Texas courts

The lawsuit by Catherine and Will Steward, parents of Cecilia “Cile” Steward, argues the family who owns and operates the camp should “never be responsible for children again.”

The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say the complications women face in pregnancy are impossible to capture in a brief presentation.

A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely violate state standards for other types of lockups. The state will be back in federal court to defend the conditions behind bars.

Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and El Paso are among more than 50 cities suing the State of Texas over two laws they say will result in millions in lost revenue from companies that provide cable and telecommunications services to their residents.

The case centers on the Texas Heartbeat Act, a 2021 law that bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected and lets private citizens enforce the ban through lawsuits.

The court may decide whether a particular challenge to Texas' Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has a path forward.

A Texas appeals court upheld an injunction stopping Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing new reporting rules on large-county prosecutors, ruling state law does not grant him authority to impose blanket requirements.

A group of eight media organizations had requested records in the divorce case between Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate, and his wife be made public.

Texas Attorney General Paxton's filing comes in response to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin chapters' lawsuit against him and Gov. Greg Abbott last month.

Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish removed Commissioner Jason Corley from office this week, the latest twist in the Republicans' fraught relationship.