/tags/lawyers lawyers en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:23:19 GMT /government/2025-04-03/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-diversity-equity-inclusion-law-firm-investigation Paxton, along with 11 other state attorneys general, signed on to letters accusing 20 major law firms of potentially breaking state and federal law with hiring policies meant to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:23:19 GMT /government/2025-04-03/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-diversity-equity-inclusion-law-firm-investigation Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2025-02-20/trump-administration-orders-lawyers-for-vulnerable-unaccompanied-minors-to-stop-their-work The Tuesday order affects tens of thousands of children, some with no family and no legal status. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:41:24 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-20/trump-administration-orders-lawyers-for-vulnerable-unaccompanied-minors-to-stop-their-work Paul Flahive /government/2025-01-14/attorney-general-ken-paxton-texas-supreme-court-state-bar-discipline-brent-webster Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:45:13 GMT /government/2025-01-14/attorney-general-ken-paxton-texas-supreme-court-state-bar-discipline-brent-webster Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2025-01-13/texas-indigent-defense-funding-public-defenders-criminal-attorney-shortage-legislature The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural public defense attorneys and offices. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-01-13/texas-indigent-defense-funding-public-defenders-criminal-attorney-shortage-legislature Toluwani Osibamowo /business-economy/2023-12-21/breaking-down-dentons-1-8-million-in-legal-fees-spent-since-2021 In the report, the city attorney’s office was responding to a request by McGee, who wanted a breakdown of attorney fees that the city had incurred since 2021. The breakdown revealed that the most the city has spent was $1.3 million in fiscal year 2022-23. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:51:45 GMT /business-economy/2023-12-21/breaking-down-dentons-1-8-million-in-legal-fees-spent-since-2021 Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle /commentaries/2016-02-25/commentary-why-we-need-more-lawyers-like-atticus-finch Writer Harper Lee died last Friday at age 89. But her classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, lives on. With more than 40 million copies sold, it’s never… Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:31:00 GMT /commentaries/2016-02-25/commentary-why-we-need-more-lawyers-like-atticus-finch William Holston /commentaries/2013-10-23/shakespeare-might-be-wrong-about-killing-all-the-lawyers-why-free-legal-help-matters Their services usually come at a cost. But commentator and attorney William Holston says National Pro Bono week (Oct. 20-26) reminds us lawyers also put… Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:30:00 GMT /commentaries/2013-10-23/shakespeare-might-be-wrong-about-killing-all-the-lawyers-why-free-legal-help-matters William Holston