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Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime

The new law would authorize police to arrest people they suspect crossed the Rio Grande between ports of entry. Abbott also signed a bill earmarking more than $1 billion for more border barriers.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants entering US illegally

Law gives police sweeping new powers as well as empowering local judges to order migrants’ expulsion

The Guardian - US

As SB4 Pitches Texas Against the U.S. Government, the State Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law

Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world's huddled masses

Latin Times

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Texas Supreme Court declines to revive billionaire’s defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke

Kelcy Warren, a Dallas pipeline billionaire, sued O’Rourke in early 2022, saying the Democrat defamed him with critical comments about his company’s windfall profits after the Texas energy-grid collapse in February 2021.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Is Challenging 150 Years of Immigration Law

Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Texas Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.

Texas Observer

Three court of criminal appeal judges up for reelection targeted by Ken Paxton’s political revenge machine

Paxton promised to go after the Republican judges over their 2021 ruling that struck down the attorney general’s ability to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud.

The Texas Tribune

The field for the Texas primary election is set — here’s what to watch for

With both Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton out for revenge, Republican members of the Texas House are the top target on the ballot.

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Texas superintendents say lack of school safety funding may lead to budget cuts

The fourth special legislative session this year ended without any increased funding for school safety — even though public schools have complained for months they don’t have enough money to meet new safety mandates approved this year.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Absolves Public Safety Leaders of Wrongdoing After Investigating Migrant Mistreatment Claims

A DPS medic was so disturbed by what he saw at the border that he blew the whistle. The agency now says its leaders on the ground didn't break the law or violate agency policy.

Latin Times

Texas DPS absolves its leaders of wrongdoing after investigating migrant mistreatment claims

A DPS medic assigned to the border was so disturbed by what he saw that he blew the whistle. The agency now says its leaders on the ground didn’t break the law or violate agency policy.

The Texas Tribune

Texas claims in filings that challenges to 2023 election are invalid, results are final

In court filings Tuesday, the secretary of state’s office argued that the plaintiffs in the election contests “never served a citation” properly. But there’s no guarantee it’ll work.

The Texas Tribune

Texas' illegal entry law will test states' powers on immigration, border enforcement

The latest measure in Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown "Operation Lone Star" makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally from a foreign country.

WEKU

Abbott mum on another special session as he charges into voucher opponents’ primary battles

Abbott is promising to continue the fight for “school choice” but staying mum on whether that means he will call another special session as he has previously threatened.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Targets School Choice Opponents in GOP Ranks

Americans want choice in education. Politicians need to catch up.

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Texas Legislature adjourns fourth special session — leaving vouchers, school safety and elections bills unfinished

The latest casualties were Senate Bill 5, which would spend $800 million on school safety measures through 2025, and Senate Bill 6, which would change the timeline of a trial after an election contest is filed by a citizen or group.

The Texas Tribune

McKinney state Rep. Frederick Frazier pleads no contest to charges he impersonated a public servant

Frazier was indicted in June 2022 on two charges of impersonating a public servant, a felony offense. He pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges as part of a plea agreement.

Latin Times

Texas Legislature Sends $1.54 Billion Bill for Border Barriers to Gov. Greg Abbott

Senate