Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act into law, effective Jan. 1, ...

Bracewell appellate partner joins Jackson Walker in Austin and Houston and chief of the firm's appellate practice.. Earlier in his career, Oldham served as general counsel for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. He replaces Nathan Hecht, the court’s longest serving justice ...

Abbott appointed him chief justice in January to replace Nathan Hecht, who stepped down due to the mandatory judicial ...

He was reelected later that year and again in November. Abbott appointed Blacklock in January to succeed Nathan Hecht as chief justice. Hecht, 75, was constitutionally required to retire in December.

Abbott appointed Blacklock, 44, to the highest civil judicial position in the state this year shortly after former Chief Justice Nathan Hecht retired from the court at age 75, as required by the ...

He echoed years of calls, from Hecht and others, to increase judicial salaries, saying the base pay for district judges had not been raised since 2013, putting Texas 48th out of 50 states for ...

Blacklock, a Houston native, steps into the vacancy created by Nathan Hecht, who was forced to retire last month due to the constitutional age limit for state judges. Hecht was a titan in the ...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of the governor, to serve as the chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court. Blacklock will replace Nathan Hecht, the state ...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of the governor, to serve as the chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court. Blacklock will replace Nathan Hecht, the ...