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Supreme Court voting rights ruling empowers Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

The Texas Tribune

School districts can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have done so.

School boards had until March 1 to decide whether to establish a daily period for students and staff to pray or read religious texts.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House Democrats say they are keeping their options open for speaker in 2027

Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Democratic Rep. Donna Howard acknowledged that Republicans have unified around Speaker Dustin Burrows to the point that he “may not need us” to retain the gavel.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas GOP may be banking on low Hispanic turnout in new map

Republicans note that some of the districts they intend to flip were redrawn to become majority-Hispanic. Democrats say the GOP made sure to add Hispanic Texans who are unlikely to vote.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ $7.2 billion loan program for gas power plants has approved two projects in two years

Experts say the Texas Energy Fund is facing an energy market that makes new power plants more expensive and less profitable.

The Texas Tribune

Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets

Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.

Texas Observer

Texas sheriffs would have to collaborate with ICE under bill poised for governor’s desk

The House approved Senate Bill 8, which mandates sheriffs request formal partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for designated deputies to serve administrative immigration warrants at their jails.

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Prayer period in schools backed by Texas Legislature

A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study.

The Texas Tribune

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.

Texas Observer

In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side

Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

The Texas Tribune

Trump is signing up local law officers to help with immigration enforcement

Republican lawmakers in about dozen states are advancing proposals that could aid President Donald Trump's deportation efforts

The Independent UK

After teasing border security rollback, Texas plunges in deeper

Texas’ border spending exploded after Joe Biden’s election, then state leaders signaled a new willingness to reduce it when Trump won. That didn’t last long.

The Texas Tribune

Enforcing Texas’ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support it

A new law allowing local authorities to deport migrants remains tied up in court. Even if it goes back into effect, logistical challenges could complicate enforcement.

The Texas Tribune

Texas has spent over $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

Since 2022, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has bused over 102,000 migrants to predominantly Democratic-led cities. Supporters say the cost is necessary, but critics argue the program is expensive and inhumane.

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The Independent UK

Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high

Starting in March, Texas will give police even broader power to arrest migrants while also allowing local judges to order them out of the U.S. under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

Reason

Texas' New Immigration Law Will Lead to More Policing With Less Accountability

S.B. 4 will let officers arrest people well beyond the border. It also “provides civil immunity and indemnification” for state officials who get sued for enforcing it.

The Texas Tribune

Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to halt new law allowing arrests of migrants

The lawsuit asks a judge to prevent the state from enforcing Senate Bill 4, which will authorize Texas police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.

Latin Times

Texas Is on the Verge of Making Illegal Border Crossings a State Crime; Here's What You Need to Know

Senate Bill 4 would allow police to arrest people who do and require judges to order them to return to Mexico

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Texas is on the verge of making illegal border crossings a state crime. Here’s what you need to know.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign Senate Bill 4, which would make it a state crime to cross the border between ports of entry, allow police to arrest people who do and require judges to order them to return to Mexico.

Texas Observer

Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon.

The Texas Tribune

Texas legislators approve bill allowing police to arrest people who cross the border illegally

The Texas House also voted to spend $1.5 billion on new state border walls, though that measure must be reconciled with the Senate version before it’s sent to Gov. Greg Abbott for consideration.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature tries again with bills making illegal border crossings a state crime

Immigration experts say the most recent proposals would raise constitutional challenges in the U.S. and Mexico, as federal courts have repeatedly ruled that immigration law enforcement falls under federal jurisdiction.

The Texas Tribune

Fighting between legislative leaders imperils Texas border security bills

The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker generally agree on building more border barriers and making illegal border crossings a state crime. But disagreements over strategy and personal animosity mean those measures face long odds this special legislative session.

Texas Observer

‘Civil and Human Rights Disaster’: Texas Wants to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

House Bill 4, which an expert called a "civil and human rights disaster," could turn police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House passes three immigration bills after contentious night of debate

Democrats fumed when Republicans tried to block more amendments on a bill that would create a new state crime for illegally crossing the border into Texas.

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