State District Judge Lora Livingston has ruled that the Texas Racing Commission did not have the authority to allow the installation of historical racing machines — which critics call glorified slot machines — at Texas racetracks.
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Mistrial Declared in Reynolds’ Barratry Case
After a mistrial was declared Monday in the case of state Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, a new trial was scheduled to start Jan. 5. Reynolds is accused of illegally offering legal services to accident victims within 30 days of their incidents.
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Bipartisan Group of Lawyers Wants Perry Case Dismissed
A bipartisan group of lawyers led by former Texas Solicitor General James C. Ho filed an amicus brief Monday in Austin, asking a judge to dismiss the case against Gov. Rick Perry.
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Obama Action on Immigration Could Benefit Texas Economy
With the midterm elections behind him, President Obama said he was ready to take executive action to prevent many undocumented immigrants from being deported, which analysts said could benefit Texas’ agricultural, construction and service industries.
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Video: Perry, Attorneys Discuss Pre-trial Hearing
Watch Gov. Rick Perry, his defense attorneys and the special prosecutor in Perry’s felony indictment speak Thursday to news outlets following a pre-trial hearing in Perry’s abuse-of-power case. Perry’s attorneys argued that the prosecutor was improperly sworn in.
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Perry Attorneys Try to Disqualify Prosecutor
Gov. Rick Perry appeared in court Thursday to watch his attorneys, armed with plenty of theater, try to convince a judge that the prosecutor pursuing abuse-of-power charges against him was improperly sworn in.
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All Eyes on Perry in First Courtroom Appearance
At a Thursday pre-trial hearing on Rick Perry’s abuse of power indictment, all eyes will be on the Texas governor, who is expected to make his first appearance in court.
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Texas Prison Inmate Database Updated
The Texas Tribune’s prison inmate database, containing more than 146,000 offenders, is now updated with the latest data available from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It is now current as of September 2014.
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No Basis to Quash Perry Indictment, DAs Argue
Gov. Rick Perry has no legal right to a transcript of what witnesses told the grand jury that indicted him, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
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Residents of a Forgotten Border Town Continue Fleeing to Texas
As officials in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez celebrate a drop in crime in the Mexican border city, residents in nearby Guadalupe, Chihuahua continue fleeing to Texas in droves amid continuing violence and corruption.
