How the Unchecked Power of Judges Is Hurting Poor Texans – Texas
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Why do judges in Texas have so much power over national policy? - Vox
Press and Media Restoring Justice
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Press and Media Restoring Justice
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Texas Judge Rejects State Law Aimed at Controlling Progressive Cities - The New York Times
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My Own Errors in Judgment': Ex-Judge Responds After Removal From Bench, coomer privacy
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Federal judge declares Texas drag law unconstitutional : r/news
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Trans Texans of all ages could lose access to transition-related care
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Can Texas find a better way to pick judges than by partisan election?
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How the Texas judicial system denies the poor their Sixth Amendment right
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Beautiful Disaster - The Republican Hoax of the Texas Miracle
Texas judge rules against GOP suit seeking to toss 2022 election result - Los Angeles Times
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Pivotal vote moves Texas closer to banning trans youth healthcare