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Galveston bar sued over Mardi Gras fight denies responsibility
GALVESTON – A Galveston bar sued over injuries sustained by a local woman at its premises last year countered the allegations, recent court records show. Buck Brothers Inc., doing business as Buckshot...
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Man claims he was assaulted in Yates High locker room in ’09, files lawsuit...
HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District has been sued by a former student over an alleged assault at one of its schools four years ago, recent court documents say. Isaac Phillips, 20, filed a...
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Defendant must show ‘good faith’ before mediation, plaintiff argues
GALVESTON – A local man who sued over a physical assault recently stated he would welcome mediation as long as his alleged attacker agrees to it “in good faith,” recent court records show....
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Friendswood man implicated in high school prostitution ring faces lawsuit...
GALVESTON – A Friendswood man suspected of having sex with underage girls faces a lawsuit from the parents of one of the alleged victims, recent court documents say. The plaintiffs sued 62-year-old...
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Woman sues off-duty Conroe police officer for allegedly killing son
HOUSTON – A Conroe police officer who is alleged to have shot and killed a 19-year-old college student after a brief pursuit last July faces a lawsuit from the man’s mother. In court papers filed Nov....
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Sexual assault suspect answers suit against him
GALVESTON – A business owner who was recently arrested and charged for his alleged role in a high school prostitution ring answered a lawsuit against him. Recent court records show that Michael Wayne...
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Local man claims he was involved in accident with alleged drunk driver
GALVESTON – A local man is suing a motorist he claims was drunk when the two got into an accident in Galveston two years ago. According to a lawsuit filed Dec. 5 in Galveston County District Court,...
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Dance instructor sentenced for inappropriate relationship with student hit...
HOUSTON – A former Houston area dance team instructor who was recently convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student faces a lawsuit from the victim and her mother. Recent...
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Crime victims’ vigil set for April 10
The Jefferson County Crime Victims’ Coalition will host its 24th Annual Crime Victims’ Candlelight Vigil on April 10. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Jefferson County Courthouse Jury Impaneling Room,...
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State of Texas files for seizure of $4,000 from Jefferson County man
The state of Texas is seeking the forfeiture of more than $4,000 as contraband from a Jefferson County man. The state of Texas filed a notice of seizure and intention to forfeit March 27 in the...
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Perry says indictment against him is the real ‘abuse of power’
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says Friday’s indictment against him for abuse of power is really nothing more than an abuse of power by the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. A Travis County grand jury...
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Our View: Will Loopy Lehmberg get revenge she doesn’t deserve?
If you haven’t seen it yet, watch it now. It is the video that was shot when Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was arrested in April 2013 for drunk driving. Lehmberg looks looped,...
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Davis, supporting PAC react to Gov. Perry’s indictment
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and committee funding her campaign to become Texas’ next governor reacted immediately to Friday’s news that GOP Gov. Rick Perry, a...
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Port Arthur woman pleads guilty to faking wreck to get insurance
A 32-year-old Port Arthur woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Shawnta Rene Bell Jones pleaded guilty to conspiracy to...
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Perry files habeas corpus, seeks dismissal of criminal charges
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is fighting allegations that he abused his power by asking a state court to dismiss the criminal charges against him. In an Application for Pretrial Writ of Habeas Corpus filed...
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Judge asks accused to defend actions in alleged BP ‘money laundering’ scheme
NEW ORLEANS – Four attorneys accused of corruption in the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement were called before a federal judge this week to explain why they shouldn’t be sanctioned or...
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Port Arthur woman charged in tax scheme
A 61-year-old Port Arthur, Texas woman has been charged for her role in the Syam Tax Service scheme in the Eastern district of Texas. Diana Broussard McCoy was indicted on Oct. 1 by a federal grand...
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Bank seeks more than $50K from man
Wells Fargo Bank says a man owes it more than $50,000 under a judgment rendered in California. The bank filed a foreign judgment against Frank Middleton in Jefferson County District Court on Sept. 2....
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Shrimper pleads guilty to felony wire fraud in $357K Deepwater Horizon...
NEW ORLEANS – A Slidell-based shrimper has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud concerning false tax documents he filed in order to secure a Deepwater Horizon oil spill worth hundreds of...
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Judge shoots down Perry’s motion to dismiss criminal charges
The criminal case alleging Gov. Rick Perry misused his power will be allowed to continue, according to a ruling by a Texas district court judge Tuesday. Perry Gov. Perry was indicted in August on...
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