The U.S. Department of Justice will once again seek to stop Texas’ voter ID law, this time in a lawsuit alleging the measure violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. It will also challenge state redistricting maps.
John Cornyn
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Health care
As Health Care Law Nears Rollout, Cruz, Cornyn Remain Prominent Critics
With major components of the Affordable Care Act set to take effect in the coming months, Texas’ U.S. senators have remained vocal in their calls to defund or dismantle the law.
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Bidness As Usual
Pension Changes to Benefit 10 in State’s Congressional Delegation
A vote by the Texas Legislature to raise state district judges’ salaries will benefit lawmakers whose state pensions are based on the judges’ salaries. Among those benefiting are 10 members of Texas’ congressional delegation.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Legislature Stands Ahead of Congress
Texas politicians and institutions are getting much better marks from the state’s voters than the president and Congress, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Politics
Dewhurst’s Run to the Right Falls Short
David Dewhurst, the state’s lieutenant governor for the past decade, started this legislative session looking for some momentous conservative victories. He’s still looking.
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Criminal Justice
Critics See Holes in Bill’s Border Security Strategy
Some Texas lawmakers and stakeholders are taking issue with aspects of the federal immigration reform bill filed last week, with some questioning why the measure was crafted without mechanisms to avoid a future inflow of illegal migration.
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Demographics
For Immigration Law, a Divided Pathway Emerges
After initial hopes of harmony on immigration reforms in both Austin and Washington, Texas lawmakers are holding back and Texans in Washington are taking opposing tacks on border security.
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Demographics
Border Bill Greeted With Skepticism, Support
Border security legislation filed by two of Texas’ top Republican members of Congress ensures that the Texas conservatives will have their say in the immigration reform debate.
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Criminal Justice
Cornyn, McCaul to Introduce Border Security Measure
UPDATED: As a bipartisan group of senators purportedly moves closer to introducing a bill to overhaul the country’s immigration system, two Texas Republicans said they would file legislation to first ensure the border is secure.
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Guest Column: Expanding Medicaid Would Weaken It
Expanding Medicaid in Texas would weaken it, and weakening Medicaid would be a disservice to the Texans who now depend on it.
