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Courts & Rulings · Featured · 🔥 Trending · April 30, 2026

Texas Supreme Court Issues Landmark Property Rights Ruling

The Texas Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that local municipalities cannot impose blanket development moratoriums without legislative authority, a decision that will reshape land-use disputes across the state.

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Texas Legislature Advances Sweeping Bail Reform Bill

A bipartisan bail-reform measure passed the Texas House 98–51, moving the state closer to requiring risk asse…

Pancho Villa Apr 28, 2026

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Fifth Circuit Hears Arguments Over Texas DACA Challenge

A Fifth Circuit panel heard oral arguments in Texas's latest challenge to the DACA program, with judges press…

Pancho Villa Apr 14, 2026

Crime & Criminal Justice

Houston DA Announces Arrests in $12M Elder Fraud Ring

Harris County prosecutors have charged 9 individuals in a sweeping elder-fraud scheme that targeted retiremen…

Pancho Villa Apr 29, 2026

Immigration

Dallas Immigration Court Backlog Hits Record 87,000 Cases

The Dallas Immigration Court now carries the third-largest pending caseload in the country, with average wait…

Pancho Villa Apr 27, 2026

Business & Technology

State Bar Issues First AI Ethics Guidelines for Texas Attorneys

The State Bar of Texas Professional Ethics Committee released formal guidance warning lawyers that using gene…

Pancho Villa Apr 26, 2026

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Social Media Law in Split Decision

A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruled 2–1 that Texas's HB 20, which prohibits large social media platforms from…

Pancho Villa Apr 25, 2026

Courts & Rulings

Bexar County Approves Expansion of Public Defender's Office

Bexar County commissioners voted 4–1 to add 32 staff attorneys to the public defender's office, the largest s…

Pancho Villa Apr 24, 2026

Crime & Criminal Justice

West Texas Man Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison

Marcus Delgado was released from the Coffield Unit after the Court of Criminal Appeals granted a writ of habe…

Pancho Villa Apr 23, 2026

Legislature & Policy

Minimum Wage Ballot Petition Cleared for Signature Collection

The Texas Secretary of State approved a ballot initiative petition that would allow voters to raise the state…

Pancho Villa Apr 22, 2026

Business & Technology

UT Law's Pro Bono Clinics Handle Record 3,400 Cases in 2024

The University of Texas School of Law reported that its network of pro bono clinics closed 3,412 cases last y…

Pancho Villa Apr 21, 2026

Immigration

DOJ Opens Investigation Into Border Patrol Use-of-Force Incidents

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has opened a pattern-or-practice investigation into use-of-fo…

Pancho Villa Apr 20, 2026

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