A former Bexar County deputy settled his religious discrimination claim against Bexar County for $300,000. Luis R. Borges applied to be a deputy at the Bexar County jail. When a deputy came to his house as part of a routine
It occurs often enough: a key employee, a CEO contracts a serious illness and takes extended leave. The CEO returns to work and then takes intermittent leave for a year or longer. Then the CEO is fired. This is what
Criminal law is challenging. The lawyer must fight with the District Attorney, and sometimes with his own client. Everything reaches a climax with the sentencing hearing. That is when a criminal defendant finds out the bad news. In Houston, John
The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury award in favor of a Houston attorney, Michelle Acosta. Ms. Acosta accused an opposing attorney, Allan Manka, of extending his arm around Ms. Acosta and groping her bottom. They were
Memorial Day is a time to remember those veterans who gave all they had to give for us. I always think of 1SGT Saenz at times like this. Some 100 of us IRR members met at Ft. Jackson on March
To mark Memorial Day, let us recall two area San Antonio heroes. They were both friends of mine. They both died in war zones back in 2005 and 2006 when I was deployed myself.
SSGT Clinton Newman was a fine
I have mentioend here a few times how remrkable it is that Donald Trump, as President and as John Q. Citizen, keeps finding lawyers willing to roll the dice with their law licenses. John Eastman is the latest version of
Kate Rogers was hired as the Executive Director of the Alamo Trust in 2021. The Alamo Trust runs the Alamo on a day-to-day basis. While, the General Land Office actually owns the Alamo. The Alamo Trust is a private non-profit,
The Trump administration has enjoyed itself firing boatloads of Federal employees. The most common recourse for civil service employees who were fired for no just reason is the Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB essentially enforces the Civil Service Reform
Everyone likes Artificial Intelligence. A person can access deep information within just a couple minutes. But, in doing so, the person may sacrifice certain rights. In U.S. v. Heppner, 2026 WL 436479 (S.D. N.Y. Feb.17, 2026), Bradley Heppner was charged
