Daily Archives: July 24, 2005

Terry McEachern’s law license suspended

Meant to write about this earlier in the week but didn’t get to it: Terry McEachern, the Swisher County DA who helped railroad the Tulia defendants, got a very light punishment from the State Bar of Texas for his sins. … Continue reading Continue reading

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County jail update

Here’s a good followup story to the earlier piece which described overcrowded conditions in the Harris County jails and the dangers to guards and inmates that have resulted from them. Couple of items worth noting: First, despite the fact that … Continue reading Continue reading

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They really are going public

I suppose this is standard operating procedure, but it’s still amusing to come across a want ad for the job of Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director. At least, I assume it’s standard procedure, since one presumes that Reagan Greer, who’d … Continue reading Continue reading

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Another view of the EBS trial

Via Banjo, local blogger Slampo relates his experience as a juror in a mock trial for Enron Broadband a couple of years ago. There’s quite a bit of grist for the mill there, but his discussion of former EBS CEO … Continue reading Continue reading

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