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The Latest Breaking News from Greg Abbott

Texas Gov. Abbott is seeking to install more buoy barriers across the state's border with Mexico

His administration is waiting for a court to back its expansion plan

Latin Times

In regulating AI, Texas lawmakers face balancing act between its benefits and harms

A Senate committee discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence — and overregulating it.

The Texas Tribune

Election experts cautious as Abbott touts voter roll purge

Federal and state law already required voter roll maintenance. Experts warn the governor’s framing of this routine process could be used to undermine trust in elections.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas governor announces removal of over a million ineligible voters from rolls; activists question data

The Texas ACLU claims the data "lacks context" and says the administration is putting forward "a pattern of voter intimidation"

Latin Times

Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”

Texas Observer

Texas did not bus any migrants to Democratic-led states in July, data shows

Governor Greg Abbott had vowed to continue doing so during the Republican National Convention

Latin Times

Judge rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down Houston immigrant rights group

Paxton’s office claimed the group broke rules prohibiting political activity by nonprofits, but the judge rejected the case outright.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas chief who called Uvalde response 'abject failure' but defended his state police is retiring

Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting says he will retire at the end of the year

The Independent UK

Texas’ busing of migrants hits a speed bump as fewer enter country

The bus trips to Democrat-run cities stopped after June as the number of migrants apprehended across the southwest border plummeted.

The Texas Tribune

Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license

The Texas Department of Public Safety rule change surfaced in an internal email that also asks driver license staff to compile the names of people seeking a gender marker change.

The Texas Tribune

Millions broil as southern US heat dome causes record highs and wildfires

Extreme heat affecting nearly 23m people across US south-west and pushing Texas’s electrical grid to the limit

The Guardian - US

In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream

A competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.

The Texas Tribune

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

Latin Times

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.

Republican gains among Latino voters in urban areas could spell big trouble for Democrats’ hopes of turning Texas blue.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Attorney General Sues Houston Immigrant Rights Group Over Political Criticism

The state requested that FIEL's corporate registration be revoked, its certificate of formation canceled, the organization dissolved, and a permanent order issued to prevent the group from doing business in Texas again.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Houston immigrants’ rights org over political speech

Attorney General Ken Paxton has targeted similar organizations that aid migrants at the border. The lawsuit appears to be the first to focus on political speech and rules that govern nonprofits.

Latin Times

Legal Experts Urge Immigrants To Seek Healthcare Despite Texas Order On Immigration Status

Abbott issued an executive order on Aug. 8, mandating Texas public hospitals to collect and report patients' immigration status. He explained that this order was meant to help the state get reimbursed by the federal government.

The Texas Tribune

Republican state Rep. Doc Anderson resigns, Abbott calls special election

Anderson, 79, was already not running for reelection. He said he’s leaving early to give his successor a chance at more seniority.

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Federal judge in Texas expands block of Biden administration protection of LGBTQ students to any future Title IX regulations

Judge Reed O'Connor's decision expands on a previous ruling that took down specific rules from Title IX

Latin Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is running out of migrants to send to Democratic-led cities up north

The amount of migrants reaching the border has dropped drastically over the past months

The Guardian - US

Greg Abbott’s migrant-bussing scheme foiled by decline in border crossings – report

NBC News finds major Democratic-run cities have not seen any buses of asylum seekers from Texas governor this year

Latin Times

Governor Abbott orders more razor wire 'to protect Texans and Americans from the Biden-Harris border crisis'

He also claims that Operation Lone Star has resulted in the apprehension of over 517,400 illegal immigrants and more than 45,900 arrests

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ overcrowded and understaffed jails send people awaiting trial to other counties and states

Limits on who can be released without paying bail and difficulties hiring guards worsen the situation.

The Texas Tribune

Church, state and the Texas Legislature: Debate heats up over what students should learn

House hearing focuses on a curriculum plan and on school vouchers.