70 Years Toward Equality: A Look Back at Brown v. Board of Education

The case summary cards displayed in this post were extracted from an exhibit, held in the Hainsworth Law Library, on the occasion of Brown’s 65th anniversary in 2019, providing library visitors with an opportunity to “visually experience the journey of the precedent in Brown v. Board of Education as it traveled ‘with all deliberate speed’ through federal and Texas jurisprudence, including the 48 years separating the first federal district opinion and the opinion finally declaring Topeka’s schools to be desegregated.”

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Civ Pro: How to Set a Hearing for Your Case

In Texas, there are three basic phases of a civil lawsuit: Pretrial, Trial, and Post-Trial. A hearingusually refers to a formal proceeding before a court to resolve a certain issue before a full “court trial,” during which a judge will both decide the facts of a case and apply the law. This post in the Civ Pro series will address questions frequently asked by pro se (self-represented) litigants about setting a hearing for their civil case. Generally, as a pro se litigant, you will be responsible for setting the hearing for your case. The court will not automatically set a hearing for you or notify you of when a hearing has been set.

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Keep Your Hands Off My Land!

From the shores of the Gulf Coast to the rolling hills painted in swaths of blue, red, and yellow in spring to the rugged mesas of the Chihuahuan Desert, Texans are passionate about their land. With this love comes a fierce desire to protect it and their interests in it. Texans don’t like to be fenced in, and they certainly don’t like the government taking their land unjustly, or without receiving compensation in return. Recently, the United States Supreme Court handed down an opinion in DeVillier, et al. v. Texas, 601 U.S. _ (2024), which has far-reaching implications for many Texas property owners.

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Houston's "Luv Ya'" Blues

It looks like there might be a showdown in Houston as the hometown Coogs take on the National Football League (NFL) over the colors of their alternate uniforms.  At the beginning of the 2023 season, the University of Houston Cougars debuted alternate uniforms, sporting familiar shades of light blue, red, and white. The color scheme hearkened back to the halcyon days of the “Luv Ya’ Blue” era of the Houston Oilers. Ordinarily, such nostalgia would be welcome. Hometown fans embraced it, but the NFL pulled out the welcome mat from below the Coogs’ cleats.

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