Legal Profiles

Local Agencies Unite in Effort to Locate Missing Persons

Attend Missing in Harris County Day, Saturday, August 7 For those with missing loved ones and those who would advocate for them, an annual event August 7th in Houston is the place to be for resources, awareness, and more. August 7, 2021, is Missing in Harris County Day (MIHCD). To celebrate and commemorate this occasion, local, state and national agencies with a mission to find missing persons ask […]

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is this Weekend — Aug. 6-8

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-8. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school […]

The influence of Blockchain on Financial Institutions: An Overview and Issues

Backstory Owing to the development of bitcoin, blockchain has gained popularity. This innovation, however, is not confined to the financial sector. A blockchain is composed of cryptographic blocks that are linked together by chains. In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto created the […]