Lawsuits

The high court ruled Friday a lawsuit by families with transgender kids challenging the state's authority to investigate them is moot as the kids are no longer minors and the Department of Family and Protective Services has closed most of its investigations of the plaintiffs.

Paxton previously sued North Texas-based kratom retailers for allegedly selling kratom products containing nearly 50 times the Texas limit of a controlled substance.

Tips is out as TFSC's presiding officer as lawsuits, staff firings, and allegations of misconduct continue to surround the embattled agency.

Four Granbury residents accused city leaders of secrecy and Open Meetings Act violations tied to a controversial data center and Knox Ranch annexation.

Robert Morris, Gateway's founding pastor pleaded guilty last October to five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child.

A federal lawsuit alleging that people in the Smith County jail in Tyler, Texas were kept after their eligible release was settled in February for $1.5 million.

Texas is leading a group of states that claim part of the Americans with Disabilities Act is unconstitutional, which disability advocates warn could lead more people into institutional care settings. Advocates said they want to put pressure on state policymakers to withdraw from the lawsuit.

Texas Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical that a woman who regrets her gender transition can't sue her therapist.

A Dallas County judge on Friday denied requests from two former Gateway Church elders to be dismissed from the lawsuit.

Justices will have to decide who has the final say on whether delta-8 THC is legal: the Texas Legislature or the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Tarrant County commissioners Tuesday approved more than $135,000 in funding for legal counsel in two different lawsuits.

Bishop Mark Kirkland sued County Judge Tim O'Hare Dec. 15 after he claims his First Amendment rights were violated. The suit was dismissed Dec. 31.