In response to last year’s controversy over pro se divorce forms, the next budget for the State Bar of Texas includes funding for fellowships for three new legal-aid family lawyers and for launching a pro bono awareness campaign.

Randy Travis has sued two state agencies in a dispute over records of his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated, including a video that Travis’ lawyer says shows the country singer naked.

In a pointed opinion, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that firing a woman because she wants to use a breast pump at work violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A Marshall jury concluded Friday that Barnes & Noble Inc. didn’t infringe a patent owned by Alexsam Inc., a patent holding company that sued B&N and six other major retailers over their use of gift card technology.

Many Texas judges and elected prosecutors may see a 12 percent salary increase, after the 83rd Legislature appropriated $17.38 million per fiscal year for judicial raises. Pat Mizell, a member of the Judicial Compensation Commission, says commission members are “thrilled” that the Legislature took action this session.