Alberto Gonzales LUBBOCK, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has accepted a teaching and recruitment position at Texas Tech University, school officials said.
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-The Texas Supreme Court has been asked to weigh in on the constitutionality of the state's strip club tax.
Robert Duncan (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A bill that critics fear will expose thousands of additional businesses to asbestos lawsuits has passed the Texas Senate.
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)- An insurance company must pay a claim for a child who was injured by a truck that was fleeing police, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Robert Duncan (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)--A battle between trial lawyers and business leaders is heating up in Austin over two pending bills in the Texas Legislature that could affect who could be named as a defendant in a malignant mesothelioma case.
Paul Green (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)- Industrial plants, including refineries, are protected against some types of liability claims filed by injured contract workers, the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed Friday, drawing praise from a legal reform group.
Wallace Jefferson (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against an insurance company in a dispute over late-reported claims.
Wallace Jefferson (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson says the Lone Star State ought to change the way it elects its judges to help take the influence of money out of judicial politics.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a former Texas woman who claims she was physically and emotionally abused during a forced exorcism in 1996.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear the case of a former Texas woman who claims she was abused during a forced exorcism in 1996.
Nathan Hecht (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht has been ordered to pay a $29,000 fine for accepting an illegal campaign contribution and failing to report the gift.
Craig McDonald AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Candidates for seats on the Texas Supreme Court are raking in campaign cash from likely sources, a judicial watchdog group told Legal Newsline on Monday.
Bob Barr (L) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition to remove the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees from the statewide ballot.
Nathan Hecht AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Even if a landowner holds a claim to minerals or water below his property, he cannot seek damages from subsurface trespass, the Texas Supreme Court ruled last week.
Justice David Medina AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of the church she attended.
Greg Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has more than $7 million in campaign cash, raising speculation that the Republican might be considering a run for higher office.
Alex Winslow AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A bevy of opinions issued last year by the Texas Supreme Court were written anonymously, so voters have no way of knowing where particular justices stand on many cases, a watchdog group says.
Justice Scott Brister AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - For the first time, the Texas Supreme Court has cancelled an arbitrator's award because the winners carried a lawsuit too far before switching to arbitration.
Justice Nathan Hecht AUSTIN -- Controversial Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht could once again find himself in a familiar role - defending himself against charges of judicial misconduct.