Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is one step closer to facing charges in the United States after Mexico’s secretariat of foreign relations said the Sinaloa cartel boss can be extradited.
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Former Dukes Staffer: Lawmaker Sought Payment for Days She Wasn’t at Capitol
A former staffer for state Rep. Dawnna Dukes has claimed the Austin Democrat sought reimbursement from the state for travel payments she was not entitled to, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
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Judge Orders Ethics Classes for Justice Department Attorneys in Immigration Case
The Brownsville-based judge who halted President Obama’s 2014 executive action on immigration has decided that ethics classes are in order for the attorneys who defended the policy.
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Lawmakers Rebuke Library of Congress Over Dropping “Illegal Alien” Language
A trio of Texas Republican lawmakers says the U.S. Library of Congress is bowing to political pressure by eliminating the terms “illegal alien” and “alien” from its search and subject heading classifications.
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Push To Provide Lawyers for Immigrant Children Loses Steam
An ambitious effort by the state’s legal community to provide legal representation to immigrant children hasn’t had quite the impact some had hoped.
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A Peek at a Forgotten Age of Prison Radio in Texas
As the Great Depression was winding down, a variety show broadcast from the state prison in Huntsville began airing on the radio and collecting a devoted audience. A new book collects the stories of the men and women who performed on the show and at the annual Texas Prison Rodeo.
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Texas Judge on Trump’s List of Potential Supreme Court Candidates
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett has made Donald Trump’s 11-person list of judges the real estate mogul would consider appointing to the U.S. Supreme Court if elected president.
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Federal Border Officials in El Paso Accused of Coercion, Abuse
Federal officials stationed on the Texas-Mexico border called legal border crossers “whores” and “criminals” and subjected others to unwarranted searches and coercion, according to a complaint a civil liberties group submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general Tuesday.
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Supreme Court Sends Birth Control Case Back to Lower Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent back to lower courts a case that pits religious groups against the Obama administration over a requirement that some employers provide birth control benefits to female employees.
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Time Running Out for Newly Confirmed Ambassador to Mexico
After a months-long delay, veteran State Department official Roberta Jacobson was finally confirmed as the country’s next ambassador to Mexico, and her time could be limited as the Obama administration begins its final months.
