Tag: Court
Texas court clears path for Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging state abortion law | Houston Public Media
A Texas appeals court has allowed three Texas Planned Parenthood affiliates to move forward with a lawsuit challenging the state’s “heartbeat” abortion law, rejecting...
Parents sue after former Aramark employee is accused of sexually assaulting boy at Houston Texans game | Houston Public Media
The parents of an 8-year-old boy have filed a lawsuit against the man accused of sexually assaulting their child at a Houston Texans game...
Texas’ new bail laws could increase Harris County’s jail population, court case backlog | Houston Public Media
A state constitutional amendment approved by Texas voters last year gives judges the authority to deny bail to more criminal defendants while they await...
Texas GOP faces legal opposition in bid to close state’s open primary system | Houston Public Media
Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media
The Republican Party of Texas — joined by Chip Hunt, a party precinct chair in Potter County — is suing Texas...
Who enforces Texas’ new parental rights law? Houston judge raises question while weighing legal challenge | Houston Public Media
Bianca Seward/Houston Public Media
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others were in a federal court Thursday in Houston, seeking a preliminary injunction that...
Houston-area man pleads guilty to smuggling $160 million high-powered chips to China | Houston Public Media
Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media
In a purported first-of-its-kind case, a Houston-area man pleaded guilty to federal charges of smuggling $160 million worth of high-powered semiconductors...
Tony Buzbee contradicts Austin police, calls on Texas Rangers to investigate death of Brianna Aguilera | Houston Public Media
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One day after the Austin Police Department said a Texas A&M student died of an apparent suicide, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who is...
Texas Republicans claim victory in Supreme Court ruling allowing congressional map to go into effect | Houston Public Media
Texas’ top Republicans and Democrats were swift to issue praise and condemnation after Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the state to use its...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased | Houston Public Media
Lorianne Willett | KUT News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed...
Dissenting judge blasts ruling against Texas redistricting map, seeks Supreme Court review | Houston Public Media
A federal judge has issued a blistering dissent after two other judges on the same panel blocked Texas' congressional redistricting map from taking effect...