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Texas assistant DA killed near courthouse identified as Chief Prosecutor Mark Hasse, report says

Officials have confirmed the identity of a Texas assistant district attorney shot and killed Thursday near the courthouse where he worked as Chief Prosecutor Mark Hasse, CBS DFW reports.

 

Judge sentences DeLay to 3 years in prison

A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.

 

Court to hear gay divorce in Texas, despite gay marriage ban

Court to hear gay divorce in Texas, despite gay marriage ban

A judge in Dallas ruled on Thursday that the state court on which she sits has the jurisdiction to hear a divorce suit by a gay couple who were married outside Texas where same-sex marriages are banned.

 

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