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Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week kicks off in Texas

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AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has proclaimed this week as Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week (LAAW) in Texas, bringing attention to the costs and conseq…

AG: AT&T doesn’t need permit to bury cables in county road right-of-ways

Updated Oct 3, 2025

AUSTIN - While Texas counties can supervise the installation of utilities along public roads, they can’t impose permit requirements, according…

Paxton: Ruling protects states’ Medicaid programs

Updated Oct 2, 2025

AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a major nationwide legal victory to protect the integrity of states’ Medicaid program…

Federal judge puts hold on insurer's arbitration clause

Updated Oct 1, 2025

A Louisiana federal court has enjoined an insurance company from requiring a Texas-based casino company’s COVID-19-era business-interruption c…

Dallas judges toss suit against city over officer collision

Updated Oct 1, 2025

DALLAS - The Fifth Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling denying the city of Dallas’ plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit alleging a police …

Possum falls into woman’s tub; cones can’t stop McD’s fall

Updated Sep 29, 2025

HOUSTON - A woman who was using her bathroom in the middle of night is claiming a possum fell through her apartment ceiling and landed in her …

Court tosses $111 million patent verdict against Samsung

Updated Sep 25, 2025

TEXARKANA – A federal court has overturned a $111 million verdict for patent infringement levied against Samsung Electronics by an East Texas …

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Law firm repping Jay-Z seeks to dismiss Buzbee’s $25M suit

Updated Sep 24, 2025

HOUSTON - The law firm representing Jay-Z in the highly-publicized legal battle between the rapper and attorney Tony Buzbee is seeking to dism…

Justices side with landowners on Port Freeport condemnation

Updated Sep 23, 2025

HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling holding that Port Freeport had the power of eminent domain to take land without a sp…

Paxton: Universities can’t silence conservative speakers

Updated Sep 22, 2025

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multistate coalition in sending a letter to university administrations across the nati…

Court denies Ford’s effort to escape oil change damage suit

Updated Sep 19, 2025

HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied The Ford Motor Company’s appeal to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an oil change at a dealer…

Paxton investigating Glass Lewis for alleged ‘radical political agendas’

Updated Sep 18, 2025

AUSTIN - On Tuesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services …

Civil rights groups call new Texas congressional map racially discriminatory

Updated Sep 17, 2025

AUSTIN - On Monday, the Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus brief in a suit over Texas’ redistricting efforts, arguing that the newly enacted 2…

Court upholds expert report in intoxication death case

Updated Sep 16, 2025

FORT WORTH - The Second Court of Appeals has affirmed that an expert report is adequate in a health care liability alleging an assisted living…

Paxton, Colgate-Palmolive sign fluoride exposure agreement

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Paxton, Colgate-Palmolive sign fluoride exposure agreement

Updated Sep 15, 2025

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an agreement with Colgate-Palmolive Company after concerns about major toothpaste manuf…

Texas campaign to pass citizen-only voting amendment begins

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Texas campaign to pass citizen-only voting amendment begins

Chris Dickerson
Sep 12, 2025

AUSTIN – A proposal to tighten the Texas Constitution and to keep localities from allowing non-citizens to vote goes before voters this November.

Court dismisses Paxton suit alleging doc prescribed puberty blockers to children

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Court dismisses Paxton suit alleging doc prescribed puberty blockers to children

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 11, 2025

AUSTIN — Much like how spring can come in like and go out like a lamb, so did the state of Texas’ first suit targeting a physician for alleged…

Class action alleges NASCAR failed to protect sensitive data

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Class action alleges NASCAR failed to protect sensitive data

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Sep 11, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Texas man has filed a class action complaint against his former employer, NASCAR, for allegedly failing to protect his …

Latest HC filings: Fiesta Mart assault, beauty chair collapse, faulty Airbnb floor

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Latest HC filings: Fiesta Mart assault, beauty chair collapse, faulty Airbnb floor

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 10, 2025

HOUSTON - A lawsuit is alleging a lack of security at a Fiesta Mart led to an employee being assaulted and injured two years ago.

Court allows med-mal over fall at nursing home to continue

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Court allows med-mal over fall at nursing home to continue

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 9, 2025

TYLER - The 12th Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling finding that an expert report in health care liability claim was adequate.

Appeals court orders restraining order against Beto PAC

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Appeals court orders restraining order against Beto PAC

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 8, 2025

AUSTIN - A restraining order against a political action committee will remain into effect until an appellate court reaches a decision in the case.

Report: Texas Southern District sees jump in lawsuits

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Report: Texas Southern District sees jump in lawsuits

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 5, 2025

HOUSTON - From 2022 to 2024, only Mississippi federal courts saw more lawsuits than the Southern District of Texas, according to a new report.

Justices wipe $765K win for Buzbee against fellow attorney

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Justices wipe $765K win for Buzbee against fellow attorney

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 4, 2025

HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals has reversed a $765,000 summary judgment win in favor of Tony Buzbee, who had sued a fellow attorney for …

Group asks Texas justices to cut privilege exception for info requests

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Group asks Texas justices to cut privilege exception for info requests

Phil Davidson
Updated Sep 3, 2025

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation has filed a petition for review urging the Texas Supreme Court to overturn previous ruling and eli…

Paxton encourages putting prayer back in schools

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Paxton encourages putting prayer back in schools

Chris Dickerson
Updated Sep 2, 2025

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is encouraging all Texas schools to implement dedicated time for prayer and the reading of scriptur…

Roundup: Bubble Bump drainage ditch, lamp cord and wobbly stair handle cause falls

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Roundup: Bubble Bump drainage ditch, lamp cord and wobbly stair handle cause falls

Phil Davidson
Updated Aug 29, 2025

HOUSTON — While engaged in “recreational activities” at the “behest” of Bubble Bump, a man allegedly fell into a “hazardous” drainage ditch an…

Appeals court boots trip & fall suit against McDonald’s

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Appeals court boots trip & fall suit against McDonald’s

Phil Davidson
Updated Aug 28, 2025

FORT WORTH — On a clear sunny day, Anne Jenkins tripped on a downward slope in a McDonald’s parking lot, leading her to sue the popular fast f…

Paxton tells schools to display Ten Commandments

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Paxton tells schools to display Ten Commandments

Phil Davidson
Updated Aug 27, 2025

AUSTIN - Despite ongoing litigation, Attorney General Ken Paxton is directing all Texas independent school districts not enjoined by a court r…

Court: Woman falling out of wheelchair qualifies as med-mal

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Court: Woman falling out of wheelchair qualifies as med-mal

Phil Davidson
Updated Aug 26, 2025

HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals has deemed a lawsuit alleging a woman fell out of her wheelchair while being loaded into her vehicle qual…