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A Tarrant County jury awarded Ronny and Mandy McCoy $21.6 million after finding NAE Enterprises liable for construction defects in their home. The defects included improperly installed plumbing vents in the attic that allowed sewer gas to circulate inside, along with mold and moisture problems. The jury found NAE Enterprises responsible for negligence, breach of implied warranty, and knowing and intentional violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
$21.6 million for judgment
Ronny McCoy, plaintiff; Mandy McCoy, plaintiff; NAE Enterprises, defendant, contractor and 5 more
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Karl Andrew Stanley of Celina was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of capital murder by a jury on October 8, 2026.
Karl Andrew Stanley, defendant, sentenced to life imprisonment for capital murder
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A Kentucky judge granted a temporary injunction Friday in a fifth-year NCAA eligibility lawsuit, immediately restoring playing eligibility for 38 athletes including Texas Tech quarterback Thomas Castellanos. The injunction prohibits the NCAA from enforcing eligibility restrictions, restitution rules, and transfer rules against the athletes or schools involved.
Judge Brian C. Edwards, Jefferson Circuit Court, Division 11 judge who granted the injunction; Thomas Castellanos, Texas Tech quarterback, one of 38 plaintiffs in the eligibility lawsuit; Mark Mitchell, One of 38 plaintiffs in the eligibility lawsuit and 5 more
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Online shopping platform Temu agreed to settle a Texas lawsuit by paying $3 million and accepting data privacy restrictions. The settlement requires Temu to store Texas residents' personal data on American-owned and controlled servers in the US and conduct annual independent product safety testing.
$3 million for settlement payment
Temu, online shopping platform defendant; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (R)
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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was released from the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville on Friday morning after serving seven years of a ten-year sentence for the 2018 murder of Botham Jean. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted her parole on October 1, 2026.
nearly $100 million for civil judgment ordered by jury against Guyger
Amber Guyger, Former Dallas police officer, convicted of murder; Botham Jean, Murder victim; Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Granted parole and 1 more
Reported by 12 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Lynlee Pollis was sentenced to seven years in prison and 10 years of probation for intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in a September 2023 crash that killed SMU student Honor Wallace and injured passenger Catherine Solberg.
Lynlee Pollis, driver convicted of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault; Honor Wallace, 19-year-old SMU student killed in crash; Catherine Solberg, passenger seriously injured in crash and 1 more
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A Collin County jury sentenced Antwain Karmen Williams, 20, to 75 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Williams pleaded guilty to slashing a Lyft driver's throat during a December 2024 attack. Snapchat messages showed he planned to steal the vehicle to kidnap a 13-year-old.
Antwain Karmen Williams, Defendant, pleaded guilty to first-degree felony aggravated robbery; Greg Willis, Collin County District Attorney; Jim Pruitt, Judge and 5 more
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Gerber Products Company and Nestlé USA, alleging they misled consumers about toxic heavy metals in Gerber baby food products. Paxton claims the companies advertised the food as safe and rigorously tested while internal testing showed arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium levels above federal guidelines.
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, suing the companies; Gerber Products Company, defendant; Nestlé USA, Inc., defendant
Reported by 29 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
A Texas woman filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday in Harris County district court against four members of Students for Life of America, alleging they ordered abortion medication in March 2026 outside Space Center Houston. The suit invokes the Woman and Child Protection Act, House Bill 7, which went into effect in December and prohibits transporting abortion-inducing drugs within Texas.
$100,000 for minimum statutory award for plaintiff with connection to incident
Maria Puerto, Plaintiff, using pseudonym; Kristan Mercer Hawkins, Defendant, president of Students for Life; Lydia Taylor Davis, Defendant, Students for Life spokesperson and 3 more
Reported by 5 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
A federal judge ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning in all state prisons by end of 2029. Texas appealed the order to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and asked the judge to suspend it pending appeal.
