District Court

In a major loss for the special prosecutors, the First Court of Appeals in Houston ruled that a lower court erred in ordering the lawyers to be paid $300 an hour for their work on the Paxton fraud case.

The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures they’ve taken to get out of the heat, like starting fires or inflicting self-harm.

UPDATE Monday: Austin Police are saying a person of interest in the shooting of State District Judge Julie Kocurek has been arrested. Austin Police say in…

Update: A decision on whether to allow women in Texas to receive government subsidized health screenings through Planned Parenthood will not be issued…