1. Uh, they have local lawyers in EDTX, and those lawyers are friendly with the judges. They are happy to.
In fact, in EDTX, they have (or at least had) a local counsel requirement (IE if you didn't live there, you needed to also have an attorney who was local be retained), and plenty of local counsel charged ridiculous rates for the privilege
2. They'll just sue everyone anyway. What you are arguing about is the merits. Most have never cared about the merits.
They care about getting settlements, or large verdicts in some small cases.
3. This is a great way to get thrown in jail for contempt.
Regarding #1, EDTX allows any attorney of any state bar, not just of Texas to be admitted to practice. I live within a 30 minute drive to Marshall, TX. There are plenty of lawyers and attorneys around their courthouse too, which I have to imagine rake in cash.
What you say is true, but not at odds with what I said.
Even though they technically allow it, pro hac vice is not that common, and it takes a while for them to process out-of-state admissions usually.
2. They'll just sue everyone anyway. What you are arguing about is the merits. Most have never cared about the merits. They care about getting settlements, or large verdicts in some small cases.
3. This is a great way to get thrown in jail for contempt.