The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris County’s legal aid program for undocumented immigrants while a legal battle continues, saying on June 26 it’s not clear that the county has “constitutional statutory authority to conduct” it.
The ruling marks a new chapter in the lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed in November 2025 to prevent Harris County from funding nonprofit organizations that help immigrants fighting deportation cases. The court said in its two-page opinion that the decision is temporary but argued there’s “serious doubt about the constitutionality” of the program.
