University of Houston Law Center

It's Debt Collection, Not Extortion

How to Beat City Hall

Just get the help of some City of Houston attorneys who can show you how to anger a judge, enrage a jury and (maybe) stick the taxpayers with a bill for $148 million

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The antics of an ex-con raise questions about his paralegal role

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The antics of an ex-con raise questions about his paralegal role

Pain for the Prosecution

Assistant district attorney Kristen Pain sent criminals to jail -- and then went to jail herself.

No State Bar to Intimacy

Assistant district attorney Kristen Pain sent criminals to jail -- and then went to jail herself.

Bugged Out

Want to gain trust? One entrepreneur swears the answer is to distrust.

Lay It Down

Want to gain trust? One entrepreneur swears the answer is to distrust.

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Want to gain trust? One entrepreneur swears the answer is to distrust.

Best Champion of the Underdog

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Deal of a Lifetime

Drug addicts can get hard cash to be sterilized or go on birth control. Is it ridding the world of unwanted babies -- or just ducking the underlying problems of abusers?

For Their Own Good

Harris County juveniles certified as adults are jailed in isolation 23 hours a day — without being convicted of a crime.

Credit Repair

Overwhelmed by debt? Hey, pay a company to get rid of it by saying it never really happened in the first place.

Victor Rodriguez: Metro's New Police Chief Is An HPD Cop

Metro's police force has a new leader​Metro's new police chief is a Hispanic veteran HPD cop with a law degree. HPD Captain Victor Rodriguez replaces Tom Lambert, who has taken another role in the agency, after a somewhat lengthy search. My goal and desire is to make METRO's police departmen ... More >>