Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court won't revive Dallas County's lawsuit arguing the state isn't transferring mentally ill detainees to hospitals fast enough, making taxpayers foot the bill.

An attorney complained about Dallas County Court at Law No. 1 Judge D'Metria Benson's mask mandate in her courtroom. She says it's in place because she has a compromised immune system.

A man accused of stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend may eventually be able to own a gun after Texas high court justices signaled that he can't be banned from owning a gun for life.

When Texas House Democrats broke quorum over GOP-led redistricting efforts in 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit requesting the state's highest court remove House Minority Leader Rep. Gene Wu, (D-Houston) from office. On Friday, the SCOTX denied that request.

Although the products don't contain tobacco, justices ruled VELO pouches are made of a tobacco substitute, which subjects them to state taxes overseen by the Texas Comptroller. Sellers pay those taxes up front, but they can be passed onto consumers.

The Texas Supreme Court lifted a temporary injunction preventing the Department of State Health Services from enforcing a rule effectively criminalizing delta-8.

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.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality does not have to produce thousands of documents related to carcinogenic emission limits requested by the Sierra Club.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said Tuesday that James Broadnax's cousin confession does not meet the criteria for the case to return to court.

Tens of thousands of residents and small businesses sought damages from power generators after losing electricity during the storm that resulted in billions in losses and 246 deaths.

The owner of Allen Premium Outlets will make oral arguments before the Texas Supreme Court in September to appeal an order from a lawsuit brought against it by victims of a deadly 2023 shooting.

The Texas Supreme Court said the state only needs a reasonable belief that the group may have relevant information, not proof, and allowed PFLAG to redact identifying details about families before producing documents.