(May 12, 2017, 1:18 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on May 5 partially dismissed federal securities law claims against a lender and one of its former executive officers, ruling that lead plaintiffs have only partially pleaded scienter in making their claims (Wu Winfred Huang, et al. v. EZCORP Inc., et al., No. 15-0608, W.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69581)....