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Thia article discusses U.S. District Judge Simeon T. Lake III, who is presiding over the Enron Corp. trial in Houston, Texas. Lake swore in a panel of twelve jurors and four alternates on the first day of the trial which he had promised to do. The judge made it clear to the jury that their purpose was not to seek vengeance on Enron for wrongdoings. Judge Lake, a Vietnam Veteran, was born in Chicago and was educated in Texas. Former President Ronald Reagan named him to the federal bench in 1988.

The article reports that the city council of Houston, Texas passed an ordinance on June 27, 2012 that imposes a $5-per-customer fee on strip clubs, with the proceeds used to help defray the costs of analyzing biological data collected in connection with rape cases.

The article reports on the decision of U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of Houston, Texas to enter a guilty plea to obstruction of justice. Kent was indicted for allegedly sexually abusing two court employees and for his failure to fully disclose the extent of the alleged abuse to a court panel. It is noted that Kent would likely avoid impeachment by retiring.