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24, May 2012 - Conroe, TX 2 kids living in bus to remain in foster care
CONROE, Texas -- A judge has ruled two Houston-area children found living in an old school bus will remain in foster care. The decision came at a custody hearing Wednesday in Conroe. Child Protective Services spokeswoman Gwen Carter says the children’s mother, Sherrie Shorten, recently released from prison, has been cooperative and CPS is working with her. CPS took the children into custody in ...
24, May 2012 - Somervell, TX For first time, SHSU hosts Criminal Court of Appeals
HUNTSVILLE — For the first time in its history, the Texas 10th Court of Appeals came to Sam Houston State University to hear oral arguments in real criminal case appeals in the Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom at the Criminal Justice Center.
24, May 2012 - Arkansas Protest Votes Against Obama Are Going to an Occupy Supporter
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man convicted of trying to sneak out of the U.S. to give al Qaeda restricted military documents, GPS equipment and money was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday. U.S. District Judge David Hittner also ordered Barry ...
24, May 2012 - Mission, TX Houston lawyer on quest to find missing moon rocks - KRGV.com
BUFFALO, Texas (AP) The dark suit and tie that Joe Gutheinz wore ... Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the first manned lunar landing mission. Rafael Navarro's asking price on eBay for dust scraped from his rock is $300,000.
24, May 2012 - Conroe, TX Kids found living in bus will stay in foster care
Kids found living in bus will stay in foster care CONROE, Texas (AP) — A judge has ruled two Houston-area children found living in an old school bus will remain in foster care. Child Protective Services spokeswoman Gwen Carter says the children's mother, Sherrie Shorten, recently released from prison, has been cooperative and CPS is working with her.
24, May 2012 - South Texas DA charged with extortion, fraud - Houston Chronicle
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP ... Armando Villalobos, the district attorney in Cameron County, was charged with racketeering, extortion and honest services fraud, prosecutors said. His former law partner, private attorney Eduardo Lucio, faces similar charges.
24, May 2012 - Signs on roadway right-of-ways subject to removal courtesy of TxDOT - Your Houston News
Under Texas law, the Texas Department of ... other objects in the highway right of way,” said Paul Montgomery, TxDOT Director of Maintenance. “It’s a distraction and it compromises the safety of motorists. The intent of the law is to ensure that ...
24, May 2012 - Stafford, TX Missouri City man receives federal indictment for illegal possession of Bald Eagle - Your Houston N
The case was investigated by agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Hugo R. Martinez. An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct ...
24, May 2012 - Houston lawyer on quest to find missing moon rocks - Erie Times-News
At the Pitt Grill in Buffalo, Texas, Gutheinz was meeting a former toy manufacturer from Colombia who contends his piece of the moon is from the more than 48 pounds of material collected in 1969 by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...
24, May 2012 - Dallas, TX Does your attorney have a criminal background?
HOUSTON—Attorneys in Texas can snort drugs, flee from police, even offer to trade their legal services for sex, and still keep their Texas State Bar law license. Those are some of the findings of the KHOU-TV 11 News I-Team after analyzing records from various criminal courts along with documents from the Texas State Bar. Take the case of Kristen Pain. In 1996, she was caught using powder cocaine ...
24, May 2012 - La Marque, TX Senator: Make It Clear ID Law Doesn't Apply to Primary - Myhighplains.com
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, on Friday asked the Texas ... the court imposed this week. In related news, the Department of Justice also announced Friday that it will send federal observers to monitor Saturday's municipal elections in Dallas, Galveston and ...
24, May 2012 - Trial begins for Texas cargo airline founder - Houston Chronicle
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas businessman cruised the Internet looking for sexually explicit chats with teenage girls and collecting images depicting child pornography, federal prosecutors told a jury Monday as they outlined their case against Robert L.
24, May 2012 - US goes after ex-Mexican governor's Texas property - North County Times
The former governor of a Mexican state bordering Texas accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels and invested the money in Texas real estate, federal prosecutors ... acre property in San Antonio. An attorney for Yarrington in Houston said ...
