Monday, December 21, 2015

Houston Legal Links 12/21/2015

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Houston’s Police Chief Outlines Body Camera Plan; Texas Ag commissioner gives Louisiana oranges as gifts; Burleson Team in Houston Sticking Together (Texas Lawyer); Mother pleads guilty after her child’s body found in refrigerator; Woman demands sex traffic boss pay restitution for forcing her for forcing her to work as teen prostitute (Chron subsc); Bad Smog Days Up In Houston Where Air Had Been Improving; Fake grocery coupons being share don social media; Protesters Call for Downtown Aquarium’s White Tigers to Be Put in a Sanctuary; Houston Gets Poor Marks On LGBT Equality Report Card; Yetter Coleman and HayBoo Win Pro Bono Foster Care Reform Case (Texas Lawbook); Deputy uses vehicle to stop wrong-way driver on Westpark Tollway; County office spent 352 days defending 300 lawsuits; Eastern District of Texas Judge Issues Sanctions, May Lead to $50K in Attorney Fees (Texas Lawyer); Powdery substance temporarily shuts down tax office; Texas school district opts to arm faculty; Bars and restaurants with the most Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission violations in 2015; Travis County DA makes changes after funding deal criticized; Pizza scheme haunts hotel halls across nation; El Paso County accuses consultants of mismanaging hospital; Former college football player convicted of killing transgender girlfriend & Houston’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.9 percent amid energy slump.

For the water cooler: Millionaire lifer sought $50K contract hit on judge, offered $25K to kill prosecutor, charges allege; Is Your Firm Spying On You?; Fake letter on his law firm letterhead seeks to scam local businesses, attorney warns; Judge cites safety concerns in barring officers from bringing guns into courtroom; Judge nixes suit against prison food vendor which claimed that menu change posed a safety threat; Associate Bonus Watch: A Laggard From Last Year Makes Amends; Yale Students Sign A Petition To Repeal The First Amendment… Stop Being Stupid; Biglaw Partner Rescues Stranger From Being Hit By Subway Train; Stat Of The Week: SCOTUS ‘Loyalty Effect’; LifeLock agrees to record $100M settlement in FTC order enforcement action & Like Obama, Big Law Chair Says ‘Law School Should Be Two Years.’

Curated by Texas Bar Today. Follow us on Twitter @texasbartoday.



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