The GOP sued because the Libertarians didn’t pay their filing fees. But the state Supreme Court said Republicans missed the deadline to kick them off the ballot.
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Texas lifts tampon ban at bar exam after complaints over discriminatory policy
The state’s board of law examiners said in late July that test takers will be allowed to bring feminine hygiene products in clear plastic bags with them to the grueling, multiday exam that’s needed to obtain a law license.
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Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green says he will retire at the end of August after 15 years on the bench
Green’s term ends Dec. 31, 2022. Gov. Greg Abbott will appoint his successor.
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Texas executes Billy Wardlow, who was 18 when he killed a man. Experts argued that’s too young for a death sentence.
Wardlow had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that he was too young to get the Texas death penalty. His execution was the first in Texas to proceed during the pandemic as the coronavirus rages across the state.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Upcoming Texas bar exam has law students, deans asking for in-person testing to be scrapped
The Board of Law Examiners recommended Thursday that the Texas Supreme Court cancel both the July and September bar exams and schedule an online, October exam instead. The high court is expected to make the final decision Thursday afternoon.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t fast-track Texas Democrats’ bid to expand mail-in voting during pandemic
The order Thursday leaves in place Texas’ more restrictive regulations for the upcoming July 14 runoff. But the case could return to the high court before November’s general election.
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Rejecting appeal, Texas Supreme Court blocks Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance
The high court let stand a lower court’s ruling that Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance is unconstitutional because it conflicts with the Texas Minimum Wage Act.
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As Texas businesses reopen, a short-lived coronavirus safety net is dismantled
Evictions and debt collections have resumed, child care subsidies will be discontinued and those who are out of work will again have to prove they are searching for a job in order to receive unemployment benefits.
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Analysis: Judges deal Texans more confusion about voting by mail
If you were looking for voting-by-mail advice from the Texas Supreme Court, you’re out of luck. The court ruled that the pandemic is no reason to expand voting by mail, but also that election officials don’t have to check voter claims of disability.
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Analysis: Politics and a pandemic jumble Texas elections
The partisan differences about voting by mail in Texas — Democrats want to expand it, Republicans believe it’s insecure — were in place long before COVID-19 came along. But the pandemic has escalated the debate.
