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It has been ten years since 9/11.  That was a huge day for millions of Americans.  9/11 lead directly or indirectly to the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  For those of us in the military or formerly in the military, 9/11 marks the starting point of multiple deployments, moves, new jobs, lives changed, and…

Facebook has become a big part of the lives of many Americans in a very short amount of time.  One photographer recently was hired to take senior pictures at a high school.  The photographer came across a FB page poking fun at some girls.  Someone had created a fictitious name just so they could post…

You know, you just cannot make this stuff up.  A disbarred lawyer was recently arrested for an outstanding warrant of felony fraud.  He was found with $12,000 in cash in his car and another $838,000 in cash in a rented storage room.  He had some guns with the $838K.  

But, that is normal for…

Well, it had to happen sooner or later.  A parent has filed suit against some middle school boys regarding things they said about the man’s young daughter.  The father, a Houston area lawyer, sued the boys over a video posted by the boys regarding his daugther.  See Texas Lawyer report.  The father, acting as…

In the law business, you really do see it all, eventually.  The City of Dallas sought an order closing a church.  The "church" apparently practiced swinging.  A church known as the Playground was closed because its outreach consisted of hosting swingers’ parties.  See Dallas Morning News report.  The owner, Wyakie Glenn Hudson claims to…

I forget where I first heard this sage advice: do not mess with teachers in the classroom, judges in the courtroom or police in the streets.  Now I am a lawyer and know all too well, do not disrespect judges in the courtroom.  It only leads to trouble.  One Houston lawyer with a large law…

A soldier from San Antonio was killed in Iraq.  SGT Steven Talamantez was killed by indirect fire (mortar) in Maysan province of Iraq, a normally less violent province.  He was assigned to the 1st Cavalary Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas.  A graduate of McCollum High School in 1995, he worked in construction before joining…

During the 1960’s many federal judges had to seek safety because they enforced constitutional law regarding integration in Southern states.  These Southern judges did not necessarily advocate integration.  Instead, they were simply fulfilling their duty to enforce the law as it had already been decided by a higher court. 

Our own Judge Fred Biery has…