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July 18, 2013Articles

Houston Billionaire Charged with Fraud

As multiple stories about fraudulent investment plans have come to light, the term "Ponzi scheme" has become a common phrase in the American vocabulary over the past year. The term was originally coined based on the deception practiced by an Italian immigrant named Charles Ponzi, who was swindling Americans out of their money around the turn of the last century. The most infamous person of our day to develop this illegal scheming is Bernard Madoff....

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July 18, 2013Articles

Texas Considers Legislation That Would Allow Guns on Campuses

We all remember the tragedy. Nearly two years ago, a lone gunman opened fire on his fellow students at Virginia Tech and thirty-two people were left dead in the wake of the massacre. Last year, the students at Northern Illinois experienced a similar tragedy that resulted in five deaths and eighteen people wounded. The question that has plagued campus leaders across the country since then has been, "How do we prevent such violence at our...

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July 18, 2013Articles

Cameras on U.S.-Mexico Border are Not Proving as Effective to Curb Illegal Immigration

Countless proposals have been made at both the state and federal level in the past couple of years to address the problem of illegal immigration. Some politicians want to build a fence across our entire southern border. Yet other politicians advocate the idea of punishing employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. For obvious reasons, there is no state whose residents are more adamant about finding solutions than the state of Texas. Last year, Texas Governor...

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February 18, 2013Articles

Houston Foreclosures Increase While Homes Sales Drop

It is not at all uncommon to see "For Sale" signs posted in front yards throughout a typical neighborhood in Houston. Unfortunately, the reason for selling the property is not usually because a family's income has increased and they are moving into a bigger yard with a swimming pool and three-car garage nor is it due to a newly retired couple who has just purchased an RV with the intention of seeing the country. Instead,...

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July 18, 2011Articles

Dismissal of Charges in Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

There are certain notorious crimes that leave a lasting impact even on the people that only read about the violence in the newspaper or see it on the news. Perhaps a high-profile celebrity gets killed and the details are fodder for the tabloids for months. Or, maybe the crime that is committed is done so against the most innocent and harmless among us, and the violence leaves everyone asking how such an act could occur....

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July 18, 2011Articles

Understanding Prenuptial Agreements in Texas

Different states characterize married couples' property differently, and Texas is what is known as a "community property" state. This means that, in Texas, a couple's property upon divorce will be divided into two categories: separate and marital. Separate property goes to each spouse individually and includes property that he or she owned before entering into the marriage. Marital property includes almost everything earned or acquired by either spouse during the marriage, except for gifts and...

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March 11, 2011Articles

Military Divorce Rate Expected to Rise

The troop withdrawal in Iraq marked the end of an era in American history. While thousands of servicemen will return home, it is anticipated that many more divorces will take place. According to a report by USA Today, 30,000 divorces occurred in 2011, and the military divorce rate reached its highest point since 1999. Chaplain Carleton Birch, a spokesman for the Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains, explained that the drawdowns in Iraq and...

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March 01, 2011Articles

The "Just and Right" Division of Property in Texas Divorce Cases

The division of property can be one of the most contentious aspects of a divorce. This is especially true when the husband has been the primary financial provider in the marriage. By the time a marriage comes to an end, most couples have accumulated wealth that might include personal property, real estate, bank accounts, investments, family business assets, insurance, retirement accounts and other assets. Multiple types of assets earned over the years can make property...

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October 18, 2010Articles

Legal Changes for the Medical Community in Texas

With the end of the year, there is certain to be no shortage of published lists that are meant to summarize the events, trends, and tragedies of 2009. If you live in Texas, an unfolding of The Austin American-Statesman or The Houston Chronicle will likely provide you some reflective reading along the lines of "Celebrity Deaths," "Fashion Faux Pas," or "Top Ten TV Moments." While these pieces provide an interesting way to reflect on the...

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July 18, 2010Articles

Austin Man Uses Samurai Sword to Threaten Woman

When you are homeless, chances are that your current financial circumstances have left you with few material possessions. In fact, this struggling economy in which we live has many families deciding every day the next item they can do without in order to afford the payment that will keep a roof over their heads. For this reason, I was somewhat surprised to discover that a homeless man threatened violence in Austin earlier this week with...

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