Texas appeals court upholds conviction of Nederland man who got 99 years for sexual assault of a child
He claimed that the trial court wrongly denied his motion to suppress evidence from his phone and that his defense counsel ...
Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
Ex-Appellate Court Judges Launch Boutique Focused on Plaintiffs Appeals
Former Texas appellate Judges Peter Kelly of Houston and Beth Watkins of San Antonio have launched a civil appeals and trial ...
Texas man set to be executed for killing a pastor in his own church
A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his own church is facing execution on Wednesday ...
Ken Paxton's rich allies helped put a top Texas judge in office. Can he clean up judicial politics?
Judge David Schenck calls out lax Texas laws that undermine public confidence in the courts, despite winning with support from deep-pocketed special interests.
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Critics argue a Texas court ruling jeopardizes election integrity
Under the ruling, in a Houston-area case that is set to be reheard, prosecutors must seek permission from the Texas Ethics ...
Texas Mail Voter ID Law Gets Warm Reception at Fifth Circuit
Texas likely can make voters applying to vote by mail provide identification numbers that must match data maintained by the ...
5th Court Of Appeals Kills FTC's CARS Rule
The Consumer Federation of America also issued a statement regarding the ruling: ...
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Texas executes man convicted of killing Arlington pastor in 2011
Steven Lawayne Nelson maintained that he unknowingly participated in the violent church robbery but didn’t harm anyone. His execution was the state’s first for 2025.
Appeals court strikes down federal ban on gun sales to under-21 buyers
The Fifth Circuit struck down a federal ban on handgun sales to adults under 21, ruling it unconstitutional under Bruen.
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Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Justices in most of Texas' 15 appellate courts earn between $154,000 and $203,040 each year. Multiple justices sit on each Court of Appeals, ranging in number from three to 13. The newest ...