Courts

The U.S. Justice Department sued Abbott and Texas after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called the order “dangerous and unlawful.”

A federal court ruled Texas was violating the National Voter Registration Act by not allowing people to register when they updated their drivers' license information online while allowing it in person.

Immigrant advocates say DACA was only a band-aid. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's recent order to halt new DACA applications puts the pressure on Congress to Act.

Some Democrats have said it's ultimately Gov. Abbott's responsibility to restore the funding he chose to veto.

Una ley estatal podría eliminar acceso a todos los abortos comenzando a las seis semanas de un embarazo.

One day after a federal district judge in Texas ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, President Biden said the Department of Justice intends to appeal the decision.

En Texas, tener un testamento no es legalmente requerido. Pero morir sin uno significa que las posesiones de una persona serán divididas de acuerdo a la ley estatal y no de acuerdo a sus indicaciones.

In Texas, wills are not legally required. But dying without one means greater anguish and expense for family members.

In effect, the law could eliminate access to all abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.

In Texas’ deregulated energy market, high prices during times of scarcity are often considered a sign that the market is working. But many utilities say the high price of natural gas during the winter storm was different. They're calling it price gouging.