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The Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, awaiting trial on charges that he led a $7 billion investor fraud, was granted a transfer Monday from a private Texas jail to a federal one closer to his lawyers in downtown Houston. Mr. Stanford, who is being detained without bail, is recovering from injuries suffered in a fight with another inmate on Thursday. He suffered a concussion, two black eyes and a broken nose, according to his lawyer, Kent Schaffer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents updates on the trial case involving Enron in Houston, Texas and the testimony of witnesses.

The article offers news related to the Enron trial in Houston, Texas as of February 25-26, 2006, including former Enron corporate secretary Paula Rieker's testimony.

The article presents information on the seventh day of the trial involving Enron in Houston, Texas.

Focuses on the deadlocked jury in the Arthur Andersen criminal trial in Houston, Texas, which sent out a question of law that could ultimately decide the verdict against the firm. Response of lawyers on both sides of the case; How the jury received instructions to continue efforts to reach a verdict; The charge of obstruction of justice against Andersen over destruction of Enron-related records; What the jurors must find in order to convict Andersen; Arguments of both sides; Speculation on a verdict.