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A Texas man wrote his late father a humorous obituary memorializing his quirks and idiosyncrasies, even causing the Facebook post sharing his obituary to go viral.

From Van Deelen v. Jones, decided Friday by Chief Judge Alia Moses (S.D. Tex.) (for more on the underlying scandal, see here): The Amended Complaint alleges a sprawling tapestry of ethical lapses by major players in the nation's bankruptcy system. The Defendants insist that these accusations, however salacious, create no…

From Castro v. Doe, decided Monday by Judge Mark Pittman (N.D. Tex.): John Anthony Castro filed this lawsuit on June 16, 2023, alleging that former President Donald Trump, among others, conspired to publish defamatory, verifiably false statements about him on his Wikipedia page. These supposedly false statements include the notion…

Donald Trump isn't the only far-right character the Supreme Court could bless with dictatorial powers

SpaceX nears acquisition of public land in Texas through a land-swapping deal despite opposition, aiming to enhance rocket-launch capabilities near Boca Ch...

Biden arrived in Brownsville, Tex., where he met with federal Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement officials. In contrast, Trump's visit to another city along the U.S.-Mexico border portrayed a different tone. He met with Border Patrol officials and the Texas National Guard, walking by a wall of razor…

The district court just dismissed certain procedural objections to them, though it wasn't asked to consider the substantive arguments.

From a decision last week by Judge Robert Pitman in DL v. JS (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff dated ES from September 2021 to January 2022 when they were both in high school. On December 18, 2021, Plaintiff and ES were having intercourse when Plaintiff removed his condom without ES's knowledge. ES,…

Like Trump, the ridiculously corrupt politician talks smack on social media, but won't testify in his own defense