Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green, who has served the court 15 years, will retire at the end of August.

The high court announced Tuesday that Green, who is currently the second longest-running justice on the court, would be stepping down.

"For a variety of reasons, both personally and professionally, I'm just ready to try something else. I'm 68 years old and I've got some thoughts on other things I'd like to do. It was just a good time," Green said.