Save the Cutoff, a nonprofit formed to regain public access to an oxbow lake in East Texas, lost another legal battle when Texas' 12th Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling rejecting their lawsuit against the landowner. The group plans to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
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The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas denied John Allen Rubio's motion to stop his execution. Rubio's defense team had filed the motion on Oct. 28, claiming prosecutors used false testimony from forensic psychiatrist Michael Welner. Prosecutors argued Rubio had already raised a similar claim that an appeals court dismissed in 2022.
John Allen Rubio, defendant in execution case; Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, court that denied stay motion; Michael Welner, forensic psychiatrist and 2 more
A federal judge in New York ruled that Delta Air Lines must face a class action lawsuit brought by four passengers who say they paid for window seats but found no windows next to them. The judge rejected Delta's motion to dismiss, finding a reasonable dispute over whether Delta's contract requires providing window seats as described.
$Millions for damages sought
U.S. District Judge Ramon Reyes, Judge who ruled on the motion to dismiss; Delta Air Lines, Defendant airline; Casey Olbrantz, Attorney representing the four passengers suing and 1 more
Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel settled his civil defamation lawsuit against College Station resident MaKenzie Carter. Manziel had accused Carter of spreading false claims about a romantic relationship between them across social media and in emails to his contacts, damaging his business relationships. Judge Jerrell Wise signed an agreed dismissal on August 21, 2026, ending the case with prejudice.
Johnny Manziel, Former Texas A&M quarterback; plaintiff in defamation lawsuit; MaKenzie Carter (also known as MaKenzie Calame), College Station resident; defendant in defamation lawsuit; Judge Jerrell Wise, Judge who signed agreed dismissal
Jay Robert Rangel, 18, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Ramiro Alvarado in December 2024. Rangel was convicted by a jury of murder and six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Jay Robert Rangel, defendant sentenced for murder and aggravated assault; Ramiro Alvarado, murder victim; Bexar County District Attorney's Office, prosecutor
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Maxwell v. Dinis, a case about whether federal prisoners can use habeas corpus petitions to challenge Bureau of Prisons decisions on First Step Act time credits. William Maxwell, a disbarred Texas lawyer serving 20 years for racketeering, claims prison officials denied him 42 to 48 months of earned credits and wants a transfer to home confinement or a halfway house rather than completing his sentence in prison.
William Maxwell, Disbarred Texas lawyer serving 20 years for racketeering; petitioner; Masha Hansford, Maxwell's attorney; Justice Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice and 3 more
Lonte Alston, 47, of Henderson was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury trial for the May 2022 shooting death of Christopher Falcon, 52. Alston claimed self-defense, saying Falcon attacked him with a knife; the state argued Alston shot Falcon intentionally after a verbal altercation.
Lonte Alston, defendant sentenced to life in prison without parole; Christopher Falcon, victim, shot and killed in May 2022
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson asked Police Chief Lisa Davis to update the department's policies on cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to take effect when Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat, takes office in January.
Kirk Watson, Austin Mayor; Lisa Davis, Austin Police Chief; Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect of Texas and 1 more
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced a webinar about the Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program, which provides funding for state agencies and political subdivisions with fleets of more than 15 motor vehicles to purchase or lease alternative fuel vehicles.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, agency announcing grant program and webinar; Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, TERP program administering grants