Texas Office of the Attorney General

In Never-Ending Battle Between Texas and Planned Parenthood, Judge Says PP Can Be Blocked From New Women's Health Program

For those of you who have been following the ongoing, never-ending, multi-court battle of Texas vs. Planned Parenthood, we'll make this quick: Planned Parenthood is out of the Texas Women's Health Program. Again. For now. Now, let's all heave a huge collective sigh and revisit the longer version ... More >>

In Deion Sanders's Quest for a Charter School, the Whistleblower Turns it Up to 11

Lawrence Smith has what you might call a bit of a beef with Cowboys great Deion Sanders. And he just took that beef -- what's that phrase? Ah yes. Priiiime tiiiime. A few years back, Smith went into business with Sanders and a businessman named D.L. Wallace on a high-school recruiting directory cal ... More >>

Hacker Known as "GhostExodus" Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison

From Jesse McGraw's video "Post July 4th Infiltration," posted before his intended attack on the hospital's computer system​For those who do not recall the name Jesse William McGraw, a brief refresher: He's the 26-year-old Arlington man Formerly Known as GhostExodus of the Electronik Tribulation A ... More >>

Hacker Known as "GhostExodus," Who Broke Into Carrell Clinic Computers, Pleads Guilty

From Jesse McGraw's video titled "Post July 4th Infiltration," posted before his intended attack on the hospital's computer system​It was almost one year ago the feds introduced us to 25-year-old Jesse William McGraw -- otherwise known as "GhostExodus," founder and the, uh, leader of the Electroni ... More >>

Was County Judge Jim Foster Really the Disaster His Own Party Claimed. Maybe, Maybe Not.

In the War of Attrition Waged by the Texas Attorney General Against Robert O'Donnell, There Were Unintended Consequences

Why the Trinity River Project Could Be a Windfall for the Lawyer Who Sues the Army Corps of Engineers

Lawsuit Claims Heritage Auction Galleries Uses Fake Bidder to Manipulate Auctions

Greg Rohan, president of Heritage Auction GalleriesA former senior Civil War consultant for Heritage Auction Galleries alleges the Dallas-based company uses a fake bidder to defraud customers. A lawsuit filed May 22 by Gary Hendershott against Heritage and six others also claims the world's third la ... More >>

At Golden Gate Funeral Home, Bodies Are John Beckwith Jr.’s Business, And Business Is Booming

The Caretaker

One mother's crusade to better the life of her mentally retarded son and the system that failed him

Family Court Judge Sheds Light on Unfair Child Support Practices in Texas

Judge David Hanschen lets men challenge whether the kids they support are theirs. And the Texas Attorney General's Office is pissed.

Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dread

When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas

Crazy Fish May Redefine Computer Industry

He claims to have invented e-mail. He holds a world skydiving record. But his current invention promises to top them all

Dallas County Judge Jim Foster's Motto: "Simplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity!" But Thoreau He Ain't.

Nickeled, Dimed and Screwed

Hard-sell coin dealers make chump change

Talk Isn't Cheap

Ex-Constable Mike Dupree learns the value of keeping one's mouth shut

High on the Hog

In Texas, shoot as many feral pigs as you like. Just don't let your dog bite them.

The Cult of Ole

Ole Anthony anointed himself the watchdog of America's televangelists. But who was watching Ole Anthony?

Obedience School

Plus: Home, Bitter Home

The Sins of the Father

Cantankerous, proud and devoted to helping immigrants, Father Justin Lucio's singleminded sense of duty led to overblown charges of "scandal"

Clueless

No one knows who murdered Brent Gutheinz. Thanks to a sloppy investigation, it's likely no one ever will.

Repressed

Arlington says Hooters threatens its moral fabric. Wait, what year is this again?

Hoosegow HMO

A contained experiment in Medicaid

Bail Me

In just a few years, David Wells has eaten a big slice of Dallas' bail-bond business. His secret? It depends on whom you ask.

Resistance is Futile

Despite new state and federal regulations, mentally ill Texans are still dying while being restrained by the very people they turn to for help

Deadbeating the System

Eight years ago, Kim Sullivan turned to the state for help collecting overdue child support. She's still waiting.

Dead Wrong

How consummate con artist Henry Lee Lucas resurrected the dead and went looking for a sucker. He almost found one.

Busy Signal

Want some service for that nice, cheap Sprint phone? Take a number.

Burnt offering

When major-league Dallas soccer wanted to come to Hickory Creek, the folks there just weren't buying

One of their own

Historical preservationists can't believe who's responsible for letting eight historic houses crumble to the brink of demolition

The Lie Detector

From the mayor of Atlanta, who was unjustly accused of graft, to a California man wrongly sentenced to life in a Texas prison, polygraph examiner Eric Holden found the truth that helped set them free

Dr. Bombastic

Dallas oncologist Dennis Birenbaum claims he's been given a bad rap by the state and media. Now he's going to make them pay.

Deadbeat

Vance Miller lives in a Highland Park mansion, carries weight in the GOP, and parties with high society. He owes you, the taxpayer, $26 million, and he ain't paying.

Publicity Paul

U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins loves feeding his name to the papers. But what's he done that's news?

Going for the jugular

The battle over a North Texas sanctuary for wild felines grows cattier by the day

Cat Fight

When a couple of wealthy benefactors took on the founder of the Texas Exotic Feline Foundation, they found themselves in a cat fight

Trail of Tears

Ruth Smith set out to enshrine a Cherokee battleground and started a war of her own

Handle With Care

Sex offender David Rivera was willing to do almost anything to stay out of jail. Except masturbate.

Seeing yellow

Dallas massage therapist says SWBYP's gives folks the wrong idea about his business

Private dealing

How Ron Kirk killed the public arena briefing

The Chief, the Scotsman, the Swindler, and the Killer

David Pasztor unravels a tangeled tale of death and international intrigue