Category: Texas

Texas Ethics Issue

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 26, 2009
Categories In Texas

Should a judge be removed from a case when he got campaign contributions from a law firm linked to a defendant in a case? This Post article presents exactly that question.

Texas Candidate Fined

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 20, 2009
Categories In Texas

The Texas Ethics Commission fined a state candidate for failing to report campaign expenditures, according to this report.

Texas Lobbying Law Passes

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 28, 2009
Categories In Texas

A reporting requirement involving some lobbyist contingency fees passed the Texas Senate recently. Bottom line: If the person lobbying an agency is a company employee, and the transaction is worth less than $10 million, they won’t have to register. If they do it for a contingency fee, and the deal is worth $10 million or […]