1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgTexas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/texas-observer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XjG1FuxKBo"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/1666-andrew-wheat-kings-court/">Andrew Wheat</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/1666-andrew-wheat-kings-court/embed/#?secret=XjG1FuxKBo" width="600" height="338" title="“Andrew Wheat” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="XjG1FuxKBo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The vested interests that bankrolled the Texas Supreme Court during much of retiring Chief Justice Tom Phillips’ 16-year reign could have left him alone last month to draft his resignation in peace. Instead they kept hammering the Phillips Court with briefs, demanding that it overturn adverse decisions by lower courts. It was a reminder that […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402