Politics & Policy
July 12, 2018
Pro-Choice Advocates Worry About What Kavanaugh Nomination Will Mean for Roe v. Wade
Kavanaugh’s decision on the case of an undocumented minor seeking an abortion in Texas is one of their primary concerns.
SCOTUS
Health
June 27, 2016
The Long Tale Of HB2 Comes to a Close
Three years after Wendy Davis’s filibuster, Texas’s anti-abortion law is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Health
March 2, 2016
What The Supreme Court Oral Arguments On Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Told Us About The Future Of Texas’s Abortion Laws
Sotomayor, Ginsburg, Kagan, and Breyer do not like it. Alito and Roberts seem to like it a lot, Thomas stayed quiet, and Kennedy remains a wild card.
The Daily Post
February 16, 2016
What Antonin Scalia’s Empty Spot Means For Texas-Based Supreme Court Cases
The stakes have changed in an abortion case and affirmative action debacle coming out of Texas.
The Daily Post
October 8, 2015
The Supreme Court Could Hear Two Texas-Based Cases This Term
The U.S. Supreme Court could take on affirmative action and abortion restrictions, two cases originating from Texas.
The Daily Post
August 24, 2015
Texas To Issue Birth And Death Certificates That Acknowledge Same-Sex Marriage
The march of progress continues on to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The Daily Post
June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court’s Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage and What That Means for Texans Today
The implications of the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling for the country are sweeping, but in Texas right now, there are still questions that need answering. …
The Daily Post
October 15, 2014
The Supreme Court Has Finally Gotten Involved in the Texas Abortion Battle
It's a new ballgame now.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
The outcome of the case could bar affirmative action from use in college admissions.
Border & Immigration
January 21, 2013
Perry Pens Border Security Op-Ed
Writing in the Austin American-Statesman, the governor says the U.S. is "through the looking glass in terms of border policy," and revives talk of forbidding so-called "sanctuary cities."…
Business
April 16, 2012
Jeff Skilling Gets Denied. Again
The Supreme Court rejected the ex-Enron CEO's latest appeal, a move that is hardly surprising to most Houstonians. …
Politics & Policy
March 28, 2012
Texans React to Oral Arguments in Supreme Court on Obama’s Healthcare Law
Here's what Texan elected officials had to say about the three days of oral argument in the Supreme Court over Affordable Care Act.