Federal officials have given few details. Activists have called it a “horrifying scene.”
Courts
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Higher Education
Federal appeals court upholds Texas campus carry law
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three professors at the University of Texas at Austin, which aimed to block the law and allow professors to prohibit firearms in their classrooms.
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Criminal Justice
Unusual murder trial underway for police officer who killed Jordan Edwards
Roy Oliver was indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges in the 2017 police shooting that killed the unarmed black teen.
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Politics
San Antonio passes paid sick leave ordinance, joining Austin in fight against top Texas Republicans
A similar measure passed by Austin earlier this year is tied up in court. And dozens of Republican state lawmakers have lined up against the ordinance.
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Criminal Justice
Will a Texas law that overturns convictions based on bad science save this death row inmate?
The 2013 law was credited with stopping Robert Roberson’s execution two years ago, and his conviction is now under review in county court.
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Politics
Immigration judges are expected to be impartial. But they report to Jeff Sessions.
The structure of immigration courts, unique in the federal government, has long been criticized for its potential for conflicts of interest.
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Families Divided
Hours after deadline, federal government lays out plan for reuniting kids with deported parents
The plan places a heavy burden on the American Civil Liberties Union, the advocacy group that successfully took the government to court this year to order the reunifications.
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Politics
At prison reform meeting, Trump praises Texas’ “very successful” DACA challenge
The Trump administration has promised to phase out the Obama-era immigration program. But the president himself has also expressed sympathy for “Dreamers.”
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Texas Voting Rights
Plaintiffs say Texas voter ID fight is over
In a court filing, opponents of the state’s voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies.
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Health care
Texas is suing — again — to end Obamacare. This time it has some advantages.
Texas has sued to end Obama’s landmark health care law before. But this time it has support from the Trump administration, a new tax code and a potentially sympathetic judge.
