Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governorโs directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was โbeyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.โ The statewide injunction will remain in effect until the case is heard in July.
Lawyer for Texas attorney generalโs office repeatedly tries to block testimony and evidence at whistleblower hearing
She instead permitted testimony on a request for a temporary injunction that would allow two of the whistleblowers to have their jobs in Attorney General Ken Paxtonโs office back. Lawyers representing the attorney generalโs office continued Monday to argue the suit should be dismissed on procedural grounds. That included testimony from Jeff Mateer, the former first assistant attorney general. Mateer testified that the group of employees alleging criminal conduct had a โgood faith beliefโ the attorney general had violated state law. And Mateer testified that Paxtonโs office previously sent him a letter cautioning him against sharing any conversations that were still protected by attorney-client privilege.
Texas March Primary Election Results District, State Judges
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Optimistic Democrats are lining up to run for Texasโ high courts in 2020
For Brandon Birmingham, a state district judge in Dallas, the 2020 race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals started on election night 2018. Within weeks, heโd reached out to the state Democratic Party. This year, with a controversial Republican president on the ballot and sky-high stakes for Texas Democrats, candidates are hoping the races look more like heroesโ journeys. Democrats have not run a contested primary for the stateโs high courts since 2008. As recently as last year, Democrats failed to even field a candidate in one race for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.