Lawsuits

Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the Establishment and Free Expression Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A coalition of 13 parents alleges in a lawsuit that the district and board of trustees held private meetings and withheld information as they moved forward with a plan to close four schools.

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over the university.

Individuals and businesses who sued Texas utility companies for cutting power during the deadly 2021 winter storm didn't adequately prove the companies' negligence, the court ruled Friday, but one of their claims can still move forward.

The lawsuit says the law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments "unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, reverence, and adoption of the state’s mandated religious scripture."

The city council approved a $250,000 settlement with the family of Andre Craig, 57, who was killed when a Fort Worth police officer ran a red light and hit him while pursuing a stolen car.

The June 12 filing argues that Keller ISD’s at-large voting system for school board members violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution by diluting the political voice of Hispanic voters.

The high court ruled a federal labor relations law does not stop the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association from accusing Boeing of misrepresenting the safety of the 737 MAX model. After the model was involved in two deadly plane crashes, pilots with the Dallas-based airline said Boeing misled them into agreeing to fly the planes.

Cindy Clemishire accused Robert Morris of sexually abusing her when she was a child — claims he referred to as a "inappropriate relationship with a young lady." Clemishire is suing Morris and Gateway Church for defamation her when she went public with her claims.

Thousands of people fled the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in March during a national cheerleading championship after a shooting scare that turned out to be a false alarm. Several families are suing organizers for injuries they say were sustained in the ensuing chaos.

A burpee workout assigned as punishment allegedly landed a Rockwall high school junior cheerleader in the hospital — two years after several football players were hospitalized with the same condition.

The bill aims to ban nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases, sexual assault cases and human trafficking cases.