Green’s term ends Dec. 31, 2022. Gov. Greg Abbott will appoint his successor.
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Trump administration must accept new DACA applications, judge orders
The directive comes four weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against an effort to halt the program that protects more than 100,000 Texans from the immediate threat of deportation.
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Trump says he disagreed with privately funded border wall. The builder got $1.7 billion in wall contracts from his administration.
President Donald Trump now claims this privately funded border wall in the Rio Grande Valley — touted as the “Lamborghini” of fences — was built to “make me look bad,” even though the project’s builder and funders are all Trump supporters.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Why one Texas bar owner joined a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott
Chris Bergeron is one of more than 30 bar owners suing Gov. Greg Abbott for an executive order that effectively shuttered bars. Listen to what Bergeron had to say about the order’s impact in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.
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Health care
Supreme Court says employers may opt out of Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate over religious, moral objections
The court ruled on the Trump administration’s decision to expand the types of organizations that could opt out of providing cost-free access to birth control.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Bar exam for Texas’ aspiring lawyers canceled in July due to coronavirus concerns
Following pleas from law school deans and prospective lawyers, the Texas Supreme Court has canceled the July bar exam and will plan for an in-person exam in September and an online exam in October.
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Coronavirus in Texas
U.S. Supreme Court won’t fast-track Texas Democrats’ bid to expand mail-in voting during pandemic
The order Thursday leaves in place Texas’ more restrictive regulations for the upcoming July 14 runoff. But the case could return to the high court before November’s general election.
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Immigration
Immigration judges sue Trump administration alleging their free speech rights have been violated
The lawsuit cites a 2020 Department of Justice policy that prohibits judges from speaking about policy or law, even in their personal capacities.
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Immigration
Federal judge strikes down Trump asylum rule targeting Central Americans
The ruling is a defeat for the government, but it’s unclear what immediate impact it will have during the ongoing pandemic.
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Demographics
Supreme Court affirms abortion protections, strikes down Louisiana abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law Monday that would have curtailed access to abortions in the state. It was nearly identical to a measure the court overturned in Texas in 2016.
