Texas drivers love a technicality, and the five-day grace period on vehicle registration is the closest thing the state offers to a built-in alibi. The catch involves a detail most people gloss over: those five days are working days, not calendar days, which means a sticker that expires on a Friday effectively buys almost nothing extra before the following Friday rolls around. The rule comes from Section 502.407 of the Texas Transportation Code. The window starts the day afte

Ken Paxton stood behind a podium in Fort Worth on Tuesday, flanked by more than a dozen sheriffs in cowboy hats. "While we have been working to support law enforcement, there have been others working to undermine it," he said, aiming the remark at Senate opponent James Talarico over a 2020 donation to the Austin Justice Coalition. A reporter offered Paxton a chance to respond to The New York Times investigation about multiple properties he owned. Paxton asked that the questio

Professor Daniel Z. Epstein joins a list of Trump lawyers who have lost their standing for representing him. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams barred him from practicing in the Southern District of Florida for one year. She also referred a second Trump attorney, Alejandro Brito, to the Florida Bar for possible discipline. Both sanctions come from Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, a case filed by a sitting president against agencies led by his own app

Operation Slowdown returns to Texas roads from July 18 through August 2. The Rio Grande Valley will see additional state troopers and local patrol units on the road during this period, along with expanded radar enforcement. TxDOT partners with law enforcement agencies across Texas to increase speed limit enforcement during this two-week window. Officers will spend extra time on the roads and issue citations to drivers who exceed posted limits. Local agencies access this enfor

Federal antitrust law has existed since the late 1800s because unchecked corporate power gouges consumers. The DOJ's Antitrust Division enforces that law, blocking mergers that crush competition and prosecuting price-fixing schemes that pad corporate margins at everyone else's expense. Under Attorney General Todd Blanche, that enforcement has quietly collapsed, and the collapse has a name attached to it. Gail Slater ran the Antitrust Division for nearly a year before she resi

There are political books that tell readers something new, and then there are political books that simply confirm what many Americans have been screaming at their televisions for the better part of a decade. Regime Change by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan belongs firmly in the second category. For anyone who has spent the last several years asking, “Wait… this is really happening?” This book arrives carrying enough receipts to wallpaper the entire kitchen. Draw

The day before I met Omar Escobar at my office, I had offered to buy him breakfast, which he respectfully declined. Coffee, he turned down flat, too. That's a shame because food is great deflection when interviewing someone. So when he showed up the next day for our meeting, my hands were empty. He did, however, accept a bottle of water. As soon as he walked into the office, he was met with Juan Gabriel blasting out of my Monster speaker. He chuckled when I turned the volume

The statewide spotlight zeroes in on Gocha Allen Ramirez. His reputation fractures. Public outrage piles on. Two rookie assistant district attorneys slipped into view while Ramirez absorbed every harsh glare. Those two — Abel Villarreal Jr. and Alexandria Barrera — emerged from depositions referenced in recent filings. Their versions of events present an odd contrast to the prevailing narrative. Transcripts reveal Ramirez trailed quietly behind them. His role appears peripher