Houston Legal Links

Originally published by Mary Flood.

Top legal news includes: Judge Denies Paxton’s Motions to Dismiss Criminal Charges; Turner Wins Nailbiter of a Mayor’s Race in Houston; Turner reflects on mayoral campaign, plans ahead for the office (Chron subsc); City of Houston Runoff Election Night Results; Court records: Houston man warned of plans to kill judge; If UT-Austin Loses Case, It Could Face Another Top 10 Percent “Crisis”; Texas A&M Law wants lawsuit dismissed; Thieves target popular Christmas laser lights; 2015 Texas Lawyer Year in Review (Texas Lawyer); Year in Review: Energy Law (Texas Lawyer); Year in Review: Cybersecurity (Texas Lawyer); Texas plumber files lawsuit after ISIS was seen using his old truck; Abbott again asks for more border security as Central American children, Syrian refugees enter Texas; DMV rejects even more bad plates; New Job at UT Like a Homecoming for Houston Lawyer Perrin (Texas Lawyer); Mock Mass-Shooters Met by Farts, Dildo-Wielding Santa at UT; Holiday Gifts For Lawyers; Some Odessa restaurants may prohibit open carry of guns; North Texas campus officer shoots, kills ax-wielding student; Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter Is Too Soft on Energy? Really?; Who’s the man behind the $100K bonuses in Houston’s energy scene?; Cheniere replaces CEO Charif Souki; Exxon Mobil elects new president as Tillerson nears retirement & Dow, DuPont hope for good chemistry in merger (Chron subsc).

For the water cooler: Disney Sending Out DMCA Notices Over Pictures Fans Took Of Their Legally Purchase; Star Wars Toy; ‘Humiliated’ ex-judge gets probation for running real estate business from chambers; Spice Up Your Depositions With Stun Guns & Pepper Spray… Like This Guy; Defense lawyer is charged with child neglect after toddler son is found alone in courthouse; Ex-prosecutor who stole $700K from clients had ‘profound remorse’ for prior claimed theft; Prosecutor ‘took care of business’ when she shot intruder, sheriff says; Associates got bonuses of up to $350K at Boies Schiller this year, law firm leader says; Stats Of The Week: The Decline Of The Firm Holiday Party; My Kid Just Shoplifted. Now What?; Former BigLaw partner is acquitted of sexual assault, says case made his life a ‘nightmare'; Mic was on as Scalia criticizes SCOTUS protesters; protest sponsor sees ‘attitude of contempt’ & Emeritus Law Professor Sanctioned Over The Disclosure Of Documents.

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