The 2-1 ruling stems from the detention of three longtime Texas residents. The Trump administration argued they didn’t deserve a bond hearing because the government plans to deport them.
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2026 Texas Elections
Supreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race
Now permitted to spend freely in coordination with GOP candidates, national Republican committees can use their flush war chests to help candidates like Paxton close fundraising deficits.
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Immigration
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
The court’s ruling means children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. will continue to be citizens.
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Politics
Ruling that blocks Trump use of system to hunt noncitizen voters won’t stop ongoing investigations
States that already ran voter rolls through the revamped federal SAVE immigration database can continue ongoing investigations of the estimated 24,000 voters it flagged.
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Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting
Twenty students and five teachers accused DPS and Uvalde County of negligence in the delayed response to the deadly 2022 shooting.
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Immigration
Harris County immigrant legal services program paused as court battle continues
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris officials from financially supporting nonprofits that assist immigrants in deportation cases. The state is trying to permanently bar such programs.
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Immigration
Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
In a 6-3 decision, the justices green-lit the practice of limiting the number of people who can apply for asylum each day.
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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy almost one year after deadly flood
The all-girls summer camp listed more than $10 million in debt.
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Health care
Texas’ big health priorities — dementia research, food labeling and ivermectin — have hit roadblocks
Priorities for Republican leadership last legislative session have either been stuck in the courts or left to linger in the state rulemaking process.
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Immigration
Judge blocks Biden-era immigration rule hours after Texas AG and Stephen Miller’s group sued DOJ
On Monday, Ken Paxton’s office asked the judge to block the rule, a request the federal agency then agreed with. The suit echoes a similar move in 2025 that killed a 24-year-old state tuition law.
