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EDITORIALBOARD

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DREW DEL JUNCO Editor in Chief

MICHAEL F. LEFEVRE Managing Editor

BENJAMIN L. S. RITZ Information Editor

MARY K. CIBOROWSKI BLAKE FREENY LAUREN E. SCROGGS

Note and Comment Editors

KYLE BouDousauIE EVAN KORNGOLD

SELINA FERDOUS JAMES LAWRENCE

SERGIO GONZALEZ DRAKE LAWSAGE

KELSIE M. HAALAND MICHAEL LEWIS

JAKE HICKS CHELSEA Lu

DANA HOLMES DAVID MANN

HUGO H. HERNANDEZ Executive Editor

ZACHARY CASAS

DREW ERICKSON

LAURA J. THETFORD

Articles Editors

TERRY McGOVERN

CALVIN McLEAN

GARRETT MIZE

ANNA SWANSON

CoDY THOMAS

WILLIAM R. VAUGHN

REBECCA MARSHALL Assistant Editors

ASST. DEAN ELIZABETH A. DENNIS Faculty Advisor

PROF. SHELBY A.D. MOORE Faculty Advisor

PROF. VAL D. RICKS FacultyAdvisor

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KELSIE HAALAND Editor in Chief

DRAKE LAWSAGE Managing Editor

REBECCA MARSHALL Information Editor

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MICHAEL LEWIS Note & Comment Editors

ASST. DEAN ELIZABETH A. DENNIS Faculty Advisor

PROF. VAL D. RICKS Faculty Advisor

DAVID MANN Executive Editor

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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW

DONALD J. GuTER, President, Dean, and Professor of Law

HELEN BISHOP JENKINS, Executive Vice President, and Professor of Law

BRUCE A. McGOVERN, Vice President, Associate DeanforAcademic Administration, and Professor of Law

CATHERINE GREENE BURNETT, Vice President, Associate Dean, Professor of Law, and Director of the Pro Bono Honors Programs

JOHN J. WORLEY, Vice President, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Law

FACULTY

JAMES J. ALFINI, B.A., Columbia University; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law; Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law.

JOHN H. BAUMAN, B.A., Pomona College; J.D., Stanford Law School; Professor of Law.

JosH BLACKMAN, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; J.D., George Mason University School of Law; Associate Professor of Law.

VANESSA BROWNE-BARBOUR, B.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; J.D., Duquesne University School of Law; Professor of Law.

CATHERINE GREENE BURNETT, B.A., University of Texas; J.D., University of Texas SchoolofLaw; VicePresident,AssociateDean, and Professor of Law.

ELAINE A. CARLSON, B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.A., McMaster University; J.D., South Texas College of Law; StanleyI. Krist Distinguished Professor of Texas Law;2008 DistinguishedAlumna and Professor of Law.

RICHARD R. CARLSON, B.A., Wake Forest University; J.D., University of Georgia School of Law; Professor of Law.

SANDRA J. CARNAHAN, B.A., Universityof Arkansas atFayetteville;J.D., South Texas College of Law; LL.M., University of Houston Law Center; Professor of Law.

AMANDA HARMON COOLEY, B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law; Associate Professor of Law.

GEOFFREY S. CoRN, B.A., Hartwick College; J.D., George Washington University Law School; LL.M., The Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army; Professor of Law.

SusANWAITE CRUMP, A.B.,Universityof CaliforniaatDavis;J.D.,Universityof Houston Law Center; Professor of Law.

ELIZABETH A.DENNIS, B.A., Hollins College; J.D., SouthTexas College of Law; AssistantDean, DirectorofAcademicInternships, andAssociateProfessorof Clinical Studies.

W.DAVIDEAST, B.A., BaylorUniversity;J.D., BaylorUniversity School of Law; LL.M., George Washington University Law School; Director of Transactional Practice Center andProfessor of Law.

MATTHEW J. FESTA, B.A. University of Notre Dame; M.P.A., Murray State University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School; Professor of Law.