24, May 2012 - Mother of Texas teen runaway deported to Colombia files lawsuit - Metronews.ca
HOUSTON – The mother of a Texas teenage runaway who gave authorities ... Defendants named in the suit include Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, as well as various officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
24, May 2012 - Report questioning execution doesn't sway lawyers - KLTV
HOUSTON (AP) - The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago says he isn ... It cites prosecutors' reliance on a single eyewitness to the attack and claims attorneys on both sides didn't fully investigate another suspect.
24, May 2012 - Liberty, TX Fact Check: Cruz TV Ad, “Fighter” - Houston Chronicle
The ad: Portrays Cruz as a “proven fighter for liberty” who was inspired by his ... took power and he returned to Cuba for a month. The court case that Cruz cites was one that he handled as Texas solicitor general under state Attorney General Greg ...
24, May 2012 - Judge: Condemned woman should have verdict nixed - Houston Chronicle
DALLAS (AP) — The judge who presided over the trial of a Texas woman convicted in an infant's death believes the guilty verdict should be vacated, noting that a key trial expert now says his information about the child's injuries was inaccurate.
24, May 2012 - Brownsville, TX South Texas DA indicted in bribery, kickback case - Houston Chronicle
BROWNSVILLE - Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos and Eduardo "Eddie" Lucio, his former law partner, on Monday were arrested under a 12-count indictment alleging a scheme to pocket more than $100,000 in bribes and kickbacks to fix or ...
24, May 2012 - La Marque, TX Liberty wants to keep wheels on meals program - Your Houston News
As Data Editor Melecio Franco reported, Liberty County Commissioners Court ... Galveston Area Council. Here is an idea. “I think have a fundraiser and draw all of the community in, and let them be aware of just everything that they do,” Texas Home ...
24, May 2012 - Brewster, TX James Arthur Klein - Alpine Avalanche
In Houston, Arthur was a volunteer chaplain with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Galvestin and Ramsey 2 Prison TDCJ in Rosharon, doing counseling with the Bill Glass Prison Ministries. He traveled to Galveston and Rosharon often to minister to ...
24, May 2012 - Spring, TX Texas prison system has drugs for 23 executions - Click2Houston.com
In response to this week's opinion from the state attorney general's office that said the Texas Department of Criminal Justice could not withhold information about the drug supply, the department said it currently has 46 2.5-gram vials of pentobarbital.
24, May 2012 - Texas Society Reporter Fired for Stripping; Sues Paper - First Coast News
Tressler announced she had filed the complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during a Los Angeles news conference with her lawyer, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred. The Houston Chronicle declined to comment on the complaint.
24, May 2012 - El Paso, TX Senate confirms U.S. judges for Galveston, El Paso
Senate confirms U.S. judges for Galveston, El Paso Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:57 p.m., Thursday, April 26, 2012 After a five-month delay, the Senate voted Thursday to confirm two non-controversial presidential nominees to fill federal judgeships in Texas ...
24, May 2012 - Nueces, TX Lawyers involved in 1989 Texas execution case not swayed by new report questioning the case
HOUSTON - The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case.
24, May 2012 - Court to Texas: Pay $2 million to man imprisoned for 26 years
HOUSTON -- The Texas Supreme Court has ordered the Lone Star State to pay more than $2 million to a former inmate who spent 26 years in prison for murder, a ruling that could set a precedent for compensating other prisoners whose convictions are overturned.
24, May 2012 - Brazoria, TX Brazoria County approves funds for Pearland’s new west-side library - Your Houston News
The Brazoria County Board of Commissioners approved funding of a new library for Pearland’s west side on Tuesday. “The commissioners have approved a court order authorizing ... “I grew up in Belton, Texas. It had one of the few Carnegie libraries ...
24, May 2012 - Mission, TX Houston lawyer on quest for missing moon rocks - FOX News
Apr. 23, 2012: A piece of rock that Rafael Navarro, a former Colombian toy manufacturer, contends came from the moon, in Buffalo, Texas. Navarro has placed rock fragments in the accompanying small plastic box for sale on eBay and is seeking $ ...
