During a hearing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Texas' solicitor general said the state may have gone “too far” when it crafted SB4, a law that allows police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally. keranews.org/texas-news/202… via Julian Aguilar

“Pimple,” “prostitute,” throwing a tissue box at opposing counsel: Lawyers’ “Rambo” tactics get case overturned texaslawbook.net/fifth-circuit-…

Court Reporters Say Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission ‘Turns a Blind Eye’ To A.I. Deposition Services. My latest for Texas Lawbook texaslawbook.net/court-reporter…

“A former Texas Supreme Court justice, a high-profile appellate specialist and the judge overseeing multidistrict litigation stemming from Winter Storm Uri are among candidates who have applied for positions on the new business trial and appeals courts.”

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NEW: Texas renters are under more pressure from the state’s high housing costs than ever

More than half of the state’s 4.2M renter households spend at least 30% on rent & utilities, a new Harvard JCHS report shows — an all-time high texastribune.org/2024/01/25/tex… Texas Tribune #txlege

Mass layoffs at the Los Angeles Times are spurring renewed interest in a California bill that would force Google, Facebook and other large platforms to pay journalists sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Houston tried to prosecute a woman for allegedly violating municipal law by feeding the homeless without city permission.

A jury couldn’t be seated because too many potential jurors said they were unwilling to issue the $500 fine a city attorney sought.

I can't believe I'm saying this. But, Uvalde was even worse than we've been told.

We knew about the 376 cops on the scene who did not go into the class for 77 mins.

Assoc Attorney Gen Gupta today said the 'pain, failures & missteps' did not end when they finally went in.

Estella Ybarra was pressured into convicting a man she believed was innocent, and was haunted by remorse. Three decades later, she did something about it.

Make sure to read Michael Hall's incredible story, and this thread:

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'The Texas Supreme Court decided Wednesday that case law upholding the importance of giving candidates access to the ballot trumped the challenges trying to limit who voters get to choose from on Election Day,' Michelle Casady reports.
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'The U.S. Senate confirmed the first U.S. district court judge in Texas in nearly four years when it voted to approve U.S. Magistrate Judge John Kazen for an open seat on the federal bench in the Southern District of Texas,' Texas Lawbook reports.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson's son says he found her lying in her own feces and urine when he visited her at Baylor hospital in September.

She was pushing the call button but no one responded, he said. She later died of an infection. The family intends to sue. keranews.org/news/2024-01-0…

This was wrenching to write.

Many U.S. journalists and media orgs took up the cause for accountability & press freedom after Jamal Khashoggi's murder by Saudi agents.

They are now quiet as bodies of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel pile up.

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Giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers he defamed - NPR apple.news/AoFt9JS1wQq27S…