Texas legislature, chief justice and Supreme Court

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas delivered a significant ruling in the case of Pitts v. Rivas, addressing the ...
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain ...
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether to compel the governor and attorney general to release emails and texts.
The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has ...
The Supreme Court seems likely to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment ...