Justices questioned whether revealing the name would risk physical harm to the supplier — or only hurt its business.
Courts
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Demographics
Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to quickly take up census citizenship question
Last week, a federal judge in New York ordered the administration to stop its plans to add the question to the survey.
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Guides
Texans fighting citizenship question on 2020 census are headed to court. Here’s what you need to know.
A group of Texans is headed to court in hopes of blocking the Trump administration from including a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Here’s a primer on the legal fight and what it could mean for the state.
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Health care
Federal appeals court lifts order blocking Texas from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid
Texas moved to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid years ago after a highly-edited video from an anti-abortion group suggested abortion providers sold fetal tissue.
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Criminal Justice
Travis County court says Austin must allow guns in its city hall, siding with Ken Paxton
The court ordered Austin to pay a fine to the state for each day it prevented investigators from the attorney general’s office from carrying their firearms.
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Texas Voting Rights
Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance
The Trump administration no longer supports requiring Texas to obtain federal approval of changes to its legislative and congressional maps.
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Criminal Justice
Eight years on Texas’ highest criminal court turned Elsa Alcala into a death penalty skeptic. How will the court change without her?
Judge Elsa Alcala ended her tenure critical of the death penalty and often pleading for policy changes from the state Legislature.
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Health care
As judge weighs the fate of a sweeping Texas abortion lawsuit, confusion remains
Amid a packed Austin courtroom Monday, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel told attorneys he was confused by their arguments in a sweeping lawsuit challenging dozens of Texas abortion laws.
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Health care
Here’s how the federal government shutdown is affecting Texas
Court cases are slowing down and it’s taking some people longer to buy a home, but national parks are open and the Border Patrol is still working.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Rep. Ron Reynolds released from jail — just in time for the legislative session
The Missouri City Democrat has won re-election several times since his 2015 conviction on misdemeanor charges for illegally soliciting clients.
