Tag Archives: Scott Brister

Let’s get rid of Democratic appellate court justices

If that’s the Legislature’s goal, then this would be an effective way of accomplishing it. A Texas Senate committee [heard] public comment Thursday on a controversial proposal to consolidate the state’s 14 intermediate appellate courts into just seven, a move … Continue reading

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Here comes the latest school finance report

I figure the smart money is always on efforts like this to fail, but you never know. After hours of discussion Wednesday, a state panel studying school finance stripped its final report of language that blamed the state for inadequate … Continue reading

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Texas Watch on the Supreme Court

Texas Watch: The Texas Supreme Court has a long history of favoring corporate defendants over families and small businesses, according to a decade-long review of the Court’s decision making by Court Watch, a project of the non-profit Texas Watch Foundation. … Continue reading

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Population and voting trends: 2004 and 2008 judicial elections

So we’ve seen how county returns changed in the Presidential election between 2004 and 2008. Obviously, there are many factors that can affect a Presidential election, even when there’s not really an active campaign going on in the state. How … Continue reading

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Moody to run for Supreme Court again

Good news for Democratic statewide prospects. A veteran state district judge who walked across Texas three years ago in pursuit of a seat on the state Supreme Court plans to go airborne next year for another shot at the high … Continue reading

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Brister retiring from Supreme Court

A second State Supreme Court justice will not be on the ballot next fall. Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister will leave the court for private practice next month, he announced Monday. Brister, a former Harris County civil district court … Continue reading

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