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Tex Parte is Texas Lawyer’s daily blog covering the Lone Star State’s legal community. Posts alert readers about profession-related events and cover state district attorneys' offices, federal and state court decisions, comings and goings at Texas-based law firms and the State Bar of Texas, and profile of Texas lawyers and law students with stories to tell.
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Recent Posts from Tex Parte Blog
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Genealogy resources available on the Harris County District Clerk’s Web site
People looking for ancestors who may have become U.S. citizens in the Houston area can do some genealogical research on the Harris County District Clerk’s Web site. Some naturalization records from 1837 to 1913 can…
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Let the judicial confirmation games begin
I just received a press release from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who’s announcing he's voting a big “no” to President Barack Obama’s first appellate court nominee, Judge David Hamilton for the 7th U.S. Circuit…
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Texas Supreme Court dismisses as improvidently granted petitions for review in bonfire case filed by Zachry Construction Corp. and Scott-Macon Ltd.
Zachry Construction Corp., et al. v. Texas A&M University may be one of those rare cases where both sides win something. The case arose out of the 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapse, which killed 12…
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5th Circuit chief judge to U.S. Sentencing Commission: Listen up
The U.S. Sentencing Commission today held its second day of hearings on federal sentencing guidelines in Austin. Edith Jones, chief judge of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was one of the speakers at…
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St. Mary’s Law summer program in China open to all law students
St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio is launching a summer program in China in 2010, says Robert H. Hu (pictured), director of St. Mary’s law library, associate law professor and co-director of…
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Fashion Fridays: The magic of manicures and pedicures
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Texas was the remarkably high number of beautiful manicures and pedicures. From French white to bright colors to tiny designs and jewels glued near…
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Lush lawn in process for the new UNT Law School
When you look at an artistic depiction of the proposed new home of the UNT Law School on the institution's Web site, the location is hardly recognizable as part of downtown Dallas. The picture shows…
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Firm’s contingent fee dispute with exoneree leads to suit against state comptroller
The Lubbock firm of Glasheen, Valles, Inderman & DeHoyos has sued State Comptroller Susan Combs and the firm’s former client Steven Phillips to prevent Combs from paying Phillips more than $1 million that the firm…
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UNT Dallas College of Law dean search progressing
The committee tasked with helping pick a founding dean for the soon-to-open UNT Dallas College of Law may have a substantive update on its progress as early as the end of the month, according to…
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A field of dreams, now bathed in light, is named for Houston lawyer, former soccer standout
Randall Sorrels (pictured) now patrols the Harris County Courthouse as a plaintiff’s attorney. But 25 years ago, he was patrolling the back field for the Houston Baptist University Huskies soccer team as a stopper. Sorrels…