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Houston Methodist scored a legal victory Saturday night against a group of over 100 disgruntled employees when a federal judge threw out those workers’ lawsuit against the hospital chain over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Hughes, the Ronald Reagan appointee who dismissed the lawsuit against Houston...
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Harris County Approves Free Parking, Coffee and Lunch for Jurors as Planning for Pay Raise ContinuesFolks who get called up for jury duty in Harris County can expect a few extra perks coming their way in the weeks ahead, as the county Commissioners Court recently approved a new proposal giving free parking, coffee and lunch to prospective jurors. Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess, who...
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After months of hinting, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has finally announced his plan to take on beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bid to become the state’s top law enforcer. At a campaign-kick off event in Austin Wednesday night, Bush leaned hard into the multiple legal...
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All the commotion over Texas Republicans’ failed attempt to push through new voting restrictions in the dying days of the 2021 state legislative session was all most Austin-watchers could talk about through Memorial Day weekend. But the high-profile scuttling of Senate Bill 7 at the hands of Texas Democrats who...
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Instead of enjoying Memorial Day weekend, Texas lawmakers have been working through the night in a sprint to push forward several big-ticket bills before the legally-mandated closing time of the 2021 legislative session at 11:59 p.m. Monday. Most notably, the Republican-majority Legislature is still on track to send a sweeping...
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Houston Methodist Nurse Jennifer Bridges told the Houston Press in April she wasn’t willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine to keep her job. Now, Bridges and dozens of her coworkers are fighting back against the hospital chain’s vaccine requirement in court. On Friday, 117 Houston Methodist employees sued the hospital...
