This interactive breaks down the costs of the lawsuits that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has brought against the federal government.
Courts
Stay up to date on Texas courts with in-depth coverage of major rulings, judicial elections, criminal justice, and the judges shaping state law from The Texas Tribune.
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Criminal Justice
Report: Youth Ringleaders Wield Control at State’s Largest Juvenile Lockup
A report from the independent ombudsman’s office raises concerns about a small group of youths who purchase control of weaker youths using drugs, cigarettes and money at the Giddings State School.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee to Consider Divorce Forms
A Texas Supreme Court advisory committee today will consider whether to approve divorce forms. But many family law attorneys argue that forms are insufficient.
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Criminal Justice
Congressional Bid Could Impact State House Race
Domingo Garcia’s campaign for Congress may boost Hispanic turnout enough to unseat state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, who is facing his first primary challenge in 16 years.
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Criminal Justice
Updated: Former Death Row Inmate Can Get New DNA Tests
A judge today granted Kerry Max Cook’s request for more DNA testing in the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards, but the former death row inmate will have to fight to prove his innocence in the same place where he was twice sentenced to death.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The first two parts of M. Smith’s series on failing school districts (plus Murphy and Seger’s interactive on how districts’ characteristics relate to ratings), Root on lagging GOP candidates for president trying to shore things up in Texas, Ramshaw on a “fiscal switcheroo” to get federal money for women’s health programs, Galbraith talks to a West Texas farmer about crop insurance and climate change and Aguilar on the money behind a lawsuit on long rifle sales: The best of our best content from April 2 to 6, 2012.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Legal Spending on Redistricting
Redistricting has cost Texas taxpayers nearly $1.5 million in legal expenses so far — a total that could rise as more invoices are filed. Use our interactive to compare spending by category or to see the number of hours billed for legal work.
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Criminal Justice
Updated: Court Orders Review of Death Row Case Involving Reprimanded Psychologist
The state’s highest criminal court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to review a death penalty case that involved a psychologist reprimanded last year for using unscientific methods.
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Criminal Justice
Campus Carry Debate Likely to Return in 2013
On the heels of a fatal shooting at a college in Oakland, Calif., Texans and lawmakers are again preparing to debate the merits of allowing students to carry concealed firearms on college campuses.
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Criminal Justice
National Group Aids Suit Taking Aim at Federal Rule on Rifle Sales
A national firearms trade group is helping finance a lawsuit, originally filed by a San Antonio-based gun dealer, that challenges a federal reporting requirement for the sale of long rifles.
