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Elite Appellate Lawyers Dominating Texas Politics
As 2014 comes to a close, Texas is witnessing a dramatic transition in its political leadership. That includes the leading lawyers who will help steer our state in the years to come. Texas Lawyer http://ift.tt/1uWtefb
Amid Tension, Texas Mulls Oversight of Urban Drilling
Texas Tribune http://ift.tt/1v3otRW
The Brief: Scrutiny of 21CT Contract Intensifies
Scrutiny of 21CT contract intensifies; For public schools, what to watch in next session; Amid tension, Texas mulls oversight of urban drilling; UT System extends investigators' contract; Farenthold's challenges may go beyond lawsuit. Texas Tribune http://ift.tt/1AKu0Av
Second HHSC Contract Scrapped Amid Bidding Questions
The Health and Human Services Commission has canceled a second contract involving Jack Stick, who resigned as the agency's top lawyer amid concerns over a $110 million contract that was not competitively bid. Texas Tribune http://ift.tt/1AhHaa4
Former Kaufman JP sentenced to death for slaying of DA’s wife
Eric Lyle Williams, by many accounts, thought himself to be the smartest person in the room. But as a state district judge pronounced a death sentence Wednesday on the disgraced former justice of the peace, he let Williams know that he wasn’t so smart after all. He was just a cold-blooded killer. Dallas Morning News http://ift.tt/1wH8zRI
Proposed bill targets oil and gas ordinances in Texas
A Republican in the Texas House proposed a bill Wednesday that would require cities to make up for any revenue lost as a result of passing a municipal oil and gas ordinance — a requirement that could dissuade cash-strapped cities from considering or approving some local regulations. The proposal by Rep. Phil King of Weatherford comes six weeks after Denton voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing within city limits. Dallas Morning News http://ift.tt/1wH8A7Y
Dallas-area chiefs join legislative push for police body cameras
State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, introduced a bill last month that would require the state’s police agencies to apply for funding for the cameras. He said the bill is currently just “a shell” with plenty of kinks — such as privacy issues and policies governing camera use and storage of recordings — left to be worked out among stakeholders and his colleagues during the legislative session that starts in January. Dallas Morning News http://ift.tt/1v1zJ18
One Senator’s Objection Doomed Guaranteed Terrorism Insurance Bill
Virtually no member of Congress — Republican or Democrat — wanted the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to lapse at the end of this year. The Senate had passed a revamped version in July, 93-4. The House passed a new compromise last Wednesday, 417-7. Then the bill died — over an objection by a single senator, in large part to a provision unrelated to the federal financial backstop for terrorism recovery. New York Times http://ift.tt/1C2y54a
Citing Health Risks, Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration announced on Wednesday that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State because of concerns over health risks, ending years of debate over a method of extracting natural gas. Fracking, as it is known, was heavily promoted as a source of economic revival for depressed communities along New York’s border with Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cuomo had once been poised to embrace it. New York Times http://ift.tt/1AI7xnI
Cuba Inc.? Not quite
Together, the financial measures could make U.S. farm exports from 10 percent to 25 percent more cost efficient, estimates C. Parr Rosson, head of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Rice, in particular, has had its market share crushed by cheaper exports from Vietnam and Thailand over the past few years, Rosson said. The USA Rice Federation said its members haven’t sold rice to Cuba since 2008, but they hope to start. Politico http://ift.tt/1r1DwPG
More than 500 rigs may shut down as oil slides, analysts say
As many as 550 drilling rigs may have to sit on the sidelines of U.S. shale oil patches over the next few months, analysts say, as oil prices have folded nearly in half since this summer. The projections come a few days after Texas drilling rigs led the nation in a 1.4 percent weekly decline in the U.S. active rig count, according to oil field services firm Baker Hughes. Oil companies cut 20 rigs in the Permian Basin, a sharp turnaround from the flurry of rigs and hydraulic fracturing equipment that had rushed to West Texas earlier this year. Houston Chronicle http://ift.tt/1BXSoQm
Ready for Hillary?
The bus was in Fort Worth this week as part of a more than year-long effort encouraging Clinton — the former first lady, senator and secretary of state — to run for president in 2016. The visit comes just a day after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush revealed on Facebook that he is forming an exploratory committee for a possible 2016 presidential bid of his own, potentially setting up another Bush-Clinton match-up. Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://ift.tt/1wjn6Tv
Austin political consultant David Butts takes first losses in 20 years
Butts blamed his losses on a poor turnout in a mid-December runoff and an energized Republican base eager to see one of their own on the City Council. Dealey lost to Sheri Gallo, who has run for office as a Republican before but votes in both primaries, and Scruggs lost to Republican Ellen Troxclair. Austin American-Statesman http://ift.tt/1w1ct2y
Think tank receives donation from Austin radiologist’s family
The family of a late Austin radiologist announced a large donation to the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, the foundation announced Wednesday. The family of E.W. “Rich” Richardson announced an “eight-figure” donation that will help renovate a recently purchased building on Capitol Hill that will house staff and conference rooms, foundation officials said. Austin American-Statesman http://ift.tt/1C13tmB
Fujifilm deal boosts Texas A&M’s biotech credentials
A division of Fujifilm Holdings is buying a large stake in a private company, Kalon Biotherapeutics, that Texas A&M created three years ago to operate its new bio-manufacturing center. Fujifilm joins GSK, the world’s largest vaccine maker, as the second worldwide company to invest in the emerging bio-corridor in Bryan-College Station. Austin American-Statesman http://ift.tt/1As6jx4
Boerne, Seguin settle LCRA suits — no cash to change hands
Boerne and Seguin have agreed to settle lawsuits filed against them by the Lower Colorado River Authority over their early cancellation of wholesale power agreements. No money will change hands under the settlements approved by the respective city councils Tuesday night, officials say, and the cities are not obliged to resume buying electricity from the LCRA. San Antonio Express-News http://ift.tt/1zwI1n9
KENS retracts I-Team reports
KENS-TV this week issued a mea culpa over erroneous investigative reports that led a San Antonio lawyer to sue the station for defamation. The CBS affiliate retracted two stories that attorney Jon Christian “Chris” Amberson said had wrongly reported that he stole land and mineral rights from a Karnes County couple. San Antonio Express-News http://ift.tt/1zwI0zJ