U.S. Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal...
The state has until Jan. 3 to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will...
These Are The 2023 Texas Laws That Have Been Blocked Or Challenged By Lawsuits
This year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed controversial bills into law. Some of these bills are not in effect because they are being challenged...
How Gov. Greg Abbott Lost a Yearlong Fight to Create School Vouchers
The governor projected confidence throughout 2023 that vouchers would pass. But his insistence on universal eligibility ensured his failure to convince 21 House Republican...
A Far-Right Activist Sent Anti-Muslim Cards Mocking Speaker Phelan For Being “Pro-Muslim”
A Texas far-right activist mailed anti-Muslim holiday cards to constituents in House Speaker Dade Phelan's district, insinuating that Phelan wished constituents a "Happy Ramadan"...
Ken Paxton and Aides Ordered to Answer Questions Under Oath in Whistleblower Case
A Travis County district judge has ordered Attorney General Ken Paxton and three top aides to sit for depositions in the 3-year-old whistleblower lawsuit against him.
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Struggling to Find Teachers Close to Home, Some Texas Schools Are Looking Overseas for...
Public schools got little help from lawmakers this year to address the state’s chronic teacher shortage, so they’ve turned to other creative solutions —...
Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Bill Making Illegal Immigration a State Crime
The new law would authorize police to arrest people they suspect crossed the Rio Grande between ports of entry. Abbott also signed a bill...
Nearly 1.7 Million Texans Lose Medicaid as State Nears End of “Unwinding”
Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost their health insurance coverage...
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Revive Billionaire’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Beto O’rourke
Kelcy Warren, a Dallas pipeline billionaire, sued O’Rourke in early 2022, saying the Democrat defamed him with critical comments about his company’s windfall profits...
Abbott, Paxton Prepare To Push GOP Further Right in Primary
The last two election cycles saw a marked shift right-ward for the Texas GOP, but it’s not nearly enough for Governor Greg Abbott and...
