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Williamson Co. man becomes first convicted under Jessica's Law in Texas (KVUE-TV Austin)
A Williamson County man has become the first person to be convicted under Jessica's Law, which was passed in the Texas Legislature in 2007 to strengthen punishments for sex offenders.

Q: Does Texas law now require PC repair techs to get a private investigator's license? A: Sometimes [Overreactards] (Valleywag)
Internet libertarians and Texas-haters are eagerly piling on a new Texas law that they claim requires all PC repair techs to obtain a private investigator's license. Infurating? Yes. True? Not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Texas sheriffs also want aid to fight border drug violence (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Besieged Texas sheriffs have vowed to press the White House and Congress to deliver emergency assistance to law enforcement officers battling drug cartels along the Mexican border to match the $400 million on its way to Mexico.

Texan Law Requires Computer Repair Techs To Have PI Licenses [Texas] (Gizmodo)
Texas has a new law that makes it mandatory for computer repair technicians in the state to have private investigator licenses. This is being contested by at least one advocacy group that's suing, as...

Manhunt Throughout East Texas For Escapee (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
CANTON — Law enforcement agencies across East Texas are scouring the area for a man who escaped while in police custody shortly after the noon hour today.

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mother's embrace Thursday after being told he was a free man.

Texas sheriffs feel snubbed as U.S. aids Mexico drug war (Houston Chronicle)
Besieged Texas sheriffs vowed Wednesday to press the White House and Congress to deliver emergency assistance to law enforcement officers battling drug cartels along the Mexican border to match the $400 million on its way to Mexico.

State denies it pushed for Texas-Iraq oil deal (AP via Yahoo! News)
The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government in Iraq.

Texas law helped clear man in prowler shooting (CNN.com)
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions.

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
When a Texas judge told Patrick Waller he was a free man after being wrongly convicted and imprisoned for more than 15 years,

Texas Law Firms

 

Kraft & Associates

2777 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75207
Toll Free: (800) 989-9999
(214) 999-9999
(817) 999-9999

Additional legal information:
Immigration assistance
Workers’ compensation
Truck accidents


Barry & Loewy LLP

One Congress Plaza, Suite 400
111 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
Toll Free: (800) 892-5044

Colonnade I, Suite 800
9901 I.H. 10 West
San Antonio, Texas 78230

Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street
16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002


Heard & Smith, LLP

3737 Broadway, Suite 310
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 820-3737
Toll Free: (800) 584-3700

Weslaco, TX: (956) 969-8989

Toll Free: (800) 428-9417

Corpus Christi, TX: (361) 884-7979

Laredo, TX: (956) 723-0904

Brownsville, TX: (956) 548-2550

Lubbock, TX: (806) 799-1200


Orgain, Bell & Tucker, LLP

470 Orleans Street
P.O. Box 1751
Beaumont, Texas 77704-1751
Phone: 409-838-6412

10077 Grogans Mill Rd., Suite 500
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Phone: 281-296-8877

560 South Fourth Street
Silsbee, Texas 77656
Phone: 409-386-0386

1601 Rio Grande, Suite 330
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: 512-457-8797
 

     
 

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Texas News Headlines

Holiday travelers face record gasoline prices in Texas (Houston Chronicle)
AAA Texas reports the statewide average for self-serve regular was $3.96 per gallon, up three cents compared to last week. Houston and Galveston City tied for the cheapest fuel at $3.93 per gallon.

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mother's embrace Thursday after being told he was a free man.

More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare (Houston Chronicle)
Only 58 percent of doctors in Texas now accept new Medicare patients, a survey shows, and more dropouts are expected with the U.S. government further cutting payments to physicians.

State denies it pushed for Texas-Iraq oil deal (AP via Yahoo! News)
The State Department on Thursday denied charges by a House committee that it inappropriately encouraged a Texas-based oil company to strike an exploration deal with the Kurdish government in Iraq.

Texas Rangers (44-42) at Baltimore Orioles (43-41), 4:35 p.m. (Miami Herald)
The Texas Rangers will pay a visit to the Baltimore Orioles this weekend, starting with the first of three straight games today from Camden Yards.

E-mail scam claims to be from Texas attorney general (Houston Chronicle)
Another apparent e-mail scam has gotten the attention of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. That's because it claims to be from him.

Texas traffic deaths fell in '07 for fifth straight year (Dallas Morning News)
AUSTIN – Well, put down the cellphone and listen up: The number of traffic fatalities dropped in Texas for the fifth straight year, despite the record number of cars and drivers on state roadways, according to a report released Thursday.

Texas Memorial To 9/11 Airline Employees Dedicated (KWTX-TV Waco)
A memorial was dedicated Friday in Texas to the pilots and flight attendants who died in the 9/11 attacks.

Texas No. 1 State Vacation Destination (KTRE-TV East Texas)
Texas ranked as the No. 1 vacation state for the first half of 2008 on the domestic travel planning Web site Vacationfun.com, based on requests for tourist information.

Texas sheriffs also want aid to fight border drug violence (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Besieged Texas sheriffs have vowed to press the White House and Congress to deliver emergency assistance to law enforcement officers battling drug cartels along the Mexican border to match the $400 million on its way to Mexico.



Texas Lawsuit News

Global Communications files 3 lawsuits (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Voicemail and fax services company j2 Global Communications Inc. said Monday it filed three patent infringement lawsuits against Protus IP Solutions Inc., Captaris Inc., and EasyLink Services International Corp.

Texas county doesn't want FLDS raid costs (Deseret Morning News)
The tiny county that has been the eye of the storm over the raid on the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch says it could go bankrupt if the state of Texas doesn't indemnify it against millions of dollars in bills.

Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds (AP via Yahoo! News)
Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26.

'Castle doctrine' arms Texas homeowners (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
San Antonio, Pasadena cases illustrate when the state permits residents to use deadly force.

State representative, conservationist praise refuge decision, despite motion to halt process (The Lufkin Daily News)
Monday's decision by a federal judge in favor of the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge was hailed by many as a victory for East Texas.

National And International Report / American Airlines may cut 900 flight attendant jobs (Pioneer Press)
American Airlines said it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline expects to reduce jobs for pilots and mechanics too, but it hasn't released numbers yet.

Motion filed to appeal Neches River National Wildlife Refuge decision (The Daily Sentinel)
The decision by a federal Judge in favor of the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge on Monday was hailed by many as victory for East Texas.

Caza Oil & Gas, Inc.: Lynch Property-Production Start Up; Southeast New Mexico-Execution of Exploration Agreement (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON, TEXAS-- - Caza is pleased to announce that it has completed the exploratory well on its Lynch Property located in Lea County, New Mexico, and sales gas from the well is now being delivered into a local gas gathering facility.

Bipartisanship Marks McCain Senate Tenure (CBS News)
For more than a decade, John McCain has championed high-profile legislation opposed by President Bush or others in his own party.

Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds (Denver Post)
OMAHA, Neb.—Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.