Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage
Read full article: Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriageJudge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
Glenn Hamer resigns as CEO of Texas Association of Business weeks after sexual assault allegations
Read full article: Glenn Hamer resigns as CEO of Texas Association of Business weeks after sexual assault allegationsAn unidentified woman sued Hamer two weeks ago, accusing him of sexually assaulting and harassing her before retaliating against her using his position at the powerful business group.
Paxton’s crusade against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings
Read full article: Paxton’s crusade against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulingsCourts have said that the attorney general can use a 100-year-old law to demand entities’ internal records and sue to shut them down if he believes they’re violating the law.
Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge
Read full article: Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challengeSeven residents launched a challenge in 2022 to the removal of 17 books, which included topics on race and gender. They won a reinstatement of the titles, but lost on appeal.
Supreme Court’s map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bids
Read full article: Supreme Court’s map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bidsHouston Democrats are barreling toward a primary while North Texas Democrats await Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate decision.
Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood Texas
Read full article: Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood TexasThe wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.
How Texas’ law banning DEI, LGBTQ+ topics in K-12 schools could fare in court
Read full article: How Texas’ law banning DEI, LGBTQ+ topics in K-12 schools could fare in courtCases challenging Florida and federal policies provide a glimpse into the possible outcome for the Texas case. It is scheduled for a court hearing in Houston on Dec. 10.
Head of Texas’ largest business organization accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
Read full article: Head of Texas’ largest business organization accused of sexual assault in lawsuitAn unidentified woman on Monday sued Glenn Hamer, Texas Association of Business president and CEO, alleging he sexually harassed and assaulted her, then retaliated when she rejected his advances.
Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
Read full article: Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional mapThe administrative ruling is a first step before the court decides whether to pause the use of the 2025 map, drawn to increase GOP seats in the U.S. House, for the rest of the legal battle.
Abbott, Republican lawmakers’ comments cited in court order overturning Texas’ congressional gerrymander
Read full article: Abbott, Republican lawmakers’ comments cited in court order overturning Texas’ congressional gerrymanderJudge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.
After blocking redistricting map, Judge Jeffrey Brown draws fire from Texas Republicans who once praised him
Read full article: After blocking redistricting map, Judge Jeffrey Brown draws fire from Texas Republicans who once praised himUntil being labeled as the "radical left," Brown was widely supported by Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously hired him as his clerk. Abbott called the ruling “clearly erroneous.”
Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing.
Read full article: Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing.With Texas’ new map blocked by a federal court, California Democrats are emerging victorious — though the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.
What’s next after a court blocked Texas’ gerrymandered maps
Read full article: What’s next after a court blocked Texas’ gerrymandered mapsThe state is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily pause the ruling, which would allow Texas to use the more recent map while the appeal plays out.
Court order striking down Texas redistricting map upends plans for candidates across the state
Read full article: Court order striking down Texas redistricting map upends plans for candidates across the stateRepublicans who were planning to run for newly gerrymandered districts may have to reassess, while Democrats who were drawn out of their seats could suddenly have a path back to Congress.
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
Read full article: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midtermsThe decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
Former Alamo Trust president sues board, land commissioner and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reinstatement
Read full article: Former Alamo Trust president sues board, land commissioner and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reinstatementKate Rogers resigned from her position after Patrick criticized a 2023 dissertation in which she asserted the importance of Indigenous people’s history at the Alamo.
Texas AG’s lawsuit that sought to shutter Harris County program for undocumented immigrants rejected
Read full article: Texas AG’s lawsuit that sought to shutter Harris County program for undocumented immigrants rejectedThe county allocated $1.3 million to groups that provide immigration legal services amid an uptick in federal enforcement. Paxton called the program “evil and wicked.”
AG Ken Paxton sues Texas Latino civic group, alleging ‘unlawful voter registration scheme’
Read full article: AG Ken Paxton sues Texas Latino civic group, alleging ‘unlawful voter registration scheme’The nonprofit Jolt, which was targeted by Paxton in 2024, said it is again asking the court to dismiss the "meritless" lawsuit.
Parents of flood victims suing Camp Mystic for negligence
Read full article: Parents of flood victims suing Camp Mystic for negligenceFour lawsuits that were filed separately Monday allege Camp Mystic officials’ lack of planning and stalled evacuation contributed to the deaths of several children and counselors.
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues three school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues three school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments in classroomsThe suits against Galveston, Round Rock and Leander ISDs come after Texas passed a law requiring the commandments be posted in classrooms. The law is being challenged in federal court.
Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state Constitution
Read full article: Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state ConstitutionUnder Proposition 3, judges will be required to deny bail for certain violent offenses if the state demonstrates that doing so is necessary to ensure public safety or the defendant’s appearance in court.
Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott’s growing influence over courts
Read full article: Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott’s growing influence over courtsProposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”
New York judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s legal challenge in abortion pills case
Read full article: New York judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s legal challenge in abortion pills caseThe Texas attorney general wanted a New York court to enforce a civil judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills. The suit was a test of New York’s “shield law.”
Uncertainty grows on when Texans will get SNAP benefits as U.S. Supreme Court emergency order blocks full aid
Read full article: Uncertainty grows on when Texans will get SNAP benefits as U.S. Supreme Court emergency order blocks full aidThe order will expire two days after an appeals court issues a more permanent ruling on the funding while the Trump administration will continue with partial SNAP payments.
Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permits
Read full article: Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permitsA Trump administration proposal would strip Texas’ more than 86,000 DACA recipients of their work permits — including two nurses who say they’ll move to other states if that happens.
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
Read full article: Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claimsThis lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.
Federal appeals court will reconsider West Texas A&M drag show ban
Read full article: Federal appeals court will reconsider West Texas A&M drag show banThe Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday tossed a three-judge panel's earlier ruling that found the ban violated students' free speech rights. The court's 17 judges will rehear the case.
Former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins appointed to Texas Supreme Court
Read full article: Former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins appointed to Texas Supreme CourtHawkins spent two years as Texas’ top appellate attorney, but resigned soon after not signing onto Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2020 election challenge.
How two Texas redistricting cases, 37 years apart, set the stage for the latest congressional redraw
Read full article: How two Texas redistricting cases, 37 years apart, set the stage for the latest congressional redrawThe 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.
How Harris County’s DA is addressing backlog of murder cases
Read full article: How Harris County’s DA is addressing backlog of murder casesHarris County District Attorney Sean Teare tells 2 Investigates some of his most seasoned prosecutors are working through a backlog of murder and capital murder cases.
‘I can finally move forward’: Texans safety Jimmie Ward’s domestic violence case dismissed by Montgomery Co. grand jury
Read full article: ‘I can finally move forward’: Texans safety Jimmie Ward’s domestic violence case dismissed by Montgomery Co. grand juryTexans safety Jimmie Ward's case in Montgomery County was no-billed by a grand jury, meaning the legal matter has been dismissed
Texans take wait-and-see approach to Jimmie Ward’s felony domestic violence case: ‘Let legal situation play itself out’
Read full article: Texans take wait-and-see approach to Jimmie Ward’s felony domestic violence case: ‘Let legal situation play itself out’Texans waiting for legal process to unfold in safety Jimmie Ward's domestic violence case as he remains on the active roster.
As appeals court is poised to consider Texas’ Ten Commandments law, other legal challenges mount
Read full article: As appeals court is poised to consider Texas’ Ten Commandments law, other legal challenges mountThe judges opting to hear the cases together marks a significant development in a saga that many believe will reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Evidence Room, Episode 40 - The murder of Nancy Adleman
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 40 - The murder of Nancy AdlemanOn July 29, 1997, the 43-year-old went for a jog near her home and never returned. Her body was discovered the next day near White Oak Bayou, setting off an investigation that would reveal haunting final words and the evidence that brought her killer to justice.
Border crisis: Will US Supreme Court ruling impact immigration backlog?
Read full article: Border crisis: Will US Supreme Court ruling impact immigration backlog?Immigration attorneys and immigration rights advocates are hopeful a recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court will help bring down the historic number of cases backlogged in our immigration court system.
WATCH LIVE: Testimony by partner of former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in 2019 shooting
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Testimony by partner of former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in 2019 shootingThe 11-year-old nephew of a Black woman fatally shot by a white Texas police officer says his aunt had a gun but didn't raise it to point at the officer.
Harris County pretrial services seeing caseloads and monitoring drop
Read full article: Harris County pretrial services seeing caseloads and monitoring dropIt was last November that KPRC 2 Investigates first examined how Pretrial Services operations were being conducted in Bexar County, which also includes San Antonio.
KPRC 2 Investigates: What role do prosecutors have in Harris County’s felony bond debate?
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: What role do prosecutors have in Harris County’s felony bond debate?KPRC 2 Investigates reviewed more than 250 murder and capital murder court cases to find out how much say Harris County prosecutors have when it comes to bond.