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Attorney Franklin Achonye joins Stephens Reed & Armstrong
HOUSTON – Attorney Franklin Achonye has joined Stephens Reed & Armstrong, PLLC, a press release states.
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TLRPAC endorses Jessica Lewis for election to the 5th Court of Appeals
AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today endorsed Jessica Lewis of Dallas County for election to Place 2 on the 5th Court of Appeals, which covers Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties, a press release states.
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Bradley welcomes 33 fall Associates
HOUSTON – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has announced that 33 attorneys have joined the firm as fall associates, marking the largest fall associate class in the firm’s 153-year history, a press release states.
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AG opinion addresses multiple court coordinators in multi-county judicial districts
AUSTIN - A Texas court would likely conclude that the Government Code authorizes the appointment of a single court coordinator per court, even in a multi-county judicial district, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Attorney General Paxton sues U.S. State Department for allegedly conspiring to censor American media companies
AUSTIN – The State of Texas and media companies The Daily Wire and The Federalist have sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials for engaging in a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American media outlets disfavored by the federal government, a press release states.
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Texas AG secures administrative stay preventing destruction of border barriers
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border while the case continues to work its way through the courts, a press release states.
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Texas AG sues Pfizer for allegedly misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer for allegedly unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product, a press release states.
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Polsinelli Bolsters Dallas Real Estate Finance Practice with New Shareholder Tara Darling
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed a new shareholder to the firm’s growing Dallas office. Tara M. Darling has joined the firm’s nationwide Real Estate Finance Practice Group. An experienced finance attorney, she focuses her practice on advising clients on lending transactions across different commercial real estate asset classes, a press release states.
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Energy capital markets lawyer Jon Daly joins Locke Lord’s Houston office as partner
HOUSTON – Locke Lord has announced that Jon Daly has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a Partner in the Corporate and Transactional Practice Group. Daly brings a broad range of experience in corporate and financing transactions, particularly energy capital markets, that will further diversify the Firm’s existing capabilities in Texas. He joins Locke Lord from Sidley Austin LLP, a press release states.
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Orange County jury awards Ferguson Law clients $5.2 million verdict
ORANGE - An Orange County jury awarded a Bridge City woman and her daughter $5.2 million following a week-long trial, a press release states.
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Paxton impeachment trial spotlights misuse of taxpayer funds, including in high-profile tech lawsuits
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's troubled tenure has recently shed light on significant misuse of taxpayer funds, particularly in high-profile tech lawsuits, including the prominent antitrust case against Google. This revelation comes after Paxton faced impeachment proceedings and multiple legal challenges.
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Senators acquit Paxton in Nate Paul impeachment corruption trial
On Saturday a majority of Texas senators voted that Attorney General Ken Paxton was not guilty of an improper relationship with Austin developer Nate Paul
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Closing arguments heard, senators to decide Ken Paxton’s fate in attorney general impeachment trial
The Texas Senate now deliberates on whether to remove Attorney General Ken Paxton
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Prosecution rests its case after bank official alleges Paxton attempted to stall foreclosure of Nate Paul properties with rushed midnight COVID opinion
AG Ken Paxton allegedly attempted to ignore a whistleblower law and stall to get reelected prosecution witness said, while defense attorneys claimed whistleblowers were disloyal, deluded.
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Senior prosecution staffer says Paxton and Paul like-minded biased against federal officials in AG impeachment trial
A whistleblower in the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton said the AG and developer Nate Paul shared a mutual dislike of federal government officials
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Ferguson Law adds another attorney to stable of new hires
BEAUMONT - The Ferguson Law Firm continued its pattern of unprecedented growth by adding Aminah Ding as an attorney, a February 2023 graduate of Baylor Law School, a press release states.
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Texas Ranger calls Nate Paul a criminal in Ken Paxton impeachment trial, defense attorney says no illegality
A famed Texas ranger in Ken Paxton's impeachment trial called Austin developer Nate Paul a criminal, while defense attorneys said nothing illegal took place
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Former Paxton assistant said AG’s Nate Paul involvement a red flag, defense attorney says it’s a coup
Impeachment witnesses in the corruption trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the AG had a conflict of interest with Austin developer Nate Paul, while defense attorneys portrayed them as disloyal
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Texas AG Paxton corruption trial kicks off with refusal to toss out charges, not guilty plea by defendant
The opening of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton saw motions to dismiss the case denied, while Paxton claimed not guilty.
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Ferguson secures $1.35M for victim of commercial truck crash
BEAUMONT - Chip Ferguson, managing partner for The Ferguson Law Firm, has secured a $1,350,000 settlement for the victim of a motor vehicle crash with a commercial truck, a press release states.