Texas chief justice calls for truancy reform, veterans help Email 0Facebook 65Twitter 5ShareThis 75 By Chuck Lindell – American-Statesman Staff Speaking to both houses of the Legislature on Wednesday, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht pressed lawmakers to decriminalize school truancy and spend more on legal aid to military veterans. Hecht also reminded legislators of their duty to…
Above The Law The secret world of government debt collection A CNNMoney Investigation by Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken Government agencies across the country are hiring private debt collectors to go after millions of Americans over unpaid taxes, ancient parking tickets and even $1 tolls. It’s a good deal for cash-strapped states, cities and other…
Above The Law The debt collector that runs Texas Over the course of a few months, a debt collector you’ve probably never heard of spends more money wooing politicians than most Americans earn in a year. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson has countless politicians — from school board members to state lawmakers — on…
Texas man sentenced to two life terms after 10th DWI From Washington Post By Abby Phillip February 13 at 8:56 AM Bobby Gene Martin was convicted of what prosecutors hope will be his last drunk driving offense. He was sentenced to two life sentences. (Courtesy: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office) Bobby Gene Martin’s brushes with law…
Simpson: Tackling the synthetic drug problem FOM Longview News-Journal By David Simpson Tackling synthetic drugs The year after the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was signed in 1970, President Richard Nixon said, “Public Enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is…
