A monument at the Texas Capitol complex displays the Ten Commandments.

Yet another suit filed in San Antonio federal court to challenge Texas’ Ten Commandments law

The suit is the latest challenging Texas’ requirement that public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

by Sanford Nowlin September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

The suit is the latest challenging Texas’ requirement that public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

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Texas prison staff faked records about heat faced by inmates, guards, investigation shows

The investigation was ordered by federal judge hearing a case on whether heat in Texas prisons qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment.

by Sanford Nowlin March 21, 2025July 17, 2025

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Former Bexar County jail inmate files federal suit alleging guards allowed him to be beaten

The man alleges guards left the door to his holding cell open so a group of other inmates could assault him.

by Sanford Nowlin January 8, 2025January 21, 2025

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Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump sues San Antonio, county over jail inmate’s death

The federal lawsuit blames Daniel Pentkowski’s death on excessive force and the denial of medical care.

by Michael Karlis December 20, 2024June 18, 2025

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Lawsuit accuses Texas of ‘horrific’ treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons

At least 41 inmates died in Texas prions last year due to heat related illness, according to one estimate.

by Michael Karlis April 23, 2024April 24, 2025

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Texas kept migrants imprisoned after minor charges against them were dropped, according to suit

The suit, filed in federal court in San Antonio, argues that Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star is detaining migrants longer than legally allowed.

by Sanford Nowlin August 22, 2023May 8, 2024

Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

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Parent of Uvalde shooting victim files federal lawsuit against police, manufacturer of shooter’s gun

The suit alleges the gun manufacturer, Daniel Defense, marketed its AR-15 to young men prone to violence.

by Sanford Nowlin November 28, 2022May 24, 2024

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Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.

by Stephen Neukam, The Texas Tribune September 21, 2022August 17, 2023

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Yet another suit filed in San Antonio federal court to challenge Texas’ Ten Commandments law

Texas prison staff faked records about heat faced by inmates, guards, investigation shows

Former Bexar County jail inmate files federal suit alleging guards allowed him to be beaten

Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump sues San Antonio, county over jail inmate’s death

Lawsuit accuses Texas of ‘horrific’ treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons

Texas kept migrants imprisoned after minor charges against them were dropped, according to suit

Parent of Uvalde shooting victim files federal lawsuit against police, manufacturer of shooter’s gun

Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Problems remain for We Build the Wall group after founder’s guilty plea

Republican Texas Senator says his own party broke federal law when redrawing political maps

911 transcripts filed in updated ‘Trump Train’ lawsuit reveal San Marcos police refused to send escort to Biden bus

Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain

San Antonio’s RAICES and other aid groups sue Trump admin for violating rights of migrant children