The high court is likely to take up the landmark health law for the third time this fall and issue a decision in 2021.
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Donald Trump to nominate U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to become director of national intelligence
Ratcliffe was previously considered for the role but withdrew his name after he was accused of exaggerating parts of his biography, like his role as the leader of an immigration crackdown while he was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Immigration
President Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy blocked in federal court
The program, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, called for pushing asylum seekers back into Mexico to await their U.S. hearings. It aimed to curb migration across the U.S. southern border.
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Immigration
Webb County and Laredo coming face to face with the reality of a border wall
Webb County hasn’t seen the buildup of barriers that El Paso or the Rio Grande Valley has since 2006. But change is coming, and it’s coming quickly.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Health care and its discontents loom over Texas Democrats in 2020
Texas Democrats, like Democrats elsewhere, put health care at or near the top of their lists of most important problems. But they have significant disagreements among themselves over what to do about it.
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Politics
Republican congressional candidate Jamie Berryhill compares borderless nation to a woman “raped and defiled”
The Facebook post has since been deleted. Berryhill told a local TV station he wouldn’t make similar comments again.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Presidential candidates turn their focus to Texas as early voting begins
Early voting in Texas starts Tuesday, ahead of the headline-grabbing election days in Nevada and South Carolina. As a result, the state is getting a lot of attention from the Democrats running for president.
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Ted Cruz, once a Trump rival, worked to save his presidency
Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, once called Trump “utterly amoral” and a “sniveling coward.” Then he worked to save his presidency.
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Immigration
Trump administration taps elite Border Patrol units to arrest immigrants inside the United States
Houston is among the U.S. cities where highly trained teams will embed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Bernie Sanders leaps to first among Texas Democrats in latest UT/TT Poll
Sanders now leads the Democratic presidential candidates among Texas voters, but Donald Trump maintains a slight lead over each of the top Democrats in the race, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
