Texas Supreme Court

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.

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht leaves a legacy of legal wisdom, low-income litigant advocacy and a blueprint for judicial conservatism in the wake of his mandatory retirement.

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.