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Texas child abuse investigations over gender-affirming care no longer blocked

The Texas Supreme Court lifted temporary injunctions protecting three families and members of PFLAG, Inc., after CPS cases were dropped.

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Abbott legal brief criticizes Paxton’s rushed lawsuit against Harris County’s immigrant legal fund

“Perhaps the Attorney General only recently learned of this program; perhaps the office’s attention was focused elsewhere,” lawyers for Abbott wrote, noting the fund has existed for five years.

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Sanctioned Judge Upsets Incumbent in Dallas District Attorney Race

Amber Givens beat out two-term DA John Creuzot in Tuesday’s primary, sending shockwaves through the local political and courthouse scene.

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Texas primary election rigged': Jasmine Crockett after losing race to Rep James Talarico

Representative Jasmine Crockett alleged Republicans attempted to rig her primary race after the Texas Supreme Court ruled against extending polling hours in Dallas County. The court mandated that votes cast after the initial closing time be separated, a decision Democrats argued disenfranchised voters amid confusion over Republican-led polling location changes.

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For Texas’ highest courts, two Democratic races decided, one GOP race goes to runoff

Maggie Ellis and Kristen Hawkins win Texas Supreme Court Dem primaries. John Messinger wins his GOP race for Court of Criminal Appeals, while Alison Fox and Thomas Smith head to a runoff.

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Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know

Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.

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Texas Supreme Court primaries: Who is running and what to know

The high court, currently made up entirely of Republicans, decides some of the most consequential cases impacting everyday Texans’ lives. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s four seats on the 2026 ballot.

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Texas Severs Ties With Aba in Historic Snub to Legal Establishment

Texas Supreme Court ends American Bar Association's role in law school accreditation, becoming the first state to take legal education oversight into its own hands.

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Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage

Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

The Texas Tribune

AG Ken Paxton’s campaign against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings

Courts have said that the attorney general can use a 100-year-old law to demand entities’ internal records and sue to shut them down if he believes they’re violating the law.

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Federal Trade Commission Staff Endorses Proposal to End American Bar Association Monopoly on Law School Accreditation

FTC staff support the proposal by the Texas Supreme Court to allow for alternative means of accreditation.

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Governor Abbott Appoints Kyle Hawkins As Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Texas

I am pleased to report that Kyle Hawkins is the newest member of the Texas Supreme Court. I got to… The post Governor Abbott Appoints Kyle Hawkins As Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Texas appeared first on Reason.com.

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Former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins appointed to Texas Supreme Court

Hawkins spent two years as Texas’ top appellate attorney, but resigned soon after not signing onto Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2020 election challenge.

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How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot. The post How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent appeared first on The…

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Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments.

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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left Texas to delay a new congressional map.

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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.

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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants them to reconsider.

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Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state

The attorney general is also looking into the George Soros-backed Texas Majority PAC, which is playing a coordinating role to solicit donations from Democratic donors.

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What Neil Gorsuch Gets Wrong About Judges and Government Power

Plus: Ozzy Osbourne, RIP.

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Comment to the Texas Supreme Court On Whether To "Reduce Or End" Reliance on the American Bar Association

"What is good for Texas is not necessarily good for the University of Texas, and vice versa."

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Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules

The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law.

Reason

Civitas Institute Symposium: Texas and the Future of Legal Education

Five scholars discuss what role, if any, the ABA should play in the regulation of legal education.

Reason

Cocaine Hippos, Monkey Copyrights, and a Horse Named Justice: The Debate Over Animal Personhood

Are human courts the best venue to protect wild animals?

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Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.

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