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Chron: District Judge in Harris County Suspended After Federal Indictment

Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas has been removed from her bench without pay after she was indicted on federal wire fraud charges for allegedly misspending campaign donations.

November 13, 2019 Samantha Ketterer of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Appeals Court Justice with Alzheimer’s Resigns

Justice Laura Carter Higley has submitted her resignation to Gov. Greg Abbott, the clerk for the First Court of Appeals confirmed Tuesday. Higley has served on the Houston appellate court since 2002. Her resignation comes days after reports that she was sitting on the bench while diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

November 5, 2019 Samantha Ketterer of the Houston Chronicle

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They went to the dance as partners and Enterprise thought someone was prettier and left.

– Former Texas Congressman Kent Hance, on arguments before the Texas Supreme Court in Energy Transfer Partners v. Enterprise Products Partners. Hance penned an amicus brief on behalf of former Texas state legislator Jim Rudd, who oversaw several iterations of the Texas Business Organizations Code, which is key to the case.

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