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.
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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.
Abel Garcia, defendant; sentenced to 15 years in prison; Angelique Diaz De Leon, killed in crash; Nicholas Ramirez, injured in crash and 1 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
Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer ruled that the Texas Transgender Student Union, a Wyoming-registered group, must sit for depositions this week to answer questions about mailers and text messages sent in the name of the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT). The mailers and texts, sent without TENT's permission, promoted transgender youth resources to Texas voters.
Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer, Judge who issued the ruling; Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Nonprofit organization that filed the petition and sought depositions; Texas Transgender Student Union, Wyoming-registered group ordered to sit for depositions 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 of a Travis County district court order in a case involving State Rep. Gina Hinojosa and the Governor's Office. The appellate court ruled that the Governor's Office does not have to comply with the district court's order and ordered Hinojosa to respond to the Governor's petition to dismiss the case.
Fifteenth Court of Appeals, appellate court issuing the stay; Gina Hinojosa, State Representative, party to dispute; Office of the Governor, party to dispute and 1 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