Recent events suggest that the pursuit of power may be as corrupting as holding power itself. It certainly makes hypocrites of most. Consider the Democrats today who have been saying that Trump must concede the election for the good of the country.
Attorney General Paxton today applauded the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing a case in which voter Rachel Miller, joined by the Texas Democratic Party, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, erroneously argued against a Texas election law that governs the order in which candidates appear on the ballot.
Following recent decisions by the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued another guidance letter to Texas county judges and election officials, warning that Texans may not claim disability based on fears of contracting COVID-19 to obtain a mail-in ballot.
Tuesday night, during another marathon session of Harris County Commissioners Court, Commissioners voted on party lines to appoint local attorney Christopher Hollins as interim county clerk. Hollins will take office on June 1, filling the vacancy left by Diane Trautman’s abrupt resignation. According to media reports, Hollins has pledged not to seek election to the office this November.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a temporary administrative stay in what he’s calling an unlawful decision by a federal district court in San Antonio that allowed anyone in Texas to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with an actual disability or illness.
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals has concluded that under the circumstances, a temporary order is necessary to preserve the rights of voters seeking to stay at home rather than venture out to vote.
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan applauded the decision by District Judge Tim Sulak to issue a temporary injunction allowing all voters at risk of contracting the coronavirus if they vote in person to ask for a mail-in ballot.
AUSTIN – The Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in Travis County accusing Michael Quinn Sullivan and Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen of campaign finance violations.
HOUSTON – One of the largest funders of Democrats in the state of Texas passed away Wednesday “after a sudden onset and battle with a mental health issue,” according to a Nov. 15 statement issued by Amber Mostyn, Steve Mostyn’s widow.
Q. What's the difference between liberals and conservatives?
A. Conservatives look for things that are broken, so they can fix them. Liberals do the opposite.
RIO HONDO – Mostyn Law and Gilberto Hinojosa will reap 40 percent of the $1.5 million settlement Rio Hondo ISD obtained from its Hurricane Dolly suit – a percentage five points higher than what Brownsville ISD had to pay, even though Hinojosa, the area attorney who pitched the suit to the school board, said the district was getting the “exact same contract” as Brownsville ISD.
RIO HONDO – Believing Rio Hondo ISD suffered the same inadequate insurance adjustment as a neighboring district following Hurricane Dolly, Gilberto Hinojosa, on behalf of Mostyn Law, “approached” school officials and “brought” to their attention the notion of filing a lawsuit, according to an audio recording.
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa has served as a Cameron County judge, a 107th District Court judge, and a 13th Court of Appeals judge. He couldn't possibly not know what barratry is or be unaware that it's against the law?
RIO HONDO – A Hurricane Dolly lawsuit brought by a Southeast Texas school district recently settled before the case could be tried – a piece of storm litigation that may have been solicited, according to the district’s records.
McALLEN – State Farm continued its winning streak against Steve Mostyn on Friday, as a federal judge granted the insurer summary judgment in three more of the Houston lawyer’s hail cases, two of which had fines for contempt issued against local counsel for the plaintiffs.
From U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro to failed gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, Democrats have begun to poke through the red tarp blanketing Texas and emerge on the national scene.
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.
HOUSTON - A federal lawsuit accuses Harris County and Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Don Sumners of allegedly committing acts which disenfranchise minority voters, recent court records show.
SAN ANTONIO � It looks like the Texas primary elections will be held on May 29 now that federal judges in San Antonio released new redistricting maps on Tuesday afternoon.
