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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies

The governor’s letters to Austin, Dallas and Houston say the state will pull back state grants because of local policies that deter police from fully cooperating with immigration officials.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Won't Build Any More Border Wall After Erecting About a Tenth Of What It Originally Intended To

Texas officials said no more border wall will be built in the state after wrapping up the last existing project, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

Texas Observer

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Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response

With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Patrick rips Gov. Abbott for vetoing THC ban, digs in against calls for regulation

The clash marks a rare break between two of the most powerful Republicans in Texas after a legislative session that ushered in a series of conservative victories.

The Texas Tribune

Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in border spending and shifts focus to deportations

With border crossings at record lows, state authorities are being sent to arrest people accused of committing crimes in Texas after entering the country illegally.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Lawmakers Reportedly Defunding Border Wall Program With Less Than 10% Built

Texas is reportedly defunding its program to build its own border wall with less than 10% completed

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With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program

Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy 5,000 Texas National Guard to sites of planned immigration protests

Demonstrations against immigration raids began in Los Angeles last week and have spread across the country, including to Texas. More are planned this weekend.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor orders national guard to deploy for protests in San Antonio

Greg Abbott says troops ‘on standby’ in response to local police request ahead of planned protests this week

The Guardian - US

Water bills face deadline threat as Texas lawmakers negotiate spending priorities

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security

Some are questioning whether lawmakers should commit billions more to border security with illegal crossings dwindling and a Trump immigration crackdown.

The Texas Tribune

In private school voucher push, Gov. Abbott breaks through by playing hardball

Anti-voucher Republicans said they voted for the bill so they could fight to improve it, and also to fend off political retribution.

The Texas Tribune

Eagle Pass park reopens more than a year after the state seized it for border security

The Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard presence has largely disappeared from Shelby Park, which sits next to the Rio Grande.

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Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations

The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at its 21 detention centers.

The Texas Tribune

Texas now has more top-tier research universities than any other state, report finds

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

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Texas Reduces Illegal Crossings By 87% Through Operation Lonestar

Texas Governor Abbott's initiatives lead to a significant decrease in illegal crossings and criminal arrests, targeting Tren de Aragua gang activity.

The Independent UK

Which Mexico are you? New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border

Texas’ latest move is a ‘political stunt’ that will have ‘will have no meaningful impact on our nation’s broken immigration system,’ New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said

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Latin Times

Chicago officials say flow of migrants arriving from Texas during DNC set to be much smaller than anticipated

The number, initially thought to be around 25,000 migrants, is actually expected to be under 1,000

The Texas Tribune

Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies

Much of the House battlefield is centered in districts with struggling schools, where Democrats hope public education will resonate at the ballot box.

The Texas Tribune

Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?

Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.

The Guardian - US

Texas sends plane to Chicago with over 100 people who crossed US-Mexico border

Spokesman for Greg Abbott says flights are result of criticism over his operation of bussing migrants to Democratic-led cities

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas sends migrants by private plane to Chicago

A chartered 737 carrying about 120 migrants arrived Tuesday at O’Hare Airport. The Texas governor’s office took responsibility, saying it’s widening efforts to send asylum-seekers to the city.

The Independent UK

Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people

Texas has begun flying migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago

The Texas Tribune

Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza

Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.

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