This week, the Court continues its quiet summer period. No activities are scheduled other than the regular Friday order list.

Articles from the Past Week

• Order List of 7-25-2008. In the course of denying five petitions for review dealing with child custody questions, the Court issued a per curiam opinion explaining that its denial of review did not signal its agreement with the court of appeals’s constitutional analysis.

• Oral Argument Resources from the Texas Supreme Court. The Court’s archives now reach back much farther, and they will soon be joined by transcripts of arguments to make searching and skimming easier.

• Election Case Update. The latest round of litigation in the Kim Brimer – Wendy Davis election dispute.