A federal judge ruled last month that the sweeping health care law is unconstitutional in its entirety.
Courts
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Criminal Justice
In fiery filing, Ken Paxton prosecutors ask Texas court to undo “patently absurd result” in pay case
The state’s highest criminal court must reconsider a November decision to ensure its proceedings “appear fair to all who observe them,” prosecutors argued.
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Politics
U.S. Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to immediately enforce new asylum rules
President Donald Trump’s Nov. 9 proclamation barred asylum for anyone who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border between official ports of entry. It came in reaction to recent caravans of migrants from Central America.
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Guides
What does race have to do with the death penalty in Texas?
More than 72 percent of those on death row in Texas are people of color. Studies show race plays a role in the state’s harshest punishment.
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Higher Education
Former UT-Austin director indicted on counts of theft, money laundering and abuse of official capacity
A spokesman said the University of Texas at Austin has already taken steps to improve its spending procedures.
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Immigration
Federal judge overturns White House policy on asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence
A Washington D.C.-based judge ruled the policy, which was implemented by former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June, went against standards set forth in the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
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Health care
By gutting Obamacare, Judge Reed O’Connor handed Texas a win. It wasn’t the first time.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has made a habit of filing lawsuits against the federal government that land in O’Connor’s court.
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Criminal Justice
Texas court throws out 1987 murder conviction; declares North Texas man “actually innocent”
The Court of Criminal Appeals said Steven Mark Chaney’s conviction was based partly on faulty science.
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Health care
Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, handing Texas an early win
Fort Worth U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the individual mandate — a critical component of Obamacare — is unconstitutional, rendering the rest of the law invalid as well.
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Criminal Justice
Texas sees uptick in executions, death sentences in 2018
The state put to death 13 men this year. That’s more than half the total number of people executed in the entire country: 25. Still, the death row population — both here and nationwide — is at a historic low.
