A coalition of Texas-based attorneys filed an emergency request to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to order the United States to end the practice of family separation at the border.
May 2018
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Texas Voting Rights
Appeals court temporarily blocks online voter registration for Texas drivers
A federal judge had set a 45-day deadline for Texas to implement its first system of online voter registration.
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Demographics
Texas Hispanic groups sue Trump administration over census citizenship question
Texas groups representing Latino residents are among those who are suing the Trump administration over the addition of a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire.
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Criminal Justice
After Santa Fe, 54 percent of Texas parents support arming teachers, poll says
The poll was conducted in the days immediately following a deadly school shooting in Southeast Texas.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M promised Jimbo Fisher a 10 year, $75 million contract five months ago. Here’s why it hasn’t been signed yet.
A&M officials say changes to the federal tax code and Fisher’s focus on recruiting players have slowed the signing process — but that their timeline is not unusual.
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Economy
“Somebody had to push”: One couple’s fight to change how Texas defines a pickle
Anita and Jim McHaney just wanted to sell their pickled beets at a farmers market. It turns out that’s not an easy task.
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Texas Senate revises anti-sexual harassment policy following allegations of misconduct
The revised Texas Senate policy mandates in-person anti-sexual harassment training for senators and significantly expands the chamber’s previous guidelines.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a 40-point plan for improving school safety. Here’s what it would do.
The plan includes new gun laws, training for school officials and an app.
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Demographics
Texas immigration case could play large role in family separations
In El Paso, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union and representatives from the Border Network for Human Rights said a lawsuit that seeks to end family separations at the border could hinge, in part, on the case of a woman detained in 2017.
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Criminal Justice
Gov. Greg Abbott announces school safety plan and proposed changes to gun laws after Santa Fe shooting
The governor’s announcement follows three days of roundtable discussions about school safety last week at the Capitol. He said he was open to a special session to implement some of his ideas.