TED L. FIELD, B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., Northwestern University; J.D., The John Marshall Law School; Professor of Law.

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DEREK FINCHAM, B.A., University of Kansas; J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen School of Law; Associate Professor of Law.

SHARON FINEGAN, B.A., University of Virginia; J.D., American University Washington College of Law; LL.M., Columbia Law School; Professor of Law.

PAMELAE. GEORGE,B.S.,UniversityofTexas;M.L.S.,UniversityofTexas;J.D., University ofTexas School ofLaw; Professor of Law.

MAXINE D. GooDMAN, B.A., Brandeis University; J.D., University of Texas School ofLaw; Professor of Law.

DONALD J. GuTER, B.A., University of Colorado; J.D., Duquesne University School ofLaw; President, Dean, and Professor of Law.

DAvrnR.HAGUE,B.A.,UniversityofUtah;J.D.,UniversityofKansasSchoolof Law; Assistant Professor of Law.

HELEN BISHOP JENKINS, B.M.E., Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins Institute; M.M.E., Howard University; J.D., University of Houston Law Center; Executive Vice President and Professor of Law.

R. RANDALL KELSO, B.A., University of Chicago; J.D., University ofWisconsin Law School; Spurgeon E. Bell Distinguished Professor of Law.

JosEPHK. LEAHY, B.A., Swarthmore College;J.D.NewYorkUniversitySchool ofLaw; Professor of Law.

KATERINA LEWINBUK, B.A., Minnesota State University; J.D., John Marshall Law School; Professor of Law.

BETTY J. LUKE, B.S., Lamar University; B.S., University of Texas Medical Branch; J.D., South Texas College of Law; LL.M., University of Houston Law Center; Associate Professor of Clinical Studies.

BRUCE A. McGOVERN, B.A., Columbia University; J.D., Fordham University SchoolofLaw;LL.M., UniversityofFloridaCollegeofLaw; Vice President, Associate Dean, and Professor of Law.

SHELBY A.D. MooRE, B.A., Towson State University; J.D., University of Baltimore School ofLaw; LL.M., Harvard Law School; Professor of Law.

RAY E. MosEs, B.A., University of Texas; J.D., University of Texas School of Law; LL.M., Northwestern University Law School; S.J.D., Southern Methodist University School ofLaw; Professor of Law.

OLGA L. MoYA, B.A., University ofTexas; J.D., University ofTexas School of Law; Professor of Law.

JAMES L. MusSELMAN, A.A., Illinois Central College; B.S., Illinois State University; J.D., Brigham Young University; J. Reuben Clark Law School; Professor of Law.

FRANCESCA ORTIZ, B.A., University of Texas; J.D., Harvard Law School; Professor of Law.

PHILLIP E. PAGE, B.S.,UniversityofTennessee; J.D., MemphisState University College of Law; LL.M., New York University School ofLaw; Professor of Law.

JAMES W. PAULSEN, B.F.A., Texas Christian University; J.D., Baylor University School ofLaw; LL.M., Harvard Law School; Professor of Law.

AMANDA J. PETERS, B.A., Texas Tech University; J.D., Texas Tech University SchoolofLaw; Helen andHarry Hutchens Research Professor and Professor of Law.

JEAN FLEMING PowERS, B.A., University ofTexas; J.D., University ofHouston Law Center; Professor of Law.

ScoTT REMPELL, B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., American University, Washington College ofLaw; Associate Professor of Law.

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JEFFREY L. RENSBERGER, B.A., Wabash College; J.D., Indiana University, Bloomington; VicePresident forStrategicPlanningandInstitutionalResearch and Professor of Law.

CHARLES W. "RocKY" RHODES, B.B.A., Baylor University; J.D., Baylor University School of Law; Vinson & Elkins Research Professor and Professor of Law.

VAL D. RICKS, B.A., Brigham Young University; J.D., Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School; Charles Weigel II Research Professor and Professor of Law.

