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Judge Janis Jack, who called Texas' foster care system 'broken' in a 2015 ruling against the state that started the process of federal court oversight, may not be done with the case she presided over for 13 years just yet.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2023 along with attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho aimed at overturning guidelines for greater access to the medication abortion pill. The Trump administration will defend an earlier decision that affirms those guidelines.

The three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students' education futures remain uncertain.

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez found the state's ID requirements for mail ballot applications in the state's 2021 voter security law SB1 discriminates against voters with disabilities.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that workers in the Lone Star State cannot be discriminated against based on their gender identity or sexual…

President Donald Trump has appointed two Texans to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Fifth Circuit is a federal court with jurisdiction over…

A White House nominee to sit on the bench of the Texas Federal Court in the Eastern District is drawing fire for controversial comments.As The San Antonio…

The ruling on the controversial fetal burial rule has been delayed until later this month after the U.S. district judge who issued a temporary restraining…

The US Supreme Court remains evenly divided with four conservative and four liberal justices. This provides Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a legal…