Point Austin: Supreme Confusion

The Supreme Court ratifies the Texas GOP majority with a shrug

"...Perhaps the best thing about the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Texas re-redistricting case is..."

July 7, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Will Expanding SCOTUS Help Fix Post-Roe Texas?

Casar takes on the Supremes

"...former longtime Planned Parenthood president and daughter of famed Texas Governor Ann Richards – Casar called for Congress to..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Embattled Doctor Prevails Against the Texas Medical Board

The little guy wins

"...reflecting a few days after his victory at the Supreme Court of Texas, which ruled that the Texas Medical..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

For the first time in years, Dems are running en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...A strange sensation – hope – pervades the Texas Democratic Party this year and has resulted in something..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

HB 2 Back in Court: Judges Get Critical

Abortion providers “encouraged” by judges’ skepticism

"...this morning, justices on the notoriously conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a critical line of questioning during..."

Jan. 7, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

3rd Court: Experience Counts

But what kind of experience? The D's and R's differ.

"...Two contested races for slots on the bench of Texas' 3rd Court of Appeals are the most important judicial..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?

Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County

"...Court proceedings with defendants in locked cells are the norm..."

April 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

SCOTUS Blocks Texas Abortion Law HB 2

Texas women claim rare victory

"...In a rare victory for Texas pro-choice advocates and reproductive health providers, the U.S. Supreme..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Redistricting: A Timeline

"...its own districts. Or Jan. 20, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned those maps and ordered the court to..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

U.S. Department of Justice Sues to Block Texas Abortion Ban

State prohibits most abortions, even as Roe v. Wade remains law

"...U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to ask the courts to block the new Texas law that has prohibited..."

Sept. 13, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Abortion Providers Sue to Block Texas Fetal Burial Rule

CRR: Unconstitutional rule imposes cost burden, abortion stigma

"...Rights, representing a group of abortion providers, is suing Texas in an effort to block a new state health..."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Dozens of Groups File Briefs Against Texas Abortion Law

Diverse array of organizations submit 45 briefs to SCOTUS opposing HB 2

"...are in consensus: House Bill 2, the draconian multi-part Texas abortion law, is harmful to women...."

Jan. 5, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: Texas Court Declines to Consider Final Appeal

McCarthy would be 500th inmate and 5th woman to be executed

"...The Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday declined to consider an..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Robin Hood Goes to Court

The Lege punts, and the judge catches the school-finance football

"...Depending on your perspective, the Texas school system is either near collapse from insufficient resources..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Texas Vote-by-Mail Hearing Concludes

Judge indicates he will grant temporary injunction for VBM

"...Today's hearing in the 201st District Court*[correction below] concluded just before 3pm, when Judge Tim Sulak..."

April 15, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Texas Clemency Process Poor, But Good Enough for Government Work

BPP and court deny Tamayo execution reprieve. Last stop, Perry

"...Yeakel on Tuesday afternoon denied a bid by condemned Texas inmate Edgar Tamayo to stay his execution pending an..."

Jan. 22, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Do Better?

On recusals, straight-ticket voting, and a bifurcated judiciary

"...134, a perennial Hail Mary, would eliminate altogether the Court of Criminal Appeals and fold the work of the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: See You in Court

This week the Supremes consider the curious habits of Texas politicians

"...can find an accumulating mountain of links concerning the Texas congressional redistricting lawsuit, scheduled for argument this Wednesday, March..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Texas Abortion Advocates Sue for Reproductive Rights

Manning new battle lines in the fight for legal abortion

"...March 7: Abortion advocates in Texas are manning new battle lines in the fight for..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Voting by Mail in Texas: Where Things Stand

The law, and the lawsuits

"...and requires no additional documentation. On May 27, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that "the decision to apply to..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Texas' Own 'Roe v. Wade'

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether medically necessary abortions for the poor will be state-funded.

"...On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Bost v. Low-Income..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Chronicle Endorsements: State of Texas

Senate, House, State Board of Education, and more races

"...Rampant gerrymandering makes most Texas Senate seats so secure that endorsements are almost irrelevant...."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Fifth Circuit Hears Objections to Texas' Fetal Burial Law

Anti-abortion measure currently on hold pending appeals

"...On September 5, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v...."

Sept. 18, 2019 News Post by Saskia Henn

Texas Supremes Ponder 'Pole Tax'

Debate over stripper surcharge goes to state's highest court

"...a hearing that lasted just over 45 minutes, the Texas Supreme Court became the latest judges to hear the..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Law vs. Jones: 3rd Court Race Has Political History

You be the judge: Is it time for Law to get on down the road?

"...the one contested race – for the 427th District Court, between GOP Judge Melissa Goodwin and longtime Dem Magistrate..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UDATED: Abortion Regulations Trial Begins in Federal Court

Contested provisions set to take effect Oct. 29

"...UPDATE: According to research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project, if provisions of the sweeping and..."

Oct. 21, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Comrades in Court

Boll Weevil Case Could be City's Ace Card in Water Suit

"...Only in Texas could the boll weevil end up as the Capital..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...of the most mentally ill people ever sent to Texas' death row. During a psychotic break in his hometown..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Abortions in Texas Fell By Half After Ban, Study Finds

Displaced patients strain capacity in neighboring states

"...The number of abortions performed in Texas fell by half – the largest documented decrease of..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

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