24, May 2012 - Spring, TX Attorney: Donor knew money wasn't for Edwards' campaign - Click2Houston.com
Edwards broke federal law, they allege, by accepting Mellon's money for that purpose and more than $200,000 from the late Fred Baron, a Texas lawyer who was his ... benefit -- particularly to fund construction of a home that included a pool ...
24, May 2012 - Magnolia, TX Tracy A. Gilbert - Your Houston News
The 418th District Court only handles family law cases. I am the only candidate board certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Only 763 attorneys out ... South Montgomery County YMCA, Magnolia Little League Baseball Association ...
24, May 2012 - Important elections should draw voters today in Conroe, The Woodlands - Your Houston News
This could be the first of four rounds of voting for Montgomery County residents over ... job in his first two years on the bench and the municipal court has maintained its status as one of the best in Texas. We believe Davis’ initiatives will continue ...
24, May 2012 - Harlingen, TX Petition to remove indicted prosecutor from office - Click2Houston.com
A South Texas district attorney facing federal ... Trinidad Salinas of Harlingen filed a petition for removal with the district court in Brownsville against Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos, who was indicted this week after ...
24, May 2012 - Wichita, TX Ex-Houston officer says he didn't kick suspect - Wichita Eagle
Blomberg is charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor, and faces up to a year in jail if convicted ... Following Blomberg's testimony, which lasted several hours, retired Texas Ranger Maurice Cook told jurors that he believes Blomberg ...
24, May 2012 - Dallas, TX Does your attorney have a criminal background? - KHOU
HOUSTON—Attorneys in Texas can snort drugs, flee from police ... Or consider the instance of Dallas-area attorney Bruce Patton, who spent two years in state jail. Yet the crime that got him there seems to have had no effect on his law license.
24, May 2012 - Bartow Blotter 5.18 - Daily Tribune News
9608, Houston, Texas, was arrested and charged with contempt of court child support. * Kevin Lamar Flowers, 36, of 136 Tower Road, Cartersville, was arrested by the Georgia State Patrol ... of 3300 West View Cove, Powder Springs, was arrested on a Superior ...
24, May 2012 - Brazoria, TX Local golf notebook: Ray to serve as captain in Joe Black Cup matches - Houston Chronicle
Mike Ray will celebrate his 25th anniversary as the Southern Texas PGA's executive director by serving as ... On Thursday, Sherri Fletcher, who made a pledge through Communities in Schools Brazoria County, pulled the lucky key and won the grand prize ...
24, May 2012 - Texan convicted of helping al-Qaida to learn fate
A Texas man convicted of trying to help al-Qaida in 2010 will soon learn his sentence from a federal judge in Houston.
24, May 2012 - Hall, TX Texan gets 20-year prison term for al-Qaida links - Town Hall
A Texas man convicted of trying to help al-Qaida has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A federal judge in Houston also ordered Barry Walter Bujol (boo-ZHAWL') Jr. to pay a $10,000 fine at a sentencing hearing Thursday. Bujol was convicted ...
24, May 2012 - Corpus Christi, TX Debt collector may not call you at work - Victoria Advocate
How long can the DUI count against ... as "the People's Lawyer," is a professor at the University of Houston Law School in Houston. His column appears weekly in the Victoria Advocate. Write to him at UH Law Center, Houston, Texas 77204-6391.
24, May 2012 - Lawyers: Albanian family in Texas wins asylum - Arizona Daily Sun
Immigration officials had repeatedly turned down asylum applications for Demiraj's wife and son, despite what the government conceded was a credible threat to their safety if sent back to Albania. The Demirajs live in the Houston area. Lawyer Joshua ...
24, May 2012 - Spring, TX Supreme Court denies review in 1998 death of Spring baby - Your Houston News
After a lengthy habeas corpus proceeding when several pathologists were deposed, Judge Michael Mayes, of the 410th state District Court, recommended in 2010 that habeas corpus relief be granted to Robbins. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals disagreed and ...
24, May 2012 - Fort Bend County Sheriff’s race pulls in big bucks - Fort Bend Star
He also listed pledges – - four of them; one from his Houston attorney for $10,000 ... delivered Hamilton’s convicted felon daughter to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after she kept violating her parole for vehicle manslaughter ...
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