Courts & Criminal Justice

Dallas County District Judge Amber Givens filed a suit Monday alleging county commissioners unlawfully excluded her from the supplemental pay approved for all the county's other judges as part of the county's fiscal year 2026 budget.

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown in an open letter to media sent Sept. 5 disputed reports that the jail was at or over its capacity.

The high court's refusal Friday to take up the city of Dallas' appeal leaves a lower court's ruling in place — a Dallas poker house can continue operating.

Dallas County Judge Veretta Frazier ruled in favor of a temporary injunction on Friday for Rodeo Dallas in Deep Ellum, closing the bar until further notice.

The Dallas County Jail began prepping more space before July 4th Fourth for summer and holiday arrests that have pushed jail capacity to 99 percent.

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.