BROWNSVILLE – Texas and more than a dozen other states have asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to stay a case related to their challenge of President Barack Obama’s suspension of immigration laws covering 4 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States until after the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
TYLER – Two local attorneys say they have received significant responses to their offer of a free book they wrote and published last year called “Tips for Handling Your Own Minor Injury Claim.”
AUSTIN – A national injunction put in place in August prohibiting transgender students from using the bathroom that they identify likely will be appealed.
WICHITA FALLS -- The state of Texas has filed a federal complaint on behalf of religiously affiliated healthcare providers and four states regarding a rule change in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that forces them to offer specific services to patients seeking sex change procedures.
HOUSTON – Two Texas brothers, the subject of a lawsuit alleging violations of the state’s criminal barratry statute, claim the plaintiffs have ties to a competitor who directed them to make phone calls in an effort to secretly record alleged violations.
AUSTIN – A federal district court entered an order to ease Texas’s strict photo identification law and allow voters without ID to cast a regular ballot this November.
AUSTIN -- The state of Texas has filed an appeal against the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), its chair, Jenny Yang, and United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. The appeal was filed in the United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit on June 27.
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration wants to convince the Supreme Court to reconsider the decision in U.S. v. Texas, noting that nine justices must be present in the vote to finalize the ruling.
The Jurisprudence of Civil Asset Forfeiture by MARK PULLIAM|Leave a Comment 3 Hand grabbing money bag The seizure by the state of assets connected to crime is a controversial subject. Asset forfeiture’s proponents—mainly law-enforcement agencies—view it as essential to fighting crime (especially the drug trade), because it deprives wrongdoers of the fruits of their illicit activities.
A Florida woman who is running for President of the United States alleges that the State of Texas’ law requiring an independent candidate to obtain between 79,939 signatures of registered voters who did not vote in the March 1, 2016 presidential primary is preventing her from selecting a running mate, a lawsuit filed against Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos in Houston federal court says.
Draftkings recently sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking to stop him “from further acting to eliminate daily fantasy sports contests (DFS) enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of Texans for the past decade.” Paxton released an advisory opinion on Jan. 19 essentially stating fantasy sport gambling is illegal under Texas law.
Attorneys General Patrick Morrisey (West Virginia) and Ken Paxton are leading a coalition of 22 others states in a lawsuit seeking to strike down the U.S.
“Lawmakers made significant strides to further protect innocent life and ensure the health and safety of mothers across Texas with this bill,” said Gov. Greg Abbott.
By DAVID YATES On Thursday, June 11 Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Pastor Protection Act, saying the bill ensures Texas clergy members cannot be forced to violate their religious beliefs.
On Thursday, June 11 Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Pastor Protection Act, saying the bill ensures Texas clergy members cannot be forced to violate their religious beliefs.
