As a longtime aide to Greg Abbott, Andrew Oldham has helped Texas fight the federal government. If he’s confirmed to the federal bench, he could rule on the same type of cases.
Courts
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Demographics
Critics of Texas’ “sanctuary cities” law ask federal appeals court to reconsider case
Opponents of Senate Bill 4 have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that allowed most of the controversial immigration enforcement law to go into effect. The case could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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TribCast
Census citizenship question, March for Our Lives, Tillerson for UT chancellor? (podcast)
Republican congressional candidate Chip Roy joins the TribCast crew to discuss his upcoming runoff. Plus, we tackle the 2020 census, the March for Our Lives protests and whether Rex Tillerson could be the University of Texas System’s next chancellor.
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State Government
Former congressman Pete Gallego forms campaign to replace Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti
Another prominent Democrat has announced plans to run for Senate District 19, a San Antonio-based seat currently held by a longtime state lawmaker recently convicted of 11 felonies.
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Criminal Justice
Texas executes Lubbock “suitcase killer”
Rosendo Rodriguez was executed Tuesday for killing a Lubbock prostitute and tossing her body in a dumpster in a suitcase. His final appeals questioned the medical examiner’s testimony that she was sexually assaulted before her death.
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State Government
Conservative group planted an intern in state lawmaker’s office, former intern testifies
In addition to taking covert videos of Texas lawmakers in 2015, the American Phoenix Foundation allegedly planted an intern in state Rep. James White’s office in 2013 in an attempt to catch the Hillister Republican engaging in fraud.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Supreme Court orders lower court to reconsider Texas death row inmate’s appeal for funds to investigate his case
Carlos Ayestas, 48, said he wants to explore evidence of his mental illness, brain injuries or drug use that wasn’t brought up during his trial for the murder of a 67-year-old woman.
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Demographics
ACLU lawsuit alleges ICE field office in El Paso among those holding asylum seekers without cause
The plaintiffs in the case include a Haitian ethics teacher fleeing political persecution, a Honduran national who alleges persecution for being gay and asylum seekers from Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela and Cuba.
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Demographics
After ruling on Texas’ “sanctuary cities” law, opponents say they’re down but not out
Attorneys and immigrants’ rights groups who fought against Senate Bill 4 say their next move isn’t exactly clear, but they insist they have a handful of options remaining.
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Politics
Federal appeals court’s ruling upholds most of Texas’ “sanctuary cities” law
As the case over Senate Bill 4 plays out, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that most of the immigration enforcement legislation can remain in effect.
