Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it ...
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Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...
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Houston must allocate more money for drainage projects after Texas Supreme Court rejects appeal
The state's high court effectively upheld a 2024 appellate court ruling that found the city had been short-changing a special ...
Texas school leaders urged against adopting Bible-infused curriculum slammed as unconstitutional
A coalition of legal organizations in Texas called on school leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state ...
Texas' abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter
Texas already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Anti-abortion advocates are working to close the ...
Arrington joins Cruz in advocating against nuclear waste facility in West Texas to SCOTUS
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington has joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in advocating against a nuclear waste storage facility in Andrews ...
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Texas Supreme Court declines to review Fort Bend ISD public records lawsuit
The Supreme Court of Texas will not review a case where Fort Bend ISD fought the Attorney General’s Office over a public records request. The Texas Supreme Court will not review a case in which ...