There are now 10 plaintiffs in a suit that alleges that prominent Corpus Christi lawyer William R. “Bill” Edwards Sr., his firm and a former attorney there committed barratry. Edwards has supported laws to curb barratry — the illegal solicitation of clients — including lobbying extensively for a 2011 law that allows people to sue … Read More »

A pro se litigant alleges that Baylor University discriminated against him on the basis of his age when they denied him admission based on his undergraduate grade point average. He claims that, because he earned his undergraduate degree in 1979, his GPA reflects none of the “grade inflation” that has taken place nationwide at universities … Read More »

Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht will be the next chief of the state’s highest civil court. Gov. Rick Perry on Sept. 10 announced that he appointed Hecht as chief justice effective Oct. 1, for a term that expires at the next general election. Hecht replaces Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, who is retiring.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that appellate courts may conduct merits-based review to ensure the reasons that trial judges list for granting new trials are “valid and correct.” The decision follows a line of cases that opened new-trial orders to scrutiny.

The landscape of Texas farming is changing; there are fewer farms and aging farmers. Texas also faces a shortage of adequate numbers of agricultural visas and a crackdown on illegal immigration. In light of those factors, who is going to mind the crops?