A Houston personal injury lawyer listened to opening statements Monday in his kickback trial for paying $3 million to two Hartford Insurance Co. managers and treating them to new cars…
A nationally known expert has concluded that a fire was not arson, a finding that contradicted trial testimony that led to the conviction and execution of a Texas man.
The presiding judge of Texas’ highest criminal court testified in her misconduct trial on Tuesday that she didn’t violate court rules when she refused to keep…
Two Texas lawyers conspired with others to defraud clients who asked the attorneys to help them deal with credit card and other unsecured debt, contends a federal class action filed…
The presiding judge of the highest criminal appeals court in Texas is expected to testify on her own behalf in a hearing that begins today. At issue is whether Judge…
The Obama administration plans to overhaul the much-criticized detention system for immigration violators so that detainees will be housed in more suitable facilities.
Already at the Harris County courthouse on a misdemeanor drug charge, a 19-year-old Texas man was charged with a felony today after he allegedly used a camera phone to take…
A Texas judge facing ethics charges for refusing to accept a late-filed emergency appeal to delay an inmate’s imminent execution is targeting defense lawyers who sought…
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