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Birth dates of state employees are private, Texas high court rules
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs AUSTIN � Birth dates of state employees must remain private, the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Dec. 3. -
Abbott gets debt relief firm to release $3.7M
Abbott DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has obtained a court order against a now-bankrupt debt relief firm to release $3.7 million in client funds that were allegedly fraudulently obtained. -
** PRINT *** Abbott settles with bankrupt debt relief firm
Abbott DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he has obtained a court order against a now-bankrupt debt relief firm to release $3.7 million in client funds that were allegedly fraudulently obtained. -
Judge gets a blast of sunshine
Judge Susan Criss of Galveston is not afraid of the dark. Neither was Count Dracula. -
Abbott wants court records available on USB drive
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott earlier this month issued a new ruling that, some say, is an open records victory for the state. -
Texas Times: A Historical Jewel At Mission Concepcion
This month marks the 255th anniversary of the dedication of Mission Concepcion, near San Antonio, considered by many historians to be the oldest unrestored church in the United States. -
Woman appeals LIT immunity status in trip-and-fall suit
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals will determine whether or not a local judge erred in granting the Lamar Institute of Technology immunity in a trip-and-fall lawsuit. -
Appellate lawyer Coleman killed in plane crash
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. -
Criss can't stop release of TWIA settlement information, OAG says
Criss AUSTIN - Galveston Judge Susan Criss cannot order the Texas Windstorm Association to withhold information about a $189 million lawsuit settlement or the attorneys' fees, the Texas attorney general's office ruled today. -
Jefferson County Election Results November 2, 2010
November 2010 Election Results for Jefferson County -
Attorney General Abbott Takes Enforcement Action Against Lubbock Mortgage Firms
Enhance Mortgage Corp. and its affiliate, Templeton Mortgage Co. deceived former property owners in mortgage-purchase scheme -
Provost Umphrey, others argue ex-CSX workers shouldn't have sued in W.Va.
Cook WHEELING, W.Va. -� Former CSX railroad workers from North Carolina shouldn't have sued their former personal injury lawyers in West Virginia if they didn't feel like traveling to West Virginia, the former lawyers argue. -
** PRINT ** Gas station chain hit with $30M verdict in Texas
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - A Harrison County jury on Tuesday handed down a $30 million verdict against Petroleum Wholesale LP for allegedly cheating consumers at its fuel pumps. -
Texas SC: Storms may change public beach lines, but easement must be proven
AUSTIN � Public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico rolls with the tide but didn't roll with Hurricane Rita, the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Nov. 5. -
Mostyn's millions mauled
Early in September we editorialized about the full-page newspaper ads running statewide that labeled Gov. Rick Perry a coward for refusing to debate his Democratic opponent, former Houston Mayor Bill White. -
Golden Triangle goes red in 2010
Bucking past trends, Golden Triangle voters swayed to the right in 2010, casting their ballots for Republican candidates across the board. -
Perry, Republicans hold on to statewide offices in Texas
Perry Although Democratic candidates received millions of dollars from trial lawyers, it was not enough to unseat Republican incumbents Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott or three justices on the state Supreme Court. -
CALA Central Texas announces winner of high school essay contest
Roger Borgelt, chairman of the board of CALA of Central Texas, left, presents a $1,000 check to Adrian Gonzales, right, winner of the Personal Responsibility Essay Contest. Last Friday the legal watchdog group Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Central Texas announced the winner of its first Personal Responsibility Essay Contest for high school students.