judicial system

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.

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.

State District Judge Amber Givens was admonished and reprimanded by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for complaints filed several years ago.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the high court's top role.

The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural public defense attorneys and offices.

Dallas County prosecutor Jennifer Balido will have to run for election once her term expires in 2026. She's now the only Republican state district judge in Dallas County.

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James Sullivan will replace Blacklock as a new justice.

Tina Clinton says additional mail-in and provisional ballots led to her victory over Republican Matthew Kolodoski in a tight race for a Fifth Court of Appeals seat.

Effective Nov. 15, all federal lawsuits against X must be filed in the Northern District of Texas, where a judge owns Tesla stock and has heard several lawsuits involving Elon Musk.

Election night marked a major ideological shift in 14 Texas appeals courts whose elections usually get little fanfare.

The Fifth Court of Appeals gets civil and criminal appeals from Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Here are the new judges on the bench.

With the help of some North Texas billionaires, the Judicial Fairness PAC is targeting voters by pinning the blame for Dallas' crime rates on the city's Democratic judges.