Early voting numbers showed West ahead of her opponent with 56 percent of the vote by 10 p.m. Stella Morrison was her runoff opponent and by the same time Tuesday night had 43 percent of votes. West ...

A Texas judge scolded a man for wearing an inappropriate shirt in court. The man appeared before the judge wearing a shirt that said "World's Best Farter. I mean father." Judge Raquel West told the ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Southeast Texas man landed in some hot water after showing up to the 252nd Court in Beaumont with a more than questionable wardrobe decision. Sammie Morris was set to appear before ...

The first woman to become a Supreme Court justice took the seat in 1981. The first woman to be elected state district judge in Jefferson County will take the bench in 2015. Raquel West, the Democratic ...