Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht laughs during a question and answer session after hearing two civil cases at the University of Houston Law Center on Oct. 29, 2024.

An average of about 10 children per-day were referred to the Texas justice system for making threats in September. More children are facing criminal consequences for terroristic threats in recent ...

The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition rates.. Texas was ...

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court addresses the Legislature biannually on behalf of the judicial branch. Blacklock reported that Texas’ judiciary was in good shape, but he nonetheless ...

Gov. Greg Abbott elevated Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to chief justice on Jan. 6, 2024. Abbott then appointed his general counsel James Sullivan to the Supreme Court.

Justice Gap - Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are denied justice in the civil court system, because they can't afford a lawyer. Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht was in ...

More: Gov. Abbott elevates Blacklock to chief justice, appoints new member to Texas Supreme Court. Justices in most of Texas' 15 appellate courts earn between $154,000 and $203,040 each year.

One survey of 457 human trafficking survivors in the U.S. found that 22% had interacted with juvenile justice. In a different survey of those who experienced sex trafficking as a youth, 52% of the ...