Why Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David Newell won't seek reelection in 2026
Judge David Newell told the Statesman that turnover on the court and the changing judicial system contributed to his decision ...
Austin churches, schools react to Trump administration cutting immigration raid protections
Austin leaders say they must find new ways to support immigrants or wait to observe new actions after the federal government ...
Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship could have significant impact on Texas
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas ...
Texas porn site age verification law goes before the Supreme Court. Here’s what’s at stake
Pornhub disabled its site in Texas last March over objections to the law, which requires them to verify that users are over ...
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography
The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...
Texas A&M cancels conference trip excluding White and Asian students after governor backlash
Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a Chicago conference on Tuesday after an application was discovered to have excluded ...
The school voucher fight is decades old in Texas. Will it finally pass this session?
But Ovida Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association and a former middle school teacher in Alief says any ...
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Why Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge David Newell won't seek reelection in 2026
After Newell graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997, he served as a prosecutor handling appeals for 16 years, first in Fort Bend County and later in the Harris County ...