Judge David Newell told the Statesman that turnover on the court and the changing judicial system contributed to his decision ...

The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney ...

Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza was sworn in as the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals chief justice Friday, Jan. 10, at the Enrique ...

Beth Watkins, a legal trailblazer and former Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals, joins us to discuss one of Texas' most ...

The decision, opens new tab by the Austin, Texas-based 15th Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a lower ruling that barred the technology giant from deposing the state about its internal ...

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in Texas while otherwise limiting its ruling in the ...

The Appeals court decision only upheld Hanen's ruling for the state of Texas, thereby suspending the program in the Lonestar state, and said the judge was incorrect in halting the program nationwide.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David Newell will not seek reelection in 2026 after serving 12 years on the state's highest criminal court, he announced Friday. The former prosecutor and ...

The Texas Eighth Court of Appeals serves 17 counties, including El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Pecos and Presidio. Salas-Mendoza will preside over criminal and civil appeal cases. The new chief ...