Abel Garcia, a 48-year-old from Chaparral, New Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a January 1 crash in El Paso that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured her boyfriend. Garcia pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle.
Where
El Paso, Texas; incident at Gateway North Boulevard and Sean Haggerty Drive
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A Brazos County judge dismissed Rylan Griffen's lawsuit against the NCAA seeking a fifth year of eligibility. The judge sustained the NCAA's argument that the court lacks jurisdiction because the NCAA is headquartered in Indiana and took no action in Texas.
Rylan Griffen, Texas A&M men's basketball player; Judge John Brick, Brazos County judge; NCAA, defendant and 2 more
A San Antonio man pleaded guilty to possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 15 years and 10 months in prison. He arranged for drivers to deliver drugs hidden in vehicle compartments from Mexico.
Alfredo Landin, defendant; Fred Biery, U.S. District Judge; Justin Simmons, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas and 2 more
A Travis County judge ruled that the people behind mailers and text messages appearing to come from Texas transgender advocacy groups must answer questions under oath. The communications promoted resources for LGBTQ youth but were not sent by the organizations they purported to come from, causing harassment and confusion.
Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer, judge who ruled; Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), nonprofit that filed the deposition request; Texas Transgender Student Union, entity registered in Wyoming named as sender of mailers and 3 more
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston opened a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with the Texas Attorney General's Office and Justice Department. The hospital was accused of miscoding and billing gender-affirming care procedures through Medicaid and insurance.
$$10 million for settlement payment
Texas Children's Hospital, Hospital system that opened the clinic; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General; Vanessa Sivadge, Former nurse who filed the lawsuit and 5 more
A Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday requiring Gov. Greg Abbott to allow Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, running against him for governor, to inspect his unredacted communications with Elon Musk. Hinojosa had sued after Abbott refused to release the records under Texas Public Information Act. Abbott appealed the ruling.
Gina Hinojosa, Democratic state representative, Texas gubernatorial candidate; Greg Abbott, Texas governor; Judge Catherine Mauzy, Travis County judge and 1 more
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals issued a stay blocking a Travis County district court order. The appeals court ruled that the Office of the Governor does not have to comply with the district court's order and commanded Gina Hinojosa to respond to the Governor's petition seeking dismissal of the case.
Fifteenth Court of Appeals, issued stay of district court order; Office of the Governor, party to the case; Gina Hinojosa, named in the case and 2 more
Three Republican justices are running for reelection to Texas' 15th Court of Appeals, facing Democratic opponents. The court was created by the Legislature in 2023 to hear cases involving state government, and Governor Greg Abbott appointed the inaugural justices who began their first term on Sept. 1, 2024.
Scott Brister, Inaugural chief justice, 15th Court of Appeals; candidate for reelection; Jerry Zimmerer, Democrat, candidate against Brister; Scott Field, Justice, 15th Court of Appeals; candidate for reelection and 2 more
A federal judge in Virginia dismissed all remaining claims against Dr. Melina Kibbe, president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, in a lawsuit filed by former University of Virginia doctors. The lawsuit alleged negligent hiring and retaliation during her tenure at UVA.
Dr. Melina Kibbe, President of University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; former dean of UVA medical school; Senior U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon, Federal judge who dismissed the claims; Former UVA doctors, Plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit