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Lawmakers Jump into Tussle Over God’s Trust
A furor involving a small-town Texas police department and national secular organization has reached the state attorney general’s office, and may well wind up in court after that. At issue: Does slapping “In God We Trust” stickers on police patrol cars violate the U.S. constitution?
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Paxton Asks High Court to Reject Abortion Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request from a coalition of abortion providers to take up their legal challenge to the state’s strict abortion restrictions.
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Abbott Doles Out $133M for Law Enforcement, Victim Assistance
Gov. Greg Abbott’s criminal justice division is doling out $133 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies and victims’ assistance programs across seven Texas regions, he announced Friday.
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Judge Presses State on Birth Certificate Denials
The first arguments were held Friday in a federal lawsuit challenging Texas policies that effectively deny birth certificates to some U.S.-citizen children of undocumented immigrants. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman questioned the state’s reasoning.
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Lawmaker Mulls Hearing on Juvenile Justice
State Sen. John Whitmire might call a hearing and seek leadership changes at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department after multiple reports of youths fighting, climbing onto rooftops and running away from staff in large numbers at youth correctional facilities.
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McCaul, Vela Praise Extradition of Alleged Criminals
A pair of Texas congressmen who lambasted the Mexican government after the embarrassing July escape of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán lauded Mexico on Thursday for extraditing 13 alleged criminals to the United States.
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DPS Chief Calls Harassment Claims “Garbage”
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday said it was absurd that some border residents claim state troopers are harassing residents during the ongoing border surge in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Travis County Prosecutor-For-Hire Deal Postponed
A controversial agreement between the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and Texas Mutual Insurance in which the company pays prosecutors to pursue its fraud cases will be suspended — at least for now, officials said Wednesday.
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Abbott Again Presses Federal Government on Border Security
Amid reports of a spike in illegal border crossings, Gov. Greg Abbott is again pushing the federal government to fortify the Texas-Mexico border, demanding “immediate and bold action” from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
