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A panel of statewide appeals court justices will soon decide whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can — at least temporarily — enforce case reporting rules on attorneys for the state's larger, mostly Democratic counties, including Harris.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/29/532096/texas-judges-weigh-paxtons-authority-to-enforce-criminal-case-reporting-rules-on-democratic-das/

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Texas lawmakers passed the first raise for state judges in more than 10 years in the last hours of the 89th Legislature — after a dispute over the bill's effect on legislators' pensions nearly killed the measure.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/03/522944/first-pay-raise-for-texas-judges-in-over-a-decade-heads-to-governors-desk-after-pension-dispute/

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An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the public on the state's bail system, a legislative priority this session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/03/19/516339/guilty-until-proven-innocent-marathon-texas-house-hearing-showcases-political-divide-on-cash-bail/

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The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether a capital murder case involving a then-16-year-old who was charged when he was 18 should go to adult criminal court or be dismissed entirely.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/12/05/507882/accused-of-murder-at-16-arrested-at-18-can-texas-prosecute-him-as-an-adult/

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Republicans will soon make up about three-fourths of those appellate court seats in Texas after the GOP swept elections up and down the ballot.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/11/12/505659/republicans-will-hold-75-of-texas-appeals-court-seats-after-election-night-sweep/

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Elon Musk has donated $2 million to the Texas-based Judicial Fairness PAC, making him the latest billionaire to back the group trying to unseat Democratic judges across the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/10/30/504524/elon-musk-joins-list-of-billionaires-funding-texas-pac-backing-gop-judicial-candidates/

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Proponents for ending the program equate it to high-interest fees that accumulate overtime and become, for some, unmanageable debt.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/10/25/504058/advocacy-group-hopes-to-end-texas-program-that-piles-on-fees-for-drivers-with-suspended-licenses/

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The Texas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to overturn the State Fair’s gun ban — the night before the fair opens.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/09/27/501232/state-fair-to-open-with-gun-ban-as-texas-supreme-court-denies-ken-paxtons-final-appeal/

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A Texas senate committee heard from experts on how to best tackle the growing use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology in creating child pornography. For some, it raised constitutional issues.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/06/07/489925/parents-law-enforcement-push-for-stricter-ai-child-pornography-laws-in-texas/

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