defamation and tortious interference with a contract.
DALLAS – The U.S. Air Force's negligence is to blame for the Sutherland Springs church shooting deaths last month of nine relatives of Claryce and Joe Holcombe, the family claims.
HOUSTON – Several Harris County residents are seeking more than $1 million in damages over allegations that an oil and gas exploration company failed to properly secure its crude oil storage tanks.
What prompts a man to change his mind on a serious matter after 35 years, and should the reversal be met with pride (for eventually getting it right), or chagrin (for taking so long)? For reasons of vanity, I’m going to take a positive tack and choose the former.
Looking back at the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed by Congress in 1990[1], one has to be struck by the extent to which the ADA’s lofty sentiments have been overwhelmed by its adverse results. If it’s true that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then the ADA is a veritable Autobahn of wishful thinking gone awry. Yet no one seems inclined to reroute the ill-fated traffic; some states are even widening the highway with additional lanes.
