Will Weissert

July 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history who famously muttered "oops" after forgetting during a 2011 presidential debate the third of three federal departments he'd pledged to close, announced Monday he won't seek re-election next year to a fourth full term.

By Will Weissert

5 minute read

May 02, 2011 | Law.com

A Texas federal judge has sentenced a Somali man to 10 years in prison for failing to acknowledge ties to two global terrorist groups with links to al-Qaida after he was arrested near the Mexico border in 2008, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

By Will Weissert

3 minute read

February 22, 2011 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the perjury trial of an elderly ex-CIA agent can continue although defense claims that prosecutors let a covert Cuban intelligence agent testify while delaying divulging his true identity were valid.The politically charged case against Luis Posada Carriles, 83, ground to a halt Feb. 10, when the defense moved for a mistrial - its fifth such request in five weeks.

By Will Weissert

4 minute read

October 22, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution and keeps students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of tomorrow.

By Will Weissert

5 minute read

August 23, 2013 | Daily Report Online

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted Friday in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a shocking assault against American troops at home by one of their own who said he opened fire on fellow soldiers to protect Muslim insurgents abroad.

By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT

6 minute read

July 19, 2004 | Law.com

Security has reached the subcutaneous level for Mexico's attorney general and at least 160 people in his office -- they've been implanted with microchips that get them access to secure areas of their headquarters. It's a pioneering application of a technology that is widely used in animals but not in humans.

By Will Weissert

4 minute read