An FBI spokesperson said the agency was present on two streets around Cuellar’s house in Laredo “conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.”
Courts
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Politics
Supreme Court weighs whether campaign finance law limits Ted Cruz’s free speech
Justices on Wednesday heard the Republican senator’s challenge to a federal campaign finance law that the federal government says is meant to prevent corruption.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Texas abortion law challenge heads to state’s supreme court, likely adding more delays to case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision means it could take months before abortion providers’ challenge to the restrictive law returns to a federal court.
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Texas Voting Rights
Analysis: The never-ending fight over voting in the U.S.
Some of the same voting debates underway when Martin Luther King Jr. was alive are still being debated right now in Texas and in Washington, D.C.
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Criminal Justice
Ken Paxton violated law and must release records related to Jan. 6 Trump rally, district attorney says
The Travis County district attorney, a Democrat, says the Republican attorney general has four days to provide communications, multiple Texas news outlets first reported.
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State Government
Texas sues Planned Parenthood for $10 million in Medicaid payments
Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to claw back Medicaid payments made during the three years that Planned Parenthood was fighting in court to remain as a qualified health care provider.
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Foster Care in Texas
“From bad to worse”: U.S. judge deplores conditions for Texas foster kids sent out of state
As Texas’ long-running struggle to find enough placements for foster care children persists, more than 100 kids were sent out of state last year.
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Politics
Court reverses rebuke against state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt for wearing “pussyhat,” mocking Gov. Greg Abbott’s disability
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct had admonished Eckhardt in 2020 for her actions as Travis County judge.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Analysis: A Texas election in the shade of government’s third branch
Challenges to new Texas laws on voting, political districts and abortion are all pending in court, as is the state’s challenge to federal vaccine mandates. But until the courts rule, those laws remain in place — and they provide political fodder for the incumbents who support them.
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Courts
Texas abortion law likely to head to state supreme court, could delay decision by months
Lawyers for abortion providers argue the case should go to federal district court rather than the Texas Supreme Court, which could take months to issue a ruling.
