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Student suspended for dreadlocks can't pursue 'race and cultural identity' evidence
GALVESTON - With only a claim for sex discrimination left, a male high school student suspended for the length of his dreadlocks can't have more time to present "race and cultural identity" evidence in his lawsuit.
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Houston schools never served with gay teacher's discrimination lawsuit
HOUSTON - The Houston Independent School District offers a simple reason why a discrimination lawsuit brought by a gay teacher should be tossed - because it was never delivered.
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Child raped on school bus, but Aldine ISD avoids liability
HOUSTON - A mother who wanted compensation from the Aldine Independent School District for the alleged sexual assault of her child on a school bus has again seen her case thrown out.
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Sec. of State won't retaliate against company that challenged Texas law
AUSTIN - Texas has agreed not to punish a company that successfully challenged the investigative powers of the Attorney General's Office, as the State opens a probe into Boeing 737MAX disasters.
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UH legal dept. fires Black woman on first day back from maternity leave, must now fight lawsuit
HOUSTON - A Black woman alleging she was fired from her position in the University of Houston's legal department will get to proceed with two claims from her lawsuit against the school.
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Australian's Qatar injury claims against Oxy fail in Texas
HOUSTON - Occidental Petroleum and its Qatar wing have defeated a globe-spanning lawsuit in Texas concerning on-the-job injuries sustained by an Australian man.
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Law firm that represents Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers sued by Louisiana clients
A Houston attorney representing plaintiffs who allege hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs engaged in sexual abuse and exploitation now faces a pair of lawsuits in Louisiana accusing the lawyer of negligently or fraudulently withholding settlement funds.
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AG Paxton appeals after investigative powers stripped
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will need an appeals court's help to preserve a longstanding law boosting his investigative powers that was recently found unfair to businesses.
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AGs file suit accusing investment firms of coal market conspiracy
CHARLESTON – West Virginia has joined Texas and nine other states in a antitrust lawsuit against three of the world’s largest institutional investment firms for actions regarding the coal market.
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Netflix and pizza: Jail officer defeats claim she ignored suicidal man
NEW ORLEANS - A Harris County city and corrections officer won't be liable for the death of a suicidal man who was in custody at its jail, as a federal appeals court has ruled claims were filed too late.
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Harris County defends arrest of gun-wielding woman who felt threatened
HOUSTON - Harris County says it was right to pursue criminal charges against a worker at a vehicle impound lot who pulled her personal firearm during a confrontation with an aggressive man who had just been released from prison.
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State AGs, DOJ seek limits to Google business practices to end search engine monopoly
CHARLESTON — State attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with the Justice Department have proposed a plan to end Google’s monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers.
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Texas law unfair to business, company facing AG probe complains
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's defense of a law that allows him to examine corporate records is unconvincing, one of his targets says in a lawsuit that could change th way investigations are handled in the state.
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Told they must make settlement public, sides want it off the record
GALVESTON - Nevermind, sides are telling a Texas federal magistrate judge they initially asked to approve their Fair Labor Standards Act settlement.
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Woman's lawsuit over tiny bump in Walmart parking lot tossed
HOUSTON - Walmart has defeated a trip-and-fall lawsuit brought against it in Houston, as a federal judge there has found small irregularities in parking lots like the one at issue are not unreasonably dangerous.
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Judge touts public interest in refusing to seal FLSA settlement
GALVESTON - A Texas judge won't keep secret a settlement between a man and Professional Sprinklers LLC in a case that alleges labor code violations.
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AG Paxton makes plea to preserve investigative powers called unconstitutional
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending what he says is his right to examine the books of a company that makes parts for Boeing, as he faces a possible ruling saying otherwise.
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School bus driver who wouldn't ride with gay man loses lawsuit
GALVESTON - A Texas City school bus driver who says he was fired for refusing to ride in a car with a gay man has lost his second lawsuit, thanks to his timing being off.
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Legally blind teacher not qualified for job, judge says in discrimination case
GALVESTON - A legally blind teacher is appealing her loss in a lawsuit against the Galveston Independent School District, which allegedly reneged on hiring her rather than accommodate her disability.
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EEOC settling case against Katy facility over nurse's sleep schedule
HOUSTON - A Katy rehabilitation and assisted living facility appears to have resolved claims it fired a nurse over her sleep disorder.