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How the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts work and affect Texans
Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
U.S. Supreme Court grants Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip new trial
The justices reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld Glossip’s conviction despite his allegations that prosecutors ...
Texas lawmaker files bill that would require state song at school-sponsored sporting events
State Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palestine, filed House Bill 2171 on Jan. 28. According to the text, if approved, the board of trustees of a school district or the board of a charter school would have to ...
El Paso attorneys want access to deadly vehicle explosion scene
Nearly two weeks after a deadly vehicle explosion at a Sun Metro operations facility in East El Paso, attorneys Maxey Scherr and Robert Collins are ...