ICE and the DOJ announced the sentencing of a Honduras national for multiple violent and "sadistic" home invasions in Texas, as well as flea market and pawn shop robberies.
On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a lawsuit over alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) could proceed.
A split Fifth Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a $14 million penalty against ExxonMobil Corp. for air pollution violations at a Texas refining and chemical complex, with the majority finding that a Texas federal court's penalty determination was "well within its wide discretion."