Category: Supreme Court of Texas

Texas Supreme Court Clears the Way for Education Agency Takeover in Houston

The Supreme Court of Texas has cleared the way for state-appointed managers to replace school board members in the state’s largest school district. On Friday, the state’s highest court reversed a temporary injunction that blocked the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from taking over the Houston Independent School District (HISD), according to a decision released by the…


Texas Supreme Court Tosses Contempt Order Against Anti-Lockdown Activist

The Supreme Court of Texas threw out a contempt of court order against a small business owner who was jailed last year for refusing to shutter her business to comply with pandemic-related restrictions. The temporary restraining order Dallas, Texas salon owner Shelley Luther was said to have violated “failed to set forth the conduct required…