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Texas Democrats After Beto

Joaquin Castro? Colin Allred? Lina Hidalgo? Clay Jenkins? Can anyone gain a political foothold in the GOP-controlled Lone Star State?

Texas Observer · Dec 13, 2022

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend

Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for five-year mandatory sentence for human smugglers

Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 12, 2022

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Migrant resettlement deserves more support

The Biden administration and Congress should do more to assist and expand local efforts to meet the demands created by busing migrants from Texas to Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 8, 2022

Texas bans TikTok on government devices amid China data-sharing fears

South Dakota, Maryland and Wisconsin have also issued similar directives citing security concerns

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state phones and computers, citing cybersecurity risks

Following the lead of several other GOP governors, Abbott said banning the social media platform, which is run by the Chinese company ByteDance, would protect state information from the Chinese Communist Party.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

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Texas drops another bus full of migrants at Vice President Kamala Harris’ house

WASHINGTON — A bus from Texas dropped about 30 Nicaraguan migrants outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence early Wednesday — at least the fifth time Gov. Greg Abbott has used the Naval Observatory as a bus depot.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

In defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, lawyers debate whether Kelcy Warren is a public figure

Warren, a Dallas pipeline tycoon, sued O’Rourke in February over accusations he made on the campaign trail that Warren effectively bribed Gov. Greg Abbott with a $1 million campaign contribution following the 2021 power grid collapse.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

Travis County judges can’t hear appeals from migrants arrested under Texas border security push, court rules

The Court of Criminal Appeals scuttled nearly 450 cases, saying migrants arrested for trespassing in Kinney County can’t ask Austin judges to hear their appeals.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

Texas governor picks veteran GOP lawmaker for elections job

Gov. Greg Abbott has tapped a longtime Republican lawmaker to be Texas’ new elections chief, a pick who could enjoy a smoother confirmation process following the blowback and scrutiny his two previous picks faced

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will nominate retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson to be secretary of state

Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate after his last three have gone unconfirmed.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 6, 2022

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick diverge ahead of the legislative session on property taxes, power grid

The dueling approaches are coming into focus as lawmakers prepare to return to Austin for the session which begins Jan. 10.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 6, 2022

Texas’ top election official, Secretary of State John Scott, will step down at end of month

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State John Scott, who is the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year.

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

Secretary of State John Scott, Texas’ top election official, resigns

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State John Scott, the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 5, 2022

John Scott, Texas’ top elections official, to step down at end of year

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Scott as secretary of state in October 2021, and he served in an interim capacity pending Senate confirmation. He is stepping down right before the legislative session, in which his appointment would have come up for debate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 3, 2022

‘Immigrant communities are welcome here’: Philly stands strong on sanctuary as Gov. Abbott sends buses from Texas

PHILADELPHIA — So far five unscheduled buses carrying more than 200 immigrants from Texas have pulled up in Philadelphia, targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott because it’s a sanctuary city.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuits stymie Biden agenda on immigration and health care

AUSTIN, Texas — Fresh off securing a third term, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to keep up his relentless legal assault on President Joe Biden’s agenda that’s already hindered the Democrats' approach to immigration and health care.

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The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

Feds often hand migrants over to state police rather than process immigration claims, complaint says

State police often rely on federal immigration officials to lock up migrants on state trespassing charges, according to a new complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The collaboration contradicts federal and Texas officials’ attacks on each other’s immigration policies.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

To combat opioid overdoses, Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips

The announcement signals a shift in Abbott’s approach to fighting the opioid epidemic. He had previously pushed back against bills calling for the decriminalization of fentanyl testing strips.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 1, 2022

A growing number of Texas rural counties are declaring local immigration “disasters”

The latest county to make a disaster declaration is an eight-hour drive away from the Texas-Mexico border, but local officials there say they’re under “invasion.”

The Texas Tribune · Dec 1, 2022

Texas lawmakers have a $27 billion surplus, but a spending cap complicates their goal of lowering property taxes

Texas homeowners have some of the highest property tax bills in the nation, a byproduct of the state’s reliance on such taxes to help pay for public schools and the state’s lack of an income tax.

Texas Observer · Nov 29, 2022

Loon Star State: The Dumpster is Full

What happens when you can't sink any lower? The latest from political cartoonist Ben Sargent in Texas Observer magazine.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 29, 2022

In after-hours notice, Gov. Greg Abbott announces another leadership change for the Department of Family and Protective Services

Former DFPS commissioner Anne Heiligenstein was tapped by Abbott in June to serve as the agency’s executive deputy commissioner. Last month, she was out. Now she’s back.

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