Gov. Perry Appoints Moss to Teacher Retirement System of Texas
The board members act as trustees for $135 billion of Teacher Retirement System funds, securities and other assets.
     AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Christopher Moss of Lufkin to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees for a term to expire Aug. 31, 2015.
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Texas Supreme Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Reform Law
Court overturns appellate ruling in case against physicians, hospital
     AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s 10-year statute of repose on medical malpractice lawsuits. In November 2009, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed an amicus brief defending the medical malpractice reform law.
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12 Plead Guilty in Unemployment Benefits Fraud Case
TWC assists U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Postal Inspection Service in investigation
     AUSTIN — Twelve individuals have pled guilty and have been sentenced on charges of mail fraud or theft of public money involving Unemployment Insurance (UI), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced today.
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Attorney General Abbott Charges Dallas-Area Travel Clubs With Unlawfully Defrauding Members
All Inclusive Excursions, others targeted in investigation
     DALLAS – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged a Dallas-area travel firm and three of its principals with violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). 
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Statement by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott
Defendant violated Texas laws that prohibit bigamy
     "Merril Leroy Jessop of Eldorado was today found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. The jury has also found that the defendant violated Texas laws that prohibit bigamy. With today's guilty verdict, Jessop's trial proceeds to the penalty phase, so at this time a punishment has not been rendered by the court. 
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Seeks Public’s Help To Find Missing Child Support Evaders
Combined, these parents owe more than $1 million in unpaid child support
     AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Child Support Division today released its annual Top Ten List of Texas’ Most Wanted Child Support Evaders.
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Putting Texas Veterans Back to Work
Difficulty facing returning veterans is how to translate skills they acquired in military service into meaningful civilian jobs.
     A new study from the United States Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in 2009 for young returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan rose to 21.9%, far higher than the national unemployment
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