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This article will explain the rules applicable in Texas state and federal courts, along with examples and the process for ...

The debate over Proposition 3 echoes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1987 decision in United States v. Salerno, which upheld a ...

Testimony continues in an El Paso federal courtroom over allegations that Republican leaders targeted minorities in Texas ...

Texas elections, minority voting rights, and possibly the reshaping of legislative districts across the country are in the ...

On the first day of a two-week trial, the plaintiffs’ lawyers honed in on who drew the new map and whether race was a factor.

As a court case challenges Texas' redrawn congressional maps, the state's lawyers are trying to make things as murky as ...

This November, Texas voters will decide on 17 propositions, from property taxes to bail and more. Before you hit the polls, ...

Days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday sent the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson ...

The switch comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he was tired of seeing “fat troops” who give the military “a ...