On Friday the 13th, Paris was subjected to multiple terrorist attacks. News agencies have provided non-stop graphic images of the ensuing deaths and panic. In the wake of this horrific event, governments and cities across the world have pledged their support and solidarity with the French. And, French fighter jets have launched retaliatory strikes in…
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The law firm of is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month which kicked off September 15 and runs through October 15. This is a special time to celebrate the culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. As a city with a large Latino population, Houston kicked off the celebration with the annual Fiestas Patrias…
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The United States Supreme Court picked up a controversial Texas case last week regarding state legislative districting that would greatly affect “one person, one vote” methodology and youth and Hispanic voting dilution. Plaintiffs in Evenwel v. Abbott want states to use only the number of eligible voters in determining district lines rather than general population….
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In a recent study conducted by the Bureau of Labor statistics, researchers found that law is one of the least racially diverse professions in the nation with 88 percent of lawyers being white. Recent diverse appointments on the Supreme Court, the attorney general’s office, and in the executive branch seem to suggest that this field…
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House Bill 2150, containing language that overhauls the Texas grand jury system, is awaiting a signature from Gov. Greg Abbott after reaching final approval from the House on Sunday. The language contained in the bill would effectively scrap the controversial “pick-a-pal” method of grand jury selection in which judge-appointed commissioners selected jurors, leading to conflicts…
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Grand jury reform is shaking up the legislature once again this week. The grand jury legislation, inserted into House Bill 2105, passed the House, but it contains an amendment that would still exempt counties with a population of less than 500,000 from having to use random selection systems if officials did not want to. In…
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Firm Partner Benny Agosto, Jr. had an interview with Telemundo on Monday February 23, 2015 about President Obama’s administration’s plans to appeal U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s injunction order regarding immigration. The interview ran nationally on Telemundo’s nightly news. As an advocate of comprehensive immigration reform, Mr. Agosto has been a national leader on this…
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I am happy and blessed to be an advocate and a voice of legal advice for almost five million DACA young immigrants across the country, who today wake up to more questions than answers about their future. DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a program that allows undocumented immigrants who came…
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