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Austin’s Frost Tower Welcomes New Tenants

Summary: Downtown Austin is enjoying the addition of major law firms to the city, including Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s move…

Students Protest Gun Laws…with Dildos

Summary: UT Austin students strap dildos on their backpacks to protest a new law allowing people to carry guns on campus. Yes, you…

Littler Opens Their Third Texas Office

Summary: Austin, Texas will have a Littler office starting September 1st. This is their third office in Texas, and one…

Texas Governor Rick Perry to be Booked on Criminal Charges

Summary: Republican  Governor Rick Perry was booked today on criminal charges stemming from his vetoing funding for a Democratic prosecutor's…

Pot Brownies Could Get Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

Jacob Lavoro, 19, faces years in prison for making brownies that were laced with marijuana and hash oil, according to…

Appeals Court in Texas Upholds Life Term for Third DWI Conviction

This week the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, at Austin upheld the life-term for a woman’s third DWI conviction…

Suzanne Howe Discusses the State of the Legal Market in Texas

Guest post by: Nabeal Twereet, writer for LawCrossing Suzanne Dupree Howe is the Managing Director of BCG Attorney Search’s Texas…

‘World’s Ugliest Woman’ Overcomes Obstacles

A Texas native, Lizzie Velasquez, suffers from a rare syndrome known as Neonatal Progeroid Synrdome. This syndrome prevents the woman…

Grandfather and Granddaughter Detained by Police

A blogger about politics and crime from Austin, Texas says that he was detained and handcuffed by police officers because…

Bracewell & Giuliani Adds Two Partners to Austin Office

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced that John A. Riley and Christopher C. Thiele have joined the firm’s Austin office as…

Winstead Expands Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group

The law firm of Winstead PC in recent days announced the expansion of its real estate practice. Two real estate…

Baker Botts Announces 13 New Partners

The law firm of Baker Botts announced in recent days that thirteen lawyers will become partners in the firm, beginning…