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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A Democratic lawmaker is proposing that Texas repeal an anti-gay law overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Despite the ruling of three-judge panel rejecting the voting lines, Texas will keep the lines until after the November Elections.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  U.S. federal court sets aside redistricting maps of the Texas voting districts.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Texas state Rep. Aaron Pena is personally experiencing the frenetic pace of his state's once-a-decade fight over political boundaries.

Friday, December 16, 2011  A federal judge has made official a plan to shift the Texas primary date from March 6 to April 3.

Monday, December 13, 2010  A federal judge rejected a key provision of the Obama administration's health care law as unconstitutional Monday, ruling the government cannot require people to buy insurance, in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Parents who say their daughter allegedly suffered serious health problems from a childhood vaccine are trying to persuade the Supreme Court to allow them to sue the manufacturer.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  A parade of GOP senators took to the Senate floor to outline the case against Kagan even as it became clear that President Barack Obama's nominee had drawn a majority for confirmation.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  A vote is expected before the end of the week to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee. Kagan is in line to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens and become the fourth woman to sit on the court.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. Just one Republican joined Democrats to approve Kagan's nomination and send it to the full Senate, where she's expected to win confirmation within weeks.

Monday, June 28, 2010  The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old Houston man described by authorities as leader of a gang responsible for at least four murders and dozens of robberies.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  Authorities say a 7-foot-tall cross in the Mojave Desert that sparked a U.S. Supreme Court dispute has been stolen.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  A Senate budget panel has cleared a wide range of bills, allowing everything from teaching the Bible in public high schools to the death penalty for child rapists.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010  The Oklahoma Legislature is pushing forward a bill to allow the death penalty for child rapists, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that such a penalty is unconstitutional.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  A man set to die next week for a triple slaying in the Texas Panhandle has had his execution date put off for a month.