The Day a Texas Courtroom Shook Wall Street February 4, 2026. A federal judge in Austin picked up a pen and essentially told Texas lawmakers: you went too far. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright struck down Senate Bill 13 — Texas's flagship anti-ESG law — and declared it unconstitutional. Permanently. Not a pause, not a review. Gone. For investors who had been watching the anti-ESG legal battle unfold over the last four years, this felt like a turning point. For others who had