In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial.

Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed his former general counsel and current Texas Supreme Court Justice, Jimmy Blacklock as the ...

Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme ...

Texas Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments Jan. 13 in an appeal filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton against El ...

In the lead-up to the Nov. 5 election, Attorney General Ken Paxton ramped up efforts to put his imprint on rules governing ...

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James ...

Four new members of Texas’ congressional delegation were sworn into office on Jan. 3, which marked the beginning of the 119th ...

Former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg is not done with county government, and her latest move has reignited the ...

Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, the governor's office ...

James P. Sullivan, the governor's general counsel, will move to the court to fill Blacklock's former seat. Blacklock won ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to be the court’s chief justice and named ...

Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on ...