The Southeast Texas Record

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into whether the University of North Texas is continuing to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and instructing staff to follow policies that are illegal under state law. “The DEI ideology has been a calamitous way that radical leftists have pushed a woke agenda in our educational institutions,” said Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against a group of dental providers and “sham” marketers for allegedly bribing Medicaid patients and for performing medically unnecessary procedures to defraud Texas Medicaid. According to the Office of the Attorney General, evidence shows that the provider defendants paid marketer defendants to target Medicaid beneficiaries and their families by offering gift cards in exchange for becoming a patient.

HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling denying the city of Houston’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit brought after a fire truck collided with a vehicle in a grocery store parking lot. The lawsuit was brought by Hollis Holmes, who sued the city for negligence. Court records show that on Sept. 11, 2022, a firefighter drove a Houston Fire Department ladder truck to an HE-B grocery store with three other firefighters on board.

Texas Supreme Court HOUSTON - The Texas Supreme Court has granted Diamond Hydraulics a new trial in litigation stemming over a bent cylinder in a crane, effectively erasing a half-a-million dollar judgment – $380,000 of which was in attorney’s fees. Court records show GAC Equipment (Austin Crane) hired Diamond to repair one of its cranes. Diamond rebuilt the crane’s cylinder, which later bent while lifting a bridge.

HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling granting Harris County immunity from a lawsuit accusing a deputy of causing a vehicular crash. The litigation was brought by Jesus Delgado, who sued the county for negligence and claims he was seriously injured in the collision. Court records show that in January 2022 Delgado was traveling south on Mason Road in Katy. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy was responding to a priority-one emergency call and driving west on Franz Road.

HOUSTON — The State Bar of Texas has released its disciplinary actions for March, showing that one attorney has been disbarred while several others have been suspended. On Oct. 9, Nickolas Spencer of Houston received a default judgment of disbarment. An evidentiary panel found that Spencer, in representing his client, neglected the legal matter entrusted to him. He was ordered to pay $1,200 in restitution and $1,990 in attorneys’ fees and costs. On Dec.

TYLER - A federal court has struck down a rule that forced title companies to collect and report private details about the people involved in non-financed real estate transactions in residential property, particularly those involving business entities or trusts. The March 19 ruling was in favor of Flowers Title Companies, a family-owned title business in Tyler.

HOUSTON — Two lawsuits filed by the same law firm on the same day by plaintiffs with the same name highlight the latest Harris County civil cases. In the first one, a woman named Julie Allen is suing H-E-B Royal Oaks Village after banging her foot and leg against a shopping cart that suddenly stopped, causing trauma to her toe. Seeking up to $1 million in damages, Allen filed suit March 16 against H-E-B in Harris County District Court.

Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court has held that a holiday-themed community footrace is in fact “recreation.” Nadine Realme tripped and suffered an injury in a San Antonio park while participating in a community Thanksgiving “fun run” known as the Turkey Trot, states the high court’s opinion issued March 13. She sued the city, claiming its negligent maintenance of the park caused her injury.

A Domino’s Pizza store HOUSTON - Domino’s Pizza’s business model was built on the premise that if your pizza wasn’t delivered within 30 minutes, it was free. Now, according to a Harris County man, you just might get assaulted if your pizza doesn’t arrive in a timely manner. Seeking up to $1 million in damages, Christian Benjamin filed a lawsuit March 13 against Domino’s Pizza, Mac Pizza Management and BKD Pizza in Harris County District Court.