The Onion's bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court

National The Onion's bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court Updated April 30, 20265:23 PM ET Originally published April 30, 20261:56 PM ET By  Tovia Smith In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars.' Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now in the hands of the state's highest court.  But meanwhile, Jones says he is still being forced to leave his Infowars studio, and plans to move to a new one Thursday night and rebuild under new ownership. News The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars The Onion had hoped a deal would be approved by a lower court judge Thursday, letting it license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself. Proceeds would have gone to the Sandy Hook families who won more than $1.3 billion in a defamation case against Jones, after he spread lies that the 2012 elementary school shooting never happened and the grieving parents were just actors. The families, who were stalked and harassed by Jones supporters for years, support The Onion deal. Sponsor Message Jones won a reprieve from a Texas appeals court Wednesday, and the families' attorneys filed their own appeal to the Supreme Court of Texas on Thursday. Control of Infowars is now in limbo until the higher courts weigh in. In a video posted Wednesday, Jones said he must move from his Infowars studio in Austin, Texas, because a court-appointed state receiver is no longer paying the bills to keep it open. The receiver is charged with taking control of Jones's assets and selling them  to pay the families what Jones owes them. "He's not paying the bills, like the rent or the Internet, the satellite, so we have to shut...