Texas Supreme Court

A majority of justices on the Texas Supreme Court will be women for the first time ever, including the chief justice.

Texas' high court judges make rulings that change state law, shape crucial daily legal processes like child custody and, in the case of the Court of Criminal Appeals, decide matters of life and death.

The high court ruled a Texas woman who regretted a surgery she underwent as part of her gender transition initiated legal proceedings within the time limits outlined in state law.

Twenty students and five teachers accused DPS and Uvalde County of negligence in the delayed response to the deadly 2022 shooting.

The court may decide whether a particular challenge to Texas' Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has a path forward.

Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent or worsened the crisis, the court ruled Friday.

The city has halted removal of trees and bird habitat where ceremonies are held by the Lipan-Apache Native American Church.

The high court's Friday ruling sets an even higher standard in proving whether governments can be sued over 911 responses.

Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James Sullivan will replace Blacklock as a new justice.