The Lone Star State is Alright, Alright, Alright
In case you missed it, native Texan and Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey joined late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon last week for a taping in Austin. Fallon’s first question to McConaughey was, “you could live anywhere in the world if you wanted to. Why do you choose to live in Austin?”
In his answer, McConaughey touched on many of the things that make Texas the best place to live and work in the nation, such as our work ethic and diversity. But it’s what he said at 1:10 into his answer that caught our attention.
“We do not chase lawsuits. No, we do not chase lawsuits.”
We’ve long said that a fair legal system keeps our economy strong and our state exceptional. And we’re barraged with news articles every day of other states whose legal systems are a burden to job creation.
Mr. McConaughey, we couldn’t agree more. Keeping abusive lawsuits at bay is one of the things that has made the Lone Star State what it is today. And if you ask us, that’s alright, alright, alright.
In case you missed it: In August, ankle GPS monitors identified two men out on bond as suspects in the murder of an off-duty Harris County deputy constable. One of the suspects had been charged with capital murder in 2021, but was released on a lowered bond. Read and share: bit.ly/3BNWxxA
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Investigators linked two men accused of killing a Harris County constable’s deputy in August to their ankle GPS monitors — devices that judges ordered them to wear for more than a year following c...During a prior trial, Judge Rolnick allegedly made facial expressions, rolled his eyes, and gestured with his body to convey his disbelief in the victim's allegations of sexual abuse. Rolnick’s comments to jurors post-trial “upset the jurors who then questioned their verdict.” Read and share: bit.ly/3r12mS7
Fort Bend County judge recuses himself from case following claims of bias in child sex abuse trial
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A judge in Fort Bend County who faced scrutiny over his behavior during a trial involving delayed reports of sexual abuse has opted to recuse himself from a similar case — rather than letting a regi..."When you let somebody out on bond for murder and put an ankle monitor on them, that ankle monitor is not going to stop them from killing someone else," Precinct 3 Constable Sherman Eagleton. Read and share: bit.ly/3DOue3u
Suspects in off-duty deputy's death out on bonds for unrelated murder charges
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Both suspects arrested in the death of off-duty Harris County Constable Precinct 3 Deputy Omar Ursin were out on bond in connection with other murder charges. Ahsim Taylor Jr...
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#ICYMI: In August, ankle GPS monitors identified two men out on bond as suspects in the murder of an off-duty Harris County deputy constable. One of the suspects had been charged with capital murder in 2021. Read & RT: #txcrime #txcourts #txjustice
GPS ankle monitors link men out on bond to Houston-area deputy’s killing in suspected road rage clash
Investigators linked two men accused of killing a Harris County constable’s deputy in August to their ankle GPS monitors — devices that judges...
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