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Texas Appeals Court Reverses Injunction Closing Midwife's Houston Clinics

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The Texas 15th Court of Appeals on Thursday, July 23, 2026, reversed a Waller County injunction that had closed midwife Maria Rojas's Houston-area clinics, a ruling that could allow the facilities to reopen.[1]

The appeals court said probable-cause affidavits from a related criminal case were improperly admitted and that the remaining evidence could not support a probable right of recovery.[1] Rojas is the first person sued under the Texas Human Life Protection Act, faces separate criminal charges and remains on house arrest with bond terms barring her from her former clinics.[1]

In March 2025, a Waller County judge issued the injunction that led to a restraining order blocking Rojas's clinics in Waller, Cypress and Spring.[1] Those orders effectively closed the clinics, and Rojas's attorneys say she likely cannot reopen them.[1]

Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court while the case returns to the trial court, where state lawyers could seek a new temporary order.[1]

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  • On Thursday, July 23, 2026, the Texas 15th Court of Appeals reversed a March 2025 Waller County injunction against midwife Maria Rojas.
  • The appeals court found probable-cause affidavits from a related criminal case were improperly admitted and that remaining evidence could not support a probable right of recovery.
  • Rojas is the first person sued under the Texas Human Life Protection Act, faces separate criminal charges, and is on house arrest with bond terms barring her from her former clinics.
  • Rojas’s clinics in Waller, Cypress and Spring were effectively closed by the earlier restraining order, and her attorneys say she likely cannot reopen them.
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court while the case returns to the trial court, where state lawyers could seek a new temporary order.

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July 24, 2026
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Texas appeals court reverses injunction that closed midwife's clinics
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