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March 19 , 2003

Beware the notorious 'notarios'

Victims duped by different significance of the same term in U.S. and Latin America. Full story


December 27, 2002

Court of Appeals split is 'win-win'

The Supreme Court of Texas recently submitted recommendations which included one of particular interest to Corpus Christi -- the reallocation of the 13th Courts of Appeals.Full story


October 30, 2002

Lawyers do care about community

I admit I enjoy lawyer jokes as much as anyone, but enough is enough! The truth is: being a lawyer is no joking matter. Full story


August 21 , 2002

Anti-immigrant legislation would allow easy deportation of legal permanent residents

Many legal permanent residents are being put into deportation proceedings for old offenses, which they had considered "too minor" or "too old" to matter. With the passage of several anti-immigrant bills, the rule of thumb when determining whether a particular crime is deportable is to assume it is, and then work from there. Full story


April 24, 2002

Pro-family, pro-business immigration

Democracy is defined as "a government by the people." Our citizens are a collage of races, cultures, experience and beliefs. As a nation of immigrants, our diversity is our strength and an important part of our heritage. Full story