A Texas doctor who sought to overturn his indecent exposure conviction, with the help of a well-known attorney and an unusual appellate argument supported by expert testimony, has lost the…
A Texas death-row inmate who was sitting in a truck when his accomplice shot and killed a gas station cashier has failed to persuade a Texas pardons board to commute…
Having escaped the death penalty at almost the last minute in June, Charles Dean Hood has a good chance of actually meeting his maker on his next scheduled execution date…
Defended by a high-profile Houston trial lawyer in the trial of a Continental Airlines flight attendant’s lawsuit claiming that she had been assaulted by the wife of a well-known televangelist,…
There may be a trend nationally to establish more self-help centers in courthouses and public spaces to aid those who are choosing the pro se route in court. But not…
All possible leads reportedly are being pursued in a venomous snake’s second disappearance in a month from a Moody Gardens exhibit in Galveston, Texas.
Lawyers are preparing for an onslaught of collections lawsuits after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing plaintiffs to sue to recover unpaid debt, even if they don’t have a financial…
A Texas court has refused to stop the impending execution of a man whose case has spurred two rulings by the International Court of Justice requiring further review of his…
A former paralegal’s allegation that he is a “sexual predator” is but one of many “untrue” and “ridiculous” claims in her lawsuit against him and two law firms at which…