AUSTIN — Today, Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Eva Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court earlier this month, in her campaign for Texas Attorney General.
While the American economy has made significant progress in terms of pandemic recovery, many of the businesses that weathered the past year are still left picking up the pieces and putting them back together. Massive relief spending to support the economy throughout the pandemic has had mixed results for businesses; which speaks to the difficulty of times. Moreover, simply outlasting the pandemic is certainly not enough to end the struggles for many businesses, particularly those with razor-thin margins or leveraged start-ups.
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 24 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a New Jersey law that violates the Second Amendment by banning firearms with magazines that hold more than 10 bullets.
BEAUMONT – Back in December, the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling rejecting an expert report offered by Christus Health Southeast Texas in a lawsuit brought by a patient who delivered her baby into a toilet while admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital.
HOUSTON - The husband and wife team of Randy Sorrels, a former Texas Bar president, and Alex Farias-Sorrels, a trustee on the Bar Foundation, have announced their new team of lawyers and new office location for Sorrels Law.
Karen M. Kennard, a shareholder in the Austin office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP been panelist at the inaugural Austin Bar Association Virtual Equity Summit on May 14 at 12:45 p.m. CT.
AUSTIN – No Texan voted for the California officials who are orchestrating climate change “lawfare” against his state’s energy sector – oil and gas companies that employ hundreds of thousands and brings in billions in tax revenue, says Gov. Greg Abbott.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a 19-state coalition defending parental-consent statutes for minors seeking an abortion, a press release states.
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed an appellate court’s decision to overturn an order sealing eight exhibits that HouseCanary argues protect its trade secrets.
Late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly published her first book, A Choice Not an Echo, in 1964 in hopes of breaking the stranglehold of country club Republicans on the grand old party’s presidential nominating process. Every four years, it seemed even then, the party faithful were presented with a somewhat less offensive version of the opposition’s choice, i.e., Democrat Lite.
AUSTIN – After being sent back to committee on a point of order yesterday, proponents of House Bill 2144 – legislation that seeks to restore the tort of public nuisance back to its original intent – believe the bill will be back on the calendar soon.
AUSTIN – Marshall A. Bowen has joined Butler Snow’s Austin, Texas, office and will practice with the firm’s appellate and commercial litigation groups, in addition to governmental relations.
AUSTIN – The Texas Access to Justice Commission, with its co-sponsor the State Bar of Texas, honored veterans throughout the state at the Virtual 2021 Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans.
AUSTIN – The parties accused of orchestrating climate change “lawfare” against the energy sector are feigning shock that their attempts to chill speech and commandeer public policy could be subjected to personal jurisdiction in Texas courts, ExxonMobil argues in a recently filed brief.
HOUSTON — The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Monday, contending that the bail system in Dallas County, Texas, which allows pretrial release only if the defendant pays a specific amount of bail money, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has led a 14-state coalition before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the “public-charge” rule, a federal law prohibiting immigration by aliens who are likely to rely on taxpayer-funded government programs.
