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

The justices reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld Glossip’s conviction despite his allegations that prosecutors ...

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

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 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 ...

Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a ...

On February 21, 2025, in Pitts v Rivas, the Texas Supreme Court finally accepted and applied the “anti-fracturing rule” to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was ...

For 45 minutes Wednesday, members of the Texas Supreme Court aggressively questioned lawyers on both sides of the dispute about whether the entire litigation should be dismissed or whether it ...

The Supreme Court of Texas' new chief justice is calling on the Legislature to significantly raise judicial salaries across the state as the Senate Finance Committee works through its budget bill.

Judge Christine Hortick’s running challenge to Bexar County’s system for scheduling hearings in civil cases has gotten a boost from an unexpected source — the Texas Supreme Court.