Texas justice system

Paxton accused Beto O'Rourke's group of improperly funding the quorum break by Texas House Democrats.

On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics.

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he's not a murderer.

A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them appropriate services that are required under federal law.

The oversight agency missed key inspections and left prisoner complaints unresolved.

A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony.

More than 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed in Texas because of the problems with Qiagen DNA tests.

Abortion is illegal in Texas, but some women are still accessing abortion through mail-order drugs. Senate Bill 2880 aims to crack down on the practice.

The state task force would analyze petroleum theft and recommend policy improvements to curb rising oilfield theft. The bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for approval.

The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it's legally dubious on several fronts.