Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing ...

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first ...

The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

Texas is taking a fight over the country's nuclear waste to the Supreme Court. The issue, a Not In My Backyard dilemma involving toxic radioactive nuclear waste, has been swirling for decades. The ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments March 5 in a Texas case with implications for a private firm’s plan to build ...

The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to ...

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 Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws ...

The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether to compel the governor and attorney general to release emails and texts.

On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas delivered a significant ruling in the case of Pitts v. Rivas, addressing the ...

Can electric providers be held grossly negligent for prolonged blackouts during 2021's winter storm? The Texas Supreme Court ...