The State Bore of Texas for Sunday, June 26, 2005

Recent High Court Brawl Bodes Ill for Appointment of Texas Judges AUSTIN (State Bore News) -- Tensions remain high on the Texas Supreme Court following last Tuesday’s brawl between Chief Justice Mack Jones and Justice Ork. The dispute arose during oral arguments before the Court. The Chief Justice repeatedly referred to B.L.Zibub, Chief Counsel for The Insurance Industry of Texas and a likely candidate for Governor, as "Mr. Zibub" instead of his preferred title, Dark Wizzard from Hell. Ork, who... Sign in to see full entry.

Plan for ‘Thinning’ Lawyers Involves ‘Open Season’ Coinciding with Thanksgiving Break AUSTIN (State Bore News) -- The State Bar of Texas again found itself on the defensive as another explosive memo was leaked Friday in which an unidentified Supreme Court Justice proposed an, "Open (hunting) season on First Year Law Students... at Thanksgiving break," in exchange for legislative concessions on tort reform and judicial pay raises. The explosive memo concedes, "Only a single, very certin (sic)... Sign in to see full entry.

Ags Get Law School, But Coogs Score ‘Research’ Dollars With Cow College Coup COLLEGE STATION (State Bore News) -- In a stunning, historic exchange between two major American public universities, Texas A&M University and the University of Houston are expected to announce Monday that each is trading a major academic college and program. Described as a teacher-for-teacher, student-for-student exchange, the major development is designed to bolster each university in an area each sees as its... Sign in to see full entry.