Courts & Criminal Justice

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a judicial omnibus bill over a section that would have sped up the process of getting criminal charges expunged. The bill passed without that provision Tuesday.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as 63-year-old Steven Whittley.

Rodeo Dallas was closed due to allegations that its business practices were a nuisance to the Deep Ellum neighborhood.

Dallas County is considering whether to supplement judges salaries for merit or cost of living in the 2026 fiscal year budget, while facing nearly $30 million higher operations costs.

The two sides were in court Friday making their cases for whether three coaches sued over a punishment workout that allegedly hospitalized a cheerleader are immune from suit under state law.

Dallas County Judge Veretta Frazier heard more than six hours of testimony Thursday, but said she would not make a decision on an injunction until Friday.

The Texas Funeral Service Commission on Wednesday nonsuited its lawsuit accusing two ex-staff attorneys of violating attorney-client privilege in the midst of an ongoing feud between fired staff and commission heads.

Three men are behind the effort to remove Tarrant County District Clerk Thomas "Tom" Wilder. They are all locked in years-long divorce battles and now want to remove Wilder as part of a wider effort to target the family court system.

The temporary restraining order was filed the same week after Rodeo Dallas closed due to leasing violations and later reopened.

A Southlake man is suing Tarrant County District Clerk for allegedly mishandling court records. The case comes amid efforts by the clerk's office to modernize their document system built in the 1980s.

Gov. Greg Abbott says the dozens of Democrats who fled the state to block a redraw of the state's congressional maps could also be charged with bribery or be removed from their seats. Ethics experts question his threats.

Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.