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A judge has decided that rapper Travis Scott’s companies and tech giant Apple will remain as defendants in a lawsuit filed by victims of the tragic Astroworld Festival. While the ruling reduced the number of defendants, it retained Apple and several of Scott’s companies in the civil lawsuit. Court documents also revealed that Drake, who performed at the concert but …

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton must testify in a whistleblower case revolving around his dealings with a federally indicted Austin real estate developer, a state district judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling delivered another legal defeat in the lawsuit involving four former top deputies who were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI. Paxton had sought to thwart the …

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton must testify in a whistleblower case revolving around his dealings with a federally indicted Austin real estate developer, a state district judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling delivered another legal defeat in the lawsuit involving four former top deputies who were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI. Paxton had sought to thwart the …

AUSTIN — Border patrol agents are temporarily prohibited from destroying, damaging or removing the razor wire fence Texas installed along the U.S-Mexico border, a federal judge ruled Monday. The order, handed down by Judge Alia Moses of the Western District of Texas, is a legal victory for Attorney General Ken Paxton in the lawsuit he filed last week against the Department of Homeland …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 16-year-old will stand trial as an adult for the 2021 capital murder of a 20-year-old in northeast Harris County, according to records. On Thursday, District Court Judge Michelle Moore ruled to certify the teen as an adult, according to chief prosecutor Allen Otto of the Harris County District Attorney’s Juvenile Division. The teen’s name has not …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The tow truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed a 5-month-old in northwest Harris County has been charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. This comes just hours after a judge asked for more information before deciding whether there is probable cause for manslaughter and aggravated assault charges against the suspect, …

NEW YORK: A man who said he was sexually assaulted at age 14 by the actor Kevin Spacey in the 1980s must identify himself if he is to continue his $40 million civil lawsuit against the Oscar winner, a federal judge ruled. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said on Monday that Spacey’s fame “magnified” the public’s legitimate interest in knowing …

A $1 billion bond for Dallas College can now move forward after being held up for more than a year by a lawsuit alleging election misconduct. On Dec. 30, Judge Charles Stokes ruled in favor of Dallas College denying a request to void the 2019 bond election results. Player of the Year, Cecily Bramschreiber Player of the Year, Cecily Bramschreiber, …