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Republican holds financial edge in Texas attorney general race
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Heading into the finals months of the election cycle, Republican attorney general candidate Ken Paxton will have hundreds of thousands of dollars at his disposal. -
PAC gives Republican Texas run-off candidates $100K boosts
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Two Republican candidates embattled in an upcoming run-off election recently had their coffers stuffed with a $100,000 donation from a political action committee. -
Special election May 10 to fill vacant Texas Senate seat
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – In just a few short weeks, Southeast Texas voters will venture to the polls to select the Republican they want to represent them in Texas Senate District 4. -
Texas SC justices hold financial edge over Democratic challengers
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A heated primary battle may have given the incumbent Texas Supreme Court justices up for re-election a financial edge, or at least a head start, over their Democratic challengers. -
Iconic Texas beaver endorses Lt. governor hopeful
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Any Texas family on vacation knows one destination is always a must – the super-sized gas station Buc-ee’s, home of the iconic billboard beaver Buc-ee, who is also apparently a Dan Patrick listener and fan – and no, not that Dan Patrick. -
Hurricane Mostyn bearing down on the Texas legislature
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – In the wake of hurricanes Ike and Rita, no lawyer profited more from the storms, financially and politically, than plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn. -
TLR endorses the re-election of Texas SC justice Phil Johnson
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – A legal watchdog group recently endorsed the re-election of Justice Phil Johnson, a Republican, to the Texas Supreme Court. -
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. -
Lanier Law Firm funding challengers in Texas Supreme Court’s GOP primary
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Knowing that it would be next to impossible to elect a Democrat, trial lawyers are now financing the political campaigns of Republicans seeking to usurp Texas’s current Supreme Court justices, according to a legal reform group. -
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. -
Beaumont asbestos law firms donate $45K to Beaumont judge
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story inaccurately stated Floyd was running unopposed. -
Republican candidates for Texas Attorney General raise millions
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Taking into account their political backgrounds and campaign platforms, one could argue money might be the only thing separating the three Republican challengers currently vying to become Texas’ next attorney general. -
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. -
Smitherman seeks Texas AG spot
The chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission has announced he is running for attorney general in 2014. -
Texas Supreme Court still in Republican hands
AUSTIN -- Two incumbents and one new Republican justice have been elected to the Texas Supreme Court, retaining the GOP hold on the state's highest court. -
Hot races keep summer runoff elections alive
Dewhurst With Texas temperatures around 100 degrees, voting in a primary runoff election may not be on most Texans' minds, but candidates are hoping a few hot races will bring voters to the polls. -
Ron Reynolds must think he's above the law
People who act as if they're above the law and the rules don't apply to them provoke righteous indignation in law-abiding citizens. -
Texas state rep. named 'Freshman of the Year' jailed on barratry charges
Reynolds A state representative who was named the Democrats' "Freshman of the Year" spent some time in jail Tuesday night. -
Austin judge denies motion to have former rival's suit against governor thrown out
Rick Perry AUSTIN � Rick Perry may have won the Texas governor's election in 2006, but his supporters have lost a step in a legal battle with his former opponent. -
Austin attorney says campaign contributions skewed judge's impartiality, wants Floyd's recusal
Floyd The campaign contributions Judge Donald Floyd collected from a local law firm has influenced his rulings and made it impossible for plaintiffs in a toxic fume case to receive a fair trial, says one Austin attorney.