Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Monday, July 20, 2026

Texas Court Holds That Hindu Temple's Bylaws Are Invalid

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In Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin v. Lam ,   (TX Bus. Ct., July 14, 2026), the Texas Business Court's holding that a non-profit co...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed in Lipan Apache Efforts To Prevent Impairment of Religious Ceremonial Site

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A petition for certiorari ( full text )   was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in Perez v. City of San Antonio, (Sup. Ct.,  cert....
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Texas Adopts Required Reading List for Schools, Including Biblical Stories and Verses for Gades 1-12

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Yesterday, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for each grade from kindergarten through high school. The lis...
Friday, June 26, 2026

Suit Charging Misrepresentation of Use of Tithed Funds Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In Leach v. Gateway Church , (ED TX, June 23, 2026), a Texas federal district court dismissed on ecclesiastical abstention grounds a class a...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Some Claims for Football Injuries at Catholic School Are Barred by Ecclesiastical Abstenition Doctrine

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In In re Fort Bend Christian Academy , (TX App., June 23, 2026), a Texas state appellate court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctr...
Monday, June 08, 2026

5th Circuit: Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Exists In Lutheran Church's Suit Against Concordia University

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 In Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod v. Christian ,  (5th Cir., June 4, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held t...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic

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Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Child...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Upholds Texas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments In Classrooms

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In Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District ,  (5th Cir., April 21, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc ...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

5th Circuit: Principal Lacks Qualified Immunity for Barring Teachers' Praying in View of Students

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In Barber v. Rounds ,  (5th Cir., March 9,2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Texas high school principal Bryan Rounds do...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Hijab During Booking Can Proceed on Some of Her Claims

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In Khan v. City of Richardson ,  (ND TX, March 4, 2026), a Muslim woman sued after she was required to remove her hijab during the intake, p...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Suit Alleges Unconstitutional Exclusion of Muslim Schools from Texas School Choice Program

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A Muslim parent filed suit this week in a Texas federal district court challenging the state's exclusion of accredited Islamic private s...
Monday, February 23, 2026

City's Regulation of Donation Boxes Violates Christian Nonprofit's Free Speech Rights

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In Arms of Hope v. City of Mansfield, Texas ,  (ND TX, Feb. 19, 2026), a Christian social service organization challenged the city's reg...
Sunday, February 08, 2026

Texas AG Sues to Close Down CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood in State

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in a Texas state trial court against CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood asking for an injuncti...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Texas AG Sues Out-of-State Mail Order Provider of Abortion Drugs

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against a Delaware-based nurse practitioner whose telehealth service calle...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Hears Challenges To 2 States' Laws Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, sitting en banc,  heard oral arguments in two cases raising the question of the constitutio...
Monday, December 08, 2025

Texas Sues Promoters of Development Aimed at Muslim Home Buyers

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that he has filed suit in a Texas state trial court against the East Plano Islamic Ce...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Class Action Filed Challenging Texas Law Requiring 10 Commandments in All Classrooms

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 A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday in a Texas federal district court challenging the recently enacted Texas statute that requires t...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Texas AG Sues State Agency for Excluding Sectarian Use of Homelessness Funds

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced  on Monday he has filed suit against the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs chall...
Friday, November 21, 2025

CAIR Sues Texas Governor

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As previously reported , earlier this week Texas governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation designating CAIR as a Foreign Terrorist and Tran...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Texas Governor Declares CAIR Foreign Terrorist and Transnational Criminal Organization

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott yesterday issued a Proclamation ( full text ) designating the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as Foreign Terrorist an...