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Denton County hires outside counsel to represent it in Akbar lawsuit, exempts contract under Texas code
Summary
The commissioners approved hiring the law firm named in the motion to represent Denton County in Shazad Akbar v. Denton County and exempted the firm’s employment contract from a requirement of the Texas Local Government Code, authorizing the county judge to sign the contract.
The Chair moved that Denton County assign legal representation in case number 425CB00974, Shazad Akbar v. Denton County, currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, to the law firm named in the motion. The motion also sought to exempt the law firm’s contract of…
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