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Execution for Tex. Woman in Baby Case?

An unusual execution of a woman may be about to take place in Texas. If so, it would be only the 12th in the entire country since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1977. Well over 1,000 men have been executed during that time. Cathy Lynn Henderson,…

May 31, 2007 12:33 AM CDT

66 Texas Youth Workers Had Arrest Records

Sixty-six employees at the Texas Youth Commission have been fired because they had felony arrest records, according to a state official leading an investigation. Among them were a case manager convicted of murder in 1971 and a juvenile corrections officer who pleaded guilty to attempted murder in 1980, the New…

May 3, 2007 1:29 PM CDT

Vioxx Maker Wins Initial Round in Texas

A Texas judge has ruled that state juries may not decide whether Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. withheld information from the Food and Drug and Administration.

Apr 23, 2007 3:12 PM CDT

Harriet Miers Rejoins Texas Firm

Former White House counsel Harriet Miers is rejoining her Texas law firm. Miers, a former chair of the ABA Journal Board of Editors, will be back at her desk at Locke Liddell & Sapp on May 1, according to reports in Texas Lawyer and the Dallas Morning News. Managing partner…

Apr 18, 2007 5:16 PM CDT

Strange Bedfellows in Texas Gun Debate

The Texas chapter of the National Rifle Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas have joined forces to support the rights of Texas citizens to carry guns in their cars. A joint report by the groups says Texas district and county attorneys have instructed police officers to “unnecessarily”…

Apr 5, 2007 2:53 PM CDT

Tort Reform Texas Style

New Laws and Med-Mal Damage Caps Devastate Plaintiff and Defense Firms Alike

Oct 24, 2006 9:38 AM CDT

Urine Trouble Now

For Some, It’s the No. 1 Choice in Fakery for the Court-Ordered No. 1

Jan 1, 2004 8:42 AM CST

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