Texas Supreme Court, 2002

Published opinions from 2002. The case name opens the case page.

2002 opinions

TexasIn the Interest of J.F.C., A.B.C., and M.B.C., Minor Children

December 31, 200246 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 328

The Court reversed the court of appeals and rendered judgment terminating both parents’ rights to the three children. It held that, because the parents did not object to the charge’s omission of the children’s best interest, Rule 279 required the omitted finding to be deemed in support of the judgment, and legally…

TexasCharles E. Bell v. Low Income Women of Texas, Respondent

December 31, 200246 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 309

The Texas Supreme Court held that Texas Medicaid’s abortion funding restrictions do not constitute sex discrimination, do not violate the state constitutional right to privacy, and do not breach the Equal Protection Clause, applying rational‑basis review and reversing the Court of Appeals judgment.