Texas’ border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order
Texas officers are still erecting border wire and some Republicans are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to defy the high court. Full Story
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Texas officers are still erecting border wire and some Republicans are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to defy the high court. Full Story
The move is designed to reduce some of the rotating overtime shifts expected of agency caseworkers at group homes and motels, which have been criticized as dangerous for the children who live there. Full Story
The high court’s order effectively maintains long-running precedent that the federal government — not individual states — has authority to enforce border security. Full Story
A 2022 lawsuit claims Rice and other universities schemed to inflate the cost of college for students seeking financial aid. Full Story
On Jan. 6, 2021, Ken Paxton spoke at a rally that preceded a mob of Donald Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. Full Story
Cruz led an amicus brief defending Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president. Cruz endorsed Trump this week. Full Story
Whistleblowers sued for being fired after accusing Paxton of abuses in office. Paxton says he wants to end the lawsuit. Full Story
The lawyers were paid from his campaign, according to a report filed this week. Full Story
Plaintiffs claimed that the 2023 law, which required book vendors to rate the explicitness of sexual references in materials sold to schools, was unconstitutionally broad. Full Story
Landowners east of Houston are seeking compensation from the state after a highway project led to flooding on their properties. Full Story
Two lawyers filed a petition Tuesday that asks the board to clarify what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws. Full Story
The Justice Department says agents can’t access 2.5 miles of the border and a boat ramp in Eagle Pass. Full Story
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously held that federal courts can’t weigh in on the constitutionality of the county’s pre-trial processes. Full Story
More than 33,000 migrants have arrived from Texas since August 2022. The city wants bus companies to pay more than $700 million. Full Story
Senate Bill 4 allows Texas police to arrest immigrants who cross the border between ports of entry. The federal government says the law is unconstitutional. Full Story
The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions. Full Story
The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue, saying immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility. Full Story
The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance. Full Story
The four whistleblowers asked the court last month to force the attorney general and his aides to sit for deposition, which would require them to answer questions under oath related to the allegations of bribery and corruption. Full Story
Grissel Velasco paid her doctor to perform a tubal ligation about a decade ago, but still became pregnant. Full Story