Gov. Greg Abbott named Jimmy Blacklock as chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court following the retirement of Nathan Hecht.

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 ...

The savings accounts aren’t the only education-related issue expected to come up during the upcoming legislative session.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the Texas Department of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response ...

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

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Blacklock previously worked for ...

After a year in which he helped reshape the Texas Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott is at the zenith of his political power.

Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general ...

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said Texas troopers arrested four members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang after they ...

State troopers were able to identify the four as TdA members through interviews, their gang tattoos and searches of their social media accounts, authorities said.