Texas courts reporter @blaw. Type 2 fun. News or parenting tips? DM me or email [email protected].

Austin, Texas
Joined May 2009
Good job, Duck, for getting to the bottom of this mystery.
Chris Del Conte told the Houston Chronicle the Texas fan who flipped off a Gators player was a local college student who attends a school in Florida (but not Florida). He has been identified and permanently banned from DKR. CDC said he doesn't know who authorized a field pass for the young student.
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Banned not just from the sideline but the stadium.
In his weekly newsletter, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte formally addresses this past Saturday’s postgame incident, announces that the unnamed individual has been banned permanently from DKR and apologizes to the Florida football team. #HookEm
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“(McConaughey) wants to be everything for everyone, and he ends up as nothing instead.”
Blogged about Matthew McConaughey's deeply exhausting schtick of saying a whole lot about absolutely nothing and also sort of bizarrely plugging Joe Manchin's new think tank: chron.com/culture/article/ma…
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Gov. Greg Abbott sued by opponent Gina Hinojosa over his communications with Elon Musk. Last year, @lmcgaughy got redactions when she sought the records. Rep. Hinojosa said she's entitled to them for #txlege purposes but Abbott won't release them. news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…
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Team Abbott: "The lawsuit is baseless and nothing more than an act of desperation. Even worse, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is abusing her official capacity as an outgoing lawmaker to generate headlines for political purposes. Texans see this for what it is: a political stunt.”
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Matthew McConaughey, who in 2021 the Texas Tribune reported had voted just twice in the past decade, lectures us on elections before early voting starts tomorrow. texastribune.org/2021/03/18/… #txlege
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Dallas based Trump appointee
NEW: Judge Ada Brown is facing a misconduct proceeding over several claims, including the mishandling of her docket. Her cases were transferred, investigators say "reasonable basis" to believe Brown "suffers from a mental condition" per court docs news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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John Thomas, former Abbott strategist, called the governor’s delay in defining Hinojosa using his massive war chest “a pretty significant error.” #txlege
When Gina Hinojosa first launched her bid against Greg Abbott, her polling had her 9 points down — and she felt good about it. Now, she's daring Democrats to wonder if she could actually topple this mainstay of the Texas GOP establishment. @TexasTribune: texastribune.org/2026/10/16/…
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Ryan Autullo retweeted
+1 to newspapers doing this style of anti-endorsements
If you’re tempted to vote straight-ticket Democratic or Republican, please read this list of the worst candidates on the ballot and adjust your selection accordingly. houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
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Justice Brett Busby the lone Texas Supreme Court justice to get Houston Chronicle editorial board endorsement. Board complimented two others it didn't endorse, Jimmy Blacklock and Kyle Hawkins. But it had nothing kind to say about James Sullivan.#txlege houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
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And this despite Gov. Greg Abbott committing tens of millions to bid to turn Harris County red #txlege
New University of Houston poll of #TXSEN in Harris County: James Talarico (D) 58 (+22) Ken Paxton (R) 36 Ted Brown (L) 2 Unsure 4 (Oct. 3-8; 2,750 LVs; +/-1.87%) The county, which is Texas’ most populous and home to Houston, was Harris +6 in 2024, O’Rourke +10 in 2022, Biden +13 in 2020 and O'Rourke +17 in 2018.
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Six months later Angela Paxton filed for divorce
NYE '24: @KenPaxtonTX was in Dubai, partying with two U.S. fugitives and a woman who wasn't his wife. See video from the night and read why it epitomizes the travels, associations & baggage that may now be a campaign liability against @jamestalarico 👇 wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-…
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Wondering if what we’ve witnessed on here the last few days is an example of what Ken Paxton’s impeachment defense team described at trial as a “self licking ice cream cone.” #txlege
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"At one point, Wu shouted at Zhou to 'shut up' when she interrupted him. We told him that he had crossed a line. We expect passion, but also basic decency in our meetings. He apologized." #txlege
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James Talarico proof of life at ACL #txlege
Right now, backstage at @aclfestival - @jamestalarico proof of life. Charli’s special guest?
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Cogdell made comment during speech for Dallas Bar. In speech, Cogdell did say impeachment was "bullshit" and the state didn't prove their case. But the trial was a "performance." Cogdell made headlines not long ago for endorsing Talarico over Paxton for US Senate. #txlege
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Cogdell's comments about Paxton and the impeachment trial begin at the 38 minute mark. He takes several shots at Tony Buzbee, his co-counsel, including one that appears to be edited out of the video. #txlege youtube.com/watch?v=74EDl0Pq…
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Interesting comment from Ken Paxton personal lawyer Dan Cogdell about 2023 impeachment trial. Acquittal didn't "have anything to do with anything other than math. We had more Republicans than we did Democrats. But both Trump and Buzbee will tell you they won the case. Whatever."
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