Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether a capital murder case involving a then-16-year-old who was charged when he was 18 should go to adult criminal court or be dismissed entirely.

The lawsuit brought by a Native American group opposes the city's restoration efforts, which include the removal of trees and subsequent displacement of birds from natural habitats — all features of tribal spiritual rituals protected by a 2021 state constitutional amendment.

Friday's decision stems from a lower court judge's 2021 ruling that Senate Bill 8 — which outlawed abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat — is unconstitutional.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said Ken Paxton won't have to sit for a deposition in a 2020 whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employees. The claim he fired them after reporting him to the FBI for bribery, abuse of office and other allegations.

The Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence summoned Roberson to testify about his case, which successfully stayed his October execution with help from the Texas Supreme Court. But the high court says the House overstepped it's authority.

Seats for the Bexar County district courts, Fourth Court of Appeals, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court are on the ballot, though several are unopposed.

A Denton divorce case raised questions whether frozen embryos are people or property. Legal experts say Texas lawmakers may provide clarity when they reconvene in 2025.

Last week the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a group of women seeking clarity in the state's prohibition on abortion. The decision continues a crisis in Texas where a woman who needs an abortion to save her life is forced to travel hundreds of miles out of state. The organization Catholics for Choice denounces this ruling.

The State Bar of Texas sued to punish the Texas Attorney General two years ago over false claims of fraud in the 2020 election.

The court ruled against 20 women who said they were denied medically necessary abortions, saying the medical exceptions in the law were broad enough.