Republican still hold a 5-4 majority on Texas Supreme Court but election results could mark a shift in types of cases heard ...

Democrat Maggie Ellis wants to end religious exceptions for judges officiating weddings, but she needs support from ...

Amid a national rainbow wave with a blue Texas hue, the Lone Star State elected its first out LGBTQ+ chief justice to the ...

The four Democratic nominees defeated a full slate of justices appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday night, with the ...

By Nate Raymond Nov 5 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump is moving to nominate a Republican member of the Texas Supreme Court who voters ousted from office in Tuesday's election to become a ...

Republican high court decides some of the most consequential cases impacting Texans’ lives. Here’s a look at who’s running for four of the court’s seats on the 2026 ballot.

Texas' high court judges make rulings that change state law, shape crucial daily legal processes like child custody and, in ...

In recent elections, 80 to 90 percent of the state’s votes were reported by midnight Eastern time, and 99 percent were in before 7 a.m. the day after the election. Voting by mail requires a valid ...

Texas Fifth Court of Appeals is one of 15 intermediate appellate courts in Texas. [1] The Fifth District Court of Appeals has ...

Nathan Hecht, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, will join Jackson Walker on Tuesday. He retired from the court at the end of 2024, after serving 36 years on the court. Hecht led the ...

Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave ...

The Texas criminal justice system could look different with a slew of judicial seats up for election in November. The 2026 midterm election presents a unique opportunity for Republican candidates ...