Students can be excused from the requirement if their parents give written permission. But a lawsuit claims the law violates students’ free speech rights.
Courts
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Criminal Justice
After sexual assault charges, Cody Wilson resigns from 3D-printed gun company
The company is “resilient,” its new head said Tuesday, and “we have no intention of stopping.”
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Families Divided
Migrants get a second chance at asylum. But it’s still “an uphill battle.”
Although migrant families separated at the border this summer are getting a second chance to make their case for staying in the country, immigration lawyers say the Trump administration is working overtime to upend the nation’s asylum process.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ken Paxton is fighting to kill Obamacare. Can a Democrat win on a campaign to stop him?
Justin Nelson, a Democrat running for attorney general, is positioning himself as the champion of protections for pre-existing conditions, one of the most popular provisions of the landmark health care law.
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Politics
Texas Attorney General warns Austin ISD: Don’t stop churches from renting school facilities
Austin ISD is considering a policy change that would limit rental use of its facilities, including to a church that uses one building for Sunday sermons.
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Criminal Justice
Federal judge rules against Dallas County bail practices
A U.S. district judge said Dallas could not impose pre-set bail amounts on poor defendants without individual consideration.
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Criminal Justice
3D-printed gun designer Cody Wilson is wanted on charge of sexually assaulting an underage girl
Police say Wilson left the country before he could be interviewed. His last known location is Taipei, Taiwan.
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Politics
As solicitor general, Kyle Hawkins will lead Texas fights against the federal government
In his new job, Hawkins will fight the state’s most important legal battles in the country’s most important courtrooms.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz at center of U.S. Supreme Court storm
With the midterms just weeks away and sexual misconduct allegations swirling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the political stakes are high for the junior senator from Texas.
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Politics
Federal judge upholds Texas’ partisan statewide judicial elections system
A federal judge has ruled for Texas in a long-running challenge to the state’s system of electing judges to its two highest courts.
