What is a sour beer, and which to try Originally, beer was sour almost by accident. Then technology fixed that. Now, sour beers are coming back, on purpose. Check out this story on burlingtonfreepress.com: http://bfpne.ws/1tkq4bX.
Harris County Commissioners Court opted not to pay $6 starting in 2011 as a cost-cutting measure. So jury pay went from $40 to $28 in 2011. The state added $2 more in September 2012, bringing it to $30. Jury pay now rises to $40 a day, with $34 coming from the state and $6 from the county.
If you are summoned to jury duty in a justice of the peace court (small claims or justice court) or a municipal court in Texas, the penalty for not showing up is exactly the same as under the federal rules: a fine of up to $100 and/or a three-night stay in jail.