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The Texas House today gave initial approval of new congressional maps in a mid-decade redistricting effort. Despite widespread outcry, state lawmakers advanced the latest maps without providing an opportunity for public input.
A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing a Texas law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classrooom.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today that it is detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana and Otero Counties in New Mexico – will detain up to 5,000 people, making it the country’s
McALLEN, Texas — Attorneys for Lizelle Gonzalez — a Texas woman who was unlawfully arrested and charged with murder for having a medication abortion — asked a federal court today to deny Starr County officials’ attempts to evade accountability for her wrongful arrest, prosecution, and the trauma tha
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday night to the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu for participating in the ongoing quorum break. The governor had previously threatened to “remove the missing Democrats from membership in the
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas published today a new comprehensive “Civil Rights Resource Guide For Incarcerated Texans (2025)” to empower people who are incarcerated in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisons and their loved ones to advocate for themselves from in