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Texas courts cleared for in-person trials, and local officials will decide whether to require face masks

Texas courts cleared for in-person trials, and local officials will decide whether to require face masks
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Days after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will lift many coronavirus restrictions next week, including a statewide face mask mandate, the Texas Supreme Court has largely opened up the courts as well.
Texas courthouses no longer need a state safety review before conducting in-person hearings, including jury trials. And requirements that people wear masks and socially distance will be left up to local officials, according to the all-Republican court’s revised emergency order issued Friday. ....

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Caprock Chronicles: The lawsuit that won diversity in Lubbock leadership

Chuck Lanehart
Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about the lawsuit which brought racial diversity to the Lubbock City Council is the first of a two-part series by frequent contributor Chuck Lanehart, Lubbock attorney and historian.
When Gene Gaines’ wife died in the 1970s, he was told she must be buried in the segregated Black/Mexican-American section of the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Offended by the city’s racial discrimination, Gaines – Lubbock’s first Black lawyer – decided to take legal action to desegregate the all-Anglo Lubbock City Council, charged with cemetery policy. ....

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No 'meaningful relief': Harris County trials plunge from 1,600 a year to 52 since COVID

No meaningful relief : Harris County trials plunge from 1,600 a year to 52 since COVID
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Harris County Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier wears a face shield and sits behind a plexiglass wall as the jurors sit in the gallery during a jury trial in the 113th court Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Attorney Claire Parsons wears a mask as she directs her defendant to a chair in Harris County Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier s courtroom Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Attorney Randy Sorrels (left) wears a mask and Attorney Kent Adams wears a face shield in Harris County Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier s courtroom Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less ....

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OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR: Governor Abbott Appoints Kelly to 54th Judicial District Court

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Office of the Texas Governor issued the following announcement on Dec. 17.
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Susan Kelly as Judge of the 54th Judicial District Court in McLennan County, effective January 1, 2021, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.
Susan Kelly of Waco is an attorney in private practice. She is board certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is licensed to practice law in both Texas and Colorado. She is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The Federalist Society, The Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court, and the McLennan County Law Library Committee. She is a member and a former president of both the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association and the McLennan County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association and a board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Educational Institute. She is a member a ....

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Hundreds jailed, thousands ticketed for violating South Texas COVID restrictions

Hundreds jailed, thousands ticketed for violating South Texas COVID restrictions
Twilight in the Rio Grande Valley. (Source: Miguel Gutierrez Jr., The Texas Tribune)
By KCBD Staff | December 20, 2020 at 4:44 PM CST - Updated December 28 at 12:38 AM
The day that Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther was arrested for reopening her business in defiance of Texas emergency stay-home orders, Robin Torres sat in a county jail 500 miles away facing the consequences of his own failure to follow such rules.
Luther became a conservative darling this spring for her provocation, spending two days in custody on contempt of court charges. Largely in response to her case, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott eventually prohibited the authorities from jailing anyone for violating the stay-home orders established to stop the spread of COVID-19. ....

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