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Our View: Keep the cap, California
Because Texas and California are mirror opposites in so many ways, we often find ourselves contrasting our dissimilar approaches to governing. -
Texas governor candidate Davis to give keynote at Texas Black Expo
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, will give the keynote address at the Texas Black Expo this summer. -
Obama meets with mega-donor Mostyn
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Apparently, a $3 million donation to a super PAC that supports the president warrants a dinner party. -
Mostyn to host fundraiser for Texas gov. candidate, Willie Nelson to perform
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Two days after hosting President Barack Obama, it has been announced that the Houston home of plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn will be the site of a fundraiser for the Democratic nominee for Texas governor. -
Commercial fishermen file first suit over Saturday's oil spill in Galveston Bay
A group of Galveston area commercial and sports fishermen have filed the first lawsuit over Saturday’s oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel. -
City of Longview cancels Ted Nugent’s appearance at festival
LONGVIEW (Legal Newsline) – Ted Nugent won’t be rocking Longview’s 4th of July festival this summer, as the city opted to pay him not to show up amid the controversy surrounding Nugent’s appearance with Texas gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Greg Abbott. -
Davis says Abbott doesn't support equal pay
State Sen. Wendy Davis gained national name recognition last year when she filibustered a bill that limited access to abortions. When she stopped in Beaumont on March 14 as she campaigned for governor, Davis had another hot button issue on her mind – equal pay for women. -
RedState Women PAC online in Texas, Davis campaign strikes back with flurry of tweets
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – In response to a new Republican PAC targeting women voters, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for governor, is making sure female voters are aware Attorney General Greg Abbott defended Prairie View A&M in an equal pay lawsuit filed by a woman. -
More Jefferson Co. Dems went to the polls than GOPers
In Jefferson County, more Democrats than Republicans voted in the March 4 primaries. -
Incumbents best party challengers in Texas primaries
Aside from weather delays at the polls and an upset in the lieutenant governor’s race, most of the incumbents won their party nominations in Tuesday’s Texas primaries. -
Abbott packs Beaumont cafe during stop on gubernatorial campaign
Vietnam veteran Garry Trinkle wanted to hear Greg Abbott when he stopped in Beaumont, but he didn’t expect the gubernatorial candidate to call him out of the crowd. -
Judicial elections dominate campaign season
With all the campaign signs around Beaumont the last few weeks, it looks more like a presidential election than a party primary coming up on March 4. -
Activists want Texas gubernatorial hopeful to cut ties with Ted Nugent
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – An activist group wants Texans to tell Attorney General Gregg Abbott, a Republican candidate for governor, to cut his ties with the often-flamboyant rocker Ted Nugent. -
Orange Co. man suing former employer, claiming discrimination
An Orange County man is suing his former employer, claiming discrimination due to disability. -
Mostyn is treasurer of a multimillion dollar super PAC
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Thought to be a “super lawyer” by some groups, Houston attorney Steve Mostyn also doubles as a treasurer of a super PAC. -
School finance trial resumes in politically charged atmosphere
The legal fight over how to fund public education in Texas resumed last week in Austin and round two looks to be more politically heated than before. -
Without contribution limits, Texas legal reform group expects more spending from ‘bully’ attorney
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Viewing him as a “bully” at the state capitol, a legal reform group suspects plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn will continue to spend millions of dollars on liberal politicians, such as state Sen. Wendy Davis, to ensure he has his way with the Texas legislature. -
Louisiana Attorney General responds to lawsuit brought by oil and gas trade association
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Attorney General’s office has responded to a lawsuit brought against it by a statewide oil and gas trade organization. -
‘Scanner troll’ MPHJ hits FTC with federal lawsuit, claims agency is violating its rights
SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) — The so-called “scanner troll,” MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, is suing the Federal Trade Commission in a Texas federal court for allegedly violating its constitutional rights. -
Mostyn Law Firm donates $1 million to Democrat in Texas gubernatorial race
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Mostyn Law Firm and its attorneys are spending a small fortune to ensure state Sen. Wendy Davis’ political ambitions come to fruition.