DNA, Texas and Supreme Court

Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing
Gutierrez was condemned for the 1998 stabbing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville, on the state’s southern tip.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing.
Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas death row case
Ruben Gutierrez, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, is suing for access to DNA testing. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.
Supreme Court hears Texas death penalty case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas death penalty case against Ruben Gutierrez on Monday. Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Escolastica Harrison in 1998.
Watch: Texas Tech fan buries full-court putt at halftime, celebrates with Patrick Mahomes
In all the pandemonium, the fan ran toward the sideline and did a leaping celebrative hip-bump with none other than Kansas ...
North Texas Veterans Court celebrates 10 year anniversary
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - The North Texas Veterans Court recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The court is a specialized ...
Robert Roberson again asks Texas' highest criminal court to free him, citing new evidence
The new appeal includes a statement from ten independent pathologists that says the 2002 autopsy is "deeply flawed and ...
Texas Supreme Court Could Make Greg Abbott's Text Messages Public
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether to compel the governor and attorney general to release emails and texts.
Texas AG asks court to require NCAA to begin gender testing as part of new transgender policy
AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in December in state district court and on Thursday added a filing that seeks a court order ...
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Texas appeals court hears attorney general’s arguments for questioning Catholic Charities director over migrant services
Three Republican judges heard oral arguments Wednesday after a lower court blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to ...
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to consider three points of appeal in Marian Fraser case
In what a local criminal appellate specialist describes as a rare move, the state’s highest criminal appellate court this ...