Beach houses reduced to pilings and slabs by Hurricane Ike. Sixty-four attorneys from Southeast Texas received an estimated $44 million from settlement agreements with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, according to recent documents from TWIA.
Greg Abbott, right, takes the oath of office for his third term as Texas attorney general. Administering the oath is Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, left, while Abbott's daughter, Audrey, middle, holds the Bible. AUSTIN � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday formally began his third term as the State's chief legal officer and top law enforcement official.
Holder WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice held its 27th annual Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director's Awards Ceremony on Dec. 8, during which 159 award recipients from more than 45 districts were recognized for their dedication to carrying out the mission of the Department of Justice.
Coleman Greg Coleman, a former solicitor general for the state of Texas and a partner with Yetter Coleman LLP in Austin, died Tuesday when his small plane crashed in Florida.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium.
In the previous installments in this series, we examined the controversial use of so-called "dog-scent lineups" in Texas, and how they've resulted in the wrongful accusation and jailing of innocent people.
In the first installment of this series, we examined how the controversial use of so-called "dog-scent lineups" led to wrongful accusations � and in some cases incarcerations of several innocent individuals in Texas.
Callahan A state district judge in Dallas has ruled that the Texas ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.
Coon For the past two years, two of Texas' most influential plaintiff's lawyers have been embattled over millions in attorney's fees stemming from the state's mega-billion dollar tobacco settlement.
Keith Hyde GALVESTON � A Brazoria County couple is suing a group of petrochemical companies, alleging the man's prolonged exposure to benzene was the cause of his leukemia.
Abbott The state's human trafficking laws need to be strengthened so people are not deprived of their basic human rights, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-The Cochran Firm, one of the largest plaintiffs' firms in the United States, is challenging the Texas State Bar's restrictions on legal advertising.
An aerial view of some of the coastal destruction caused by Hurricane Ike. The following is a report from Gov. Rick Perry of the recovery efforts in Texas due to Hurricane Ike:
The Great State of Texas has always enjoyed a tremendous partnership with our military. Our state is home to 15 major military installations, and one out of every 10 men and women in a U.S. military uniform calls Texas home.
After learning a church-run preschool had been cited by the state 35 times over the past three years, two fuming parents filed suit against Wesley United Methodist Church � alleging the "wrongdoers seem to like to 'talk the talk' of safety instead of actually 'walk that walk' to protect children."
A band of former retirement home employees are claiming they were discriminated against after cooperating with an Adult Protection Services investigation. Apparently, the state of Texas shut down Four J's Community Living Center following the investigation.
Dominick A. Faraci III has filed suit against the elder Dominick A. Faraci Jr. and his company, Dominick Faraci Air Conditioning Inc. in hopes of rehabilitating the company's corporate structure.