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Republican effort to remove Libertarians from November ballot rejected by Texas Supreme Court

On Aug. 8, a group of Republican candidates asked the Supreme Court to remove 23 Libertarian opponents from the ballot, saying they did not meet eligibility requirements. The Republicans included Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and others in congressional and state legislative races.

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Texas abortion foes use legal threats and propose more laws to increase pressure on providers and their allies

No criminal charges have been filed under two current Texas laws restricting abortion, but abortion opponents are looking to build on the momentum of recent victories, including the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Texas Tribune

Volkswagen argues that Greg Abbott’s choice of judges in lawsuit could tilt emissions case in Texas’ favor

Because the state is a party in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s cases against the companies, Volkswagen lawyers have argued that allowing the Texas governor to appoint justices to a case for which the state stands to win a substantial amount of money would give “the impression that the State has…

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Texas clamping down on Roe reversal

"Extremist politicians are on a crusade to force Texans into pregnancy and childbirth against their will"

Salon

Texas clinics halt abortions after state high court ruling

Clinics were shutting down abortion services in the nation's second-largest state Saturday after the Texas Supreme Court blocked an order allowing the procedure to resume in some cases.

WEKU

Texas Supreme Court allows enforcement of 1925 abortion ban scrapped in Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON – The Texas Supreme Court ordered late Friday that the state’s century-old abortion ban, struck down in Roe v. Wade in 1973, can be enforced immediately.

Tribune News Service

Texas Supreme Court allows abortion ban to go into effect

Ruling latest change to abortion law after end of Roe v Wade

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Texas Supreme Court blocks order allowing abortions to resume

Whether Texas clinics that had begun scheduling appointments would halt services again was not immediately clear.

Axios

Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had given some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions

The Independent UK

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked an order that resumed abortions in the state

The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them and now potentially canceling appointments again illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place since Roe fell.

WEKU

Cannabis Reg. Update: Supreme Court Judge Bans Smokable Hemp In TX, Kansas Officials Sued Over $120K Worth Product Seizure & More

Texas Supreme Court Prohibits Sales & Production Of Smokable Hemp

Benzinga

Texas Attorney General Paxton cannot intervene in suit with Dallas hospital over transgender care, judge decides

AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas cannot intervene in a lawsuit between Children’s Medical Center Dallas and one of its doctors over gender-affirming care for trans patients, a Dallas judge decided Friday.

Tribune News Service

A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth

The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.

WEKU

Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth

A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender confirming care

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Texas Supreme Court votes to allow trans child abuse investigations

The Texas Supreme Court says parents and doctors who provide gender-affirming care for trans kids can be investigated for child abuse. A lower court judge had halted the inquiries earlier.

Texas Observer

Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Protections for Trans Youth

The decision reaffirms the state child welfare agency’s ability to investigate families who seek gender-affirming care for their kids.

Tribune News Service

Texas Supreme Court says governor cannot order trans child abuse investigations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday struck down a statewide injunction halting child abuse investigations into the parents of transgender youth, while keeping in place a block on the case of one family who sued the state.

The Independent UK

Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations

The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse

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Texas Supreme Court OKs state child abuse inquiries into the families of trans kids

The ruling overturns an injunction barring state officials from following Abbott's directive to view treatments such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs as incidents of child abuse.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Love Texas' SB 8 because you hate abortion? Wait until a copycat law comes for your gun rights

For months now, the federal courts have aided and abetted an outrageous attack on the rule of law.

Tribune News Service

Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals to Texas Supreme Court as state halts probes into parents of trans children

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to allow the state to restart its abuse investigations into the parents of transgender children.

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Texas Supreme Court ruling effectively ends lawsuits over abortion law

On March 11, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state agencies could not enforce Senate Bill 8, bringing an end to the legal challenges that the Supreme Court of the United States had heard in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson.

Reason

Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It

Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.

Reason

The Legal Battle Over Texas SB 8 is Far From Over

Opponents of this dangerous law have a variety of options left to pursue in state and federal courts, despite their recent defeat in the Texas Supreme Court.

Axios

Texas Supreme Court rules against providers in abortion ban case

The court said state officials do not have the ability to enforce the state's six-week abortion ban.

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