Here's another article about this story that's not behind a paywall:<p><a href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_accused_of_texting_prosecutor_about_case_during_trial_will_step_down_/" rel="nofollow">http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_accused_of_text...</a><p>Apparently the judge has been forced to resign:<p>"<i>A Texas judge hasn't admitted any wrongdoing concerning her claimed texts to a prosecutor during trial.<p>But 258th District Judge Elizabeth Coker will give up her seat on the bench effective Dec. 6 and she is taking a voluntary leave of absence in the meantime, according to the Houston Chronicle and Your Houston News.<p>The settlement agreement also will preclude her working as a judge elsewhere in Texas.</i>"