My topic today...is "The ethics of political involvement and governmental representation: a path to the future." Lobbyists and prosecutors have some things in common. Both of us often suffer from image problems. Read More...

The open contempt for moral values by our elected officials has a corrosive effect. It is a sad day for law enforcement when Congress offers such poor leadership on moral values and ethical behavior. We are a moral people, and the first lesson of democracy is not to hold the public in contempt. Read More...

Earle, who is just as likely to quote W.B. Yeats and Albert Einstein as he is Bob Bullock, seems remarkably unscathed by the fevered pitch of the attacks. He half-expected these and more after his two-year investigation into alleged violations of Texas campaign finance laws... Read More...

In that time, Mr. Earle, a onetime Eagle Scout who is not above sharp-elbowing his adversaries, has collected the scalps of prominent fellow Democrats as well as Republicans, while managing to fend off attacks on his own. And as if an embodiment of the city's unofficial slogan, "Keep Austin Weird," he once even prosecuted himself. Read More...

The death penalty is under attack. Scores have been wrongly convicted of capital crimes, and most Americans believe at least one innocent has been executed. Who can fix the system? Meet Ronnie Earle, veteran Texas prosecutor... Read More...