/tags/lawsuits Lawsuits en-US Copyright Mon, 12 May 2025 10:10:00 GMT /government/2025-05-12/texas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-over-2018-home-depot-shooting-that-killed-dallas-officer The family of a late DPD officer and an injured officer in 2019 sued an off-duty officer, the security company that employed him and Home Depot. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to dismiss the suit. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:10:00 GMT /government/2025-05-12/texas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-over-2018-home-depot-shooting-that-killed-dallas-officer Penelope Rivera /news/2025-05-06/texas-attorney-general-paxton-drops-critical-race-theory-lawsuit-coppell-isd Attorney General Ken Paxton's office dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Coppell ISD was teaching critical race theory in violation of state law. The district sought sanctions, saying the lawsuit was based on videos that were "heavily edited and manipulated so to be grossly misleading.” Tue, 06 May 2025 10:26:00 GMT /news/2025-05-06/texas-attorney-general-paxton-drops-critical-race-theory-lawsuit-coppell-isd Bill Zeeble /government/2025-05-05/judges-must-clear-a-high-bar-to-separate-parents-from-children-forever-texas-supreme-court-rules A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family violence in 2020. Mon, 05 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /government/2025-05-05/judges-must-clear-a-high-bar-to-separate-parents-from-children-forever-texas-supreme-court-rules Penelope Rivera /government/2025-05-02/too-tall-dallas-knox-henderson-home-can-stand-after-city-mistakenly-approved-permit-texas-supreme-court The high court ruled despite the city's unintentional oversight in greenlighting plans for a townhome that was 10 feet too tall, ordering the McKinney developer to tear it down to comply with height requirements would be unjust. Fri, 02 May 2025 19:07:29 GMT /government/2025-05-02/too-tall-dallas-knox-henderson-home-can-stand-after-city-mistakenly-approved-permit-texas-supreme-court Toluwani Osibamowo /politics/2025-05-01/bill-allowing-texans-to-sue-abortion-pill-distributors-for-100-000-passes-texas-senate Abortion is illegal in Texas, but some women are still accessing abortion through mail-order drugs. Senate Bill 2880 aims to crack down on the practice. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:33:56 GMT /politics/2025-05-01/bill-allowing-texans-to-sue-abortion-pill-distributors-for-100-000-passes-texas-senate Olivia Aldridge /business-economy/2025-04-24/elon-musks-x-must-pay-streaming-company-more-than-105m-for-patent-infringement-dallas-jury-finds A jury found last week X — then known as Twitter — willfully infringed on part of a patent for technology in its development and operation of Vine and Periscope. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2025-04-24/elon-musks-x-must-pay-streaming-company-more-than-105m-for-patent-infringement-dallas-jury-finds Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2025-04-23/criminal-charges-dropped-against-arlingtons-koinonia-church-pastor-lawsuit-remains Ronnie Goines was arrested last year on sexual assault and indecent charges. His indecent charge was dismissed last week after the sexual charge was dropped in March, according to court records. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:31:16 GMT /news/2025-04-23/criminal-charges-dropped-against-arlingtons-koinonia-church-pastor-lawsuit-remains Penelope Rivera /business-economy/2025-04-10/southwest-airlines-lanzate-take-off-travel-award-doj The U.S. Department of Justice said it supports a lawsuit accusing Southwest Airlines of discrimination from a program offering free flights to low-income Hispanic students. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:00:02 GMT /business-economy/2025-04-10/southwest-airlines-lanzate-take-off-travel-award-doj Penelope Rivera /education/2025-04-04/coppell-isd-critical-race-theory-undercover-video-accuracy-in-media Attorney General Ken Paxton last month sued Coppell ISD leaders for allegedly teaching "CRT," in response to an undercover video recorded by the group Accuracy in Media. The district denies all claims. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:52:39 GMT /education/2025-04-04/coppell-isd-critical-race-theory-undercover-video-accuracy-in-media Penelope Rivera /news/2025-03-20/ronnie-goines-sexual-assault-charge-dropped-koinania-church-arlington-pastor Founding pastor Ronnie Goines was arrested last July over sexual assault and indecent assault charges. The more serious sexual assault charge was dropped Wednesday. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:30:53 GMT /news/2025-03-20/ronnie-goines-sexual-assault-charge-dropped-koinania-church-arlington-pastor Penelope Rivera