$1.5 billion for estimated cost to air condition all state prisons
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, issued order requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, defendant; asked for suspension of order; Bernie Tiede, inmate who filed initial complaint in 2023 and 4 more
Reported by 9 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Texas voters will elect justices to the 15th Court of Appeals for the first time. The court, created by the state Legislature in 2023, reviews civil cases involving the state, cases exceeding $10 million between businesses, and constitutional challenges where the attorney general is a party.
Scott Brister, Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals; appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott; Scott Field, Justice in Place 2, 15th Court of Appeals; appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott; April Farris, Justice in Place 3, 15th Court of Appeals; appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott and 3 more
One outletFound via Google News
The U.S. Army is planning to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter. Broadcasting the event worldwide is not mentioned in Army rules governing military executions.
Nidal Malik Hasan, Fort Hood shooter; subject of execution
Reported by 6 outletsFound via Google News
Rubinsky Roofing, LLC was found liable for 27 violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act for scamming customers out of over $500,000 for roofing work never completed. The company was ordered to pay restitution to victims and civil penalties.
over $500,000 for customer payments accepted for work not completed
Rubinsky Roofing, LLC, Company found liable for deceptive trade practices; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General who sued the company; Texas Attorney General's Office, Brought case against company
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Religious liberty scholars at Notre Dame Law School filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to strike down a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. The scholars argue the law forces state-sponsored religious instruction on children and violates the First Amendment establishment clause.
Greg Abbott, Texas Republican Governor who signed the law; Fred Biery, U.S. District Judge; Lindsay & Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, Filed amicus brief with Notre Dame Law School scholars and 1 more
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The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on whether AI-generated transcripts of witness depositions can be used as evidence. The case involves a Montgomery County employee's wrongful termination claim; the trial court had struck an AI-generated transcript because it was not prepared by a certified shorthand reporter, and the appeals court affirmed that decision.
Texas Supreme Court, Heard arguments on the issue; Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, Texas Supreme Court justice; Justice Jane Bland, Texas Supreme Court justice and 3 more
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Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection on October 7, 2026, for the 2000 fatal shooting of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout during a robbery in Silsbee, Texas. Howard was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. CT.
$114 for money taken during robbery
Jamaal Howard, Man executed for 2000 murder of convenience store clerk; Vickie Swartout, Convenience store clerk fatally shot during 2000 robbery; Greg Abbott, Texas Governor
Reported by 27 outletsFound via Google News
Ignacio Rodriguez IV, a 29-year-old former Webb County sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop on September 1, 2024. He pleaded guilty and was ordered to serve 240 months followed by five years of supervised release.
Ignacio Rodriguez IV, Former Webb County sheriff's deputy, age 29; U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, Judge who sentenced Rodriguez; U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas and 2 more
Reported by 5 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that Attorney General Ken Paxton lacked authority to impose new reporting requirements on prosecutors in Texas' 13 largest counties. Paxton had announced these rules in March 2025, requiring district attorneys to turn over extensive data and case files.
Ken Paxton, Attorney General; John Creuzot, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney; Fifteenth Court of Appeals, State appellate court and 1 more
Reported by 2 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction halting Department of Homeland Security construction of border barriers and related infrastructure in the Big Bend Sector. The ruling stops the DHS from building until it complies with all applicable laws, affecting approximately 500 miles of the southwest border.
$7 billion for federal contracts
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone, Judge who granted preliminary injunction; Center for Biodiversity, Plaintiff who sued and won injunction; Texas Civil Rights Project, Plaintiff who sued and won injunction and 4 more
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
The Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton's office in Travis County to block release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate. The PUC argues geographic details like county location and regional water planning area are sensitive and exempt under the Texas Homeland Security Act.
Public Utility Commission of Texas, plaintiff suing to block data center records release; Ken Paxton, Attorney General, defendant in lawsuit; Greg Abbott, Governor, ordered state agencies to review data centers
Reported by 6 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
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