Civil SocietyJudicialEffort to End Life Support for Texan Child Tinslee Lewis Fails at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to change the ruling of a Texas court that has kept Tinslee Lewis alive — a month before her second birthday.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to change the ruling of a Texas court that has kept Tinslee Lewis alive — a month before her second birthday.
The Constitution guarantees the accused a right to a fair and speedy trial, but it has been almost a year since jury trials have taken place regularly across Texas.
The Diocese of Lubbock defended their choice to publish the name of a credibly accused sex abuser yesterday before the court.
The Texas Supreme Court denied a writ of mandamus that would have stayed the El Paso lockdown until the end of the lawsuit.
Unlike other states, Texas has a bottom-up electoral system with the counties handling the lion's share of the responsibilities when it comes to the state's elections.
A new lawsuit takes on Harris County’s drive-thru voting stations and seeks to set aside ballots cast through what they say is an illegal procedure.
With the top state court's decision, Harris County is limited to one drop-off location for mail ballots in conjunction with Abbott's order.
After the Texas Supreme Court denied the GOP's challenge, Harris County can continue to offer curbside voting to all voters, regardless of the statutory disability stipulations.
The legal fight with Cook Children’s over Tinslee Lewis’ life support will continue at the district level after the state supreme court declined to weigh in.
In the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the appointment of first-generation American Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court.
The Republican Party of Texas seeks to stop Harris County’s expansion of curbside, or “drive-thru,” voting to all registered voters, noting that Election Code limits the practice.
The state’s highest court has ruled that Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins’ plan to send mail ballot applications to all voters would exceed his authority to conduct elections under the law.
With in-person early voting set to begin next Tuesday, an attempt to challenge Gov. Abbott's expansion has been denied by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Just days after a district judge ordered the secretary of state to disregard election code, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the order.
West said if Harris County Clerk Hollins does not follow the law and court orders regarding mail-in ballots, the attorney general should confiscate the unsecured printed materials.
Judge Emily Miskel, of Collin County, has been selected to receive a judicial excellence award for her role in spearheading the national effort to hold court proceedings virtually.
After a lower court ordered the removal of Green Party candidates from the ballot, the Texas Supreme Court reversed the decision.
After a Texas Supreme Court decision, Libertarian candidates who did not meet the certification requirements will remain on the ballot.