As Texas waits on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule, the state highest civil court ruled Friday that the Texas attorney general’s office tried too late to stop a divorce between a couple married in Massachusetts.
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Criminal Justice
Massengale to Challenge Lehrmann for Supreme Court Seat
Houston appeals court judge Michael Massengale said Tuesday he will challenge Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann in next year’s Republican primary.
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Politics
Analysis: Should We Take Judges Out of the Fundraising Business?
The U.S. Supreme Court says it’s okay for states to bar judges from raising their own campaign cash. A lot of judges (and lawyers, too) think that’s a pretty good idea that Texas might want to consider.
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School Finance Proposal on Life Support
A school finance plan that would result in an extra $800 million for public education faces dim prospects in the dwindling weeks of the legislative session, a top House lawmaker said Tuesday.
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Energy
Justices Again Avoid Underground Trespassing Question
The Texas Supreme Court won’t re-examine a high-profile case that asked a perplexing question: If industrial wastewater pollutes your groundwater, can you sue for trespassing?
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The Playlist: Cruise Control
With a late night tweet, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for president then immediately hit the road, so we start our playlist with “Cruise Control” by the Dixie Dregs.
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Criminal Justice
Lawyer’s One-Year Banishment Leads to Showdown
When the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals banished a prominent death row attorney this year, it set in motion an interesting showdown not only with the lawyer, David Dow, but one with its own glossier sibling, the Texas Supreme Court.
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Health care
Paxton Moves to Squelch Gay Marriage Ruling
Saying it will unleash “legal chaos,” Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday asked the Texas Supreme Court to block a Travis County probate judge’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional.
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Criminal Justice
Chief Justice Presses Lawmakers on Legal Aid for Veterans, Poor
UPDATED: Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to continue their support for legal aid to the poor and military veterans and to complete unfinished work on student truancy reform.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Supreme Court Rejects BP’s $750 Million Insurance Claim
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected BP’s $750 million insurance claim for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 people and spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