GARYS.RosIN,B.S.,TexasA&MUniversity;J.D.,UniversityofTexasSchoolof Law; Professor of Law.

NrnRI MATHISRUTLEDGE, B.A., Spelman College; J.D., Harvard Law School; Professor of Law.

MARKR.SIEGEL,B.S., B.A., UniversityofFlorida; J.D.,Florida StateUniversity College of Law; LL.M.,EmoryUniversity School of Law; Professor of Law.

ANDREW T. SOLOMON, B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Boston University School of Law; Professor of Law.

TOBIN A SPARLING, B.A., Dartmouth College; M.S., Columbia University School of Library Service; M.A., Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; J.D., Columbia Law School; Professor of Law.

MARKE. STEINER, B.A., University of Texas; J.D., University of Houston Law Center; Ph.D.,University ofHouston; GodwinLewisPC ResearchProfessor and Professor of Law.

DRu STEVENSON, B.A., Wheaton College; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law; LL.M., Yale Law School; Professor of Law.

CHERIE 0. TAYLOR, A.B., Harvard University Radcliffe College; J.D., University of Georgia School of Law; LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center; Professor of Law.

T. GERALD TREECE, B.A., University of Houston; J.D., University of Houston Law Center; Vice President,AssociateDean, SpecialCounselto thePresident and Dean, and W. James Kronzer,Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law.

MICHAELE. WHEELER, B.A., Arkansas Tech University; J.D., University of Arkansas at LittleRock William H. Bowen School of Law; Professor of Law.

KENNETH WILLIAMS, B.A., University of San Francisco; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law; Professor of Law.

JoHN J. WORLEY, AB., University of Georgia; J.D., University of Georgia School of Law; M.A., Rice University; Vice President, Associate Dean, Director of Transactional Law PracticeCertificate Program and Professor of Law.

KEvINM.YAMAMOTO,B.S.,Universityof CaliforniaatDavis;J.D.,Universityof San Diego School of Law; LL.M., University of Florida College of Law; Professor of Law.

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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

J. KENNETH JOHNSON '86 Chairman

MICHAELS. HAYS '74

MICHAEL K. HURST '90

DON D. JORDAN '69

MICHAEL W. MILICH '97

IMOGENS. PAPADOPOULOS '84

GORDON QUAN '77

JEFFREY RusK '83

RANDALL 0.SORRELS '87

JAMES D. THOMPSON III '86

MEMBERS

LARRY BAILLARGEON '74

GENORA KENDRICK BOYKINS '85

TAMMY G. BRENNIG '92

FRANK DE LA GRANA '78

STEWART w. GAGNON '74

HoN. EvA GuzMAN '89

GENE L. LOCKE '81

KATRINA RENE

LIAS J. "JEFF"STEEN '87

AMY DUNN TAYLOR '82

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

DON D. JORDAN '69

MICHAELS. HAYS '74

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ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

N. TERRY ADAMS, JR.

HoN. JEFF BoHM

ASHLEY GARGOUR

JAMES STUART LAWSON

JAMES D. SEEGERS

STACEY L. SEVEROVICH

DRU STEVENSON

DULCIE G. WINK

JOHN J. WORLEY

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ARTICLES

CRYING WOLF: THE USE OF FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSE TO INFLUENCE CHILD CUSTODIANSHIP AND A PROPOSAL

VoL.56No.4 TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT...............Robert W. Kerns Jr. 603

STATUTORY REIMBURSEMENT IN TEXAS: A NEW SET OF RULES OR A REVERSION TO THE OLD REGIME?....... James L. Musselman 637

COMMENTS

THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS AcT: AN OLD-FASHIONED, WILD WEST, FIRST AMENDMENT SHOOTOUT ................

THE PRO-SNAX PROBLEM: How THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TooK "REASONABLENESS" TO A WHOLE NEw LEVEL ...........................

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