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Enzyte Founder Sentenced to 25 Years Hard Time

August 28, 2008 19:30

As reported on the WSJ Law Blog, the founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals's subsidiary Enzyte, Steve Warshak, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding its less endowed opportunistic consumers. Hedging its brand on promised "strength" and "power," Enzyte used a fictional happy...

Houston Dentist Guilty of Videotaping Patients in Office Bathroom

March 05, 2009 15:34

There are certain images that you expect to be captured on film when you visit your dentist for a regular cleaning and check-up. We all know that the heavy adult bib and the large piece of plastic uncomfortably lodged in our mouth will result in some lovely x-rays of our teeth and alert us to any...

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Ten Houston Men Charged with Trafficking Arms to Mexico

May 19, 2009 15:59

As a border state, Texas is on the front lines of the many issues associated with immigration policy. Of increasing concern over the past couple of years has been the infighting taking place between various Mexican drug cartels, as well as between the cartels and the Mexican government. The...

Texas Legislatures Pass Measures to Keep More People Buckled in While Traveling

May 19, 2009 14:30

The 2009 legislative session in Austin is drawing to a close soon, with June 1 marking the date on which our elected officials will return to their home districts to tout their achievements for the year. So, you can expect there to be a flurry of activity in the Capitol over the next couple of...

Texas House Votes to Ban Cell Phone Use in School Zones

May 16, 2009 01:32

Texas law, as well as statutes established by many local communities in our state, has placed certain restrictions on the types of activities that can occur within the perimeter of a determined school zone. Speed limits are greatly reduced, at least during the days on which school is in session. ...

Texas Increases Compensation for Those Wrongly Accused of a Crime

May 12, 2009 18:20

The criminal justice system that exists at all levels of our government states as its most important premise that any person accused of wrongdoing is “innocent until proven guilty.” We have laws in place that guarantee the right to a fair and speedy trial, witnesses to speak on behalf of the acc...

Texas State Senate Considers Extending Powers of Administrative Law Judges

May 08, 2009 18:29

The state legislators in Texas are looking for ways to curb the problem of young girls and teenagers being lured over our border from Mexico and Central America and then being forced, or driven out of desperation, into the sex trade. More vigilant patrols by law enforcement are certainly a...

Texas Teenagers are the Focus in Several Pieces of Proposed Legislation

May 06, 2009 18:38

Have you ever peeked in on your children sleeping peacefully in their rooms late at night, smiled at their beautiful faces, but then felt a wave of concern come over you as you silently thought, "I don't think the state of Texas is doing enough to protect our teenagers. I hope that this year's...

Texas Senate Approves "Choose Life" Plates

May 04, 2009 22:12

There are various ways in which we use our cars as a form of personal expression. If we choose to drive a bright yellow sports car, that is sending a different signal then that of getting behind the wheel of a gray minivan. We sometimes use the roof of our car to display flags that show our...

Will Texas Soon Become Smoke Free?

April 30, 2009 20:16

You would be hard-pressed to find a person who would be willing to assert that smoking cigarettes is good for your health, at least no one who would be taken seriously. The surgeon general's warning that is found on every pack does not state, "The federal government recommends that you smoke five...