Friday's decision stems from a lower court judge's 2021 ruling that Senate Bill 8 — which outlawed abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat — is unconstitutional.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Attorney General Ken Paxton is not required to testify in a whistleblower lawsuit linked to his 2023 impeachment charges. Paxton’s office claimed the lawsuit was politically motivated and accepted any judgment in the case.

Texas Supreme Court has cleared the path for the state to schedule an execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson. Roberson was convicted of the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis in 2002 under the shaken baby syndrome theory.

The whistleblowers’ attorneys have pushed to depose Paxton and go to trial. They argue he is desperate to avoid testifying and is attempting to “have it both ways” by denying the former employees the right to prove their allegations in court and also declining to admit any wrongdoing.

The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in an abortion rights lawsuit brought by 22 women. Here's how to watch oral arguments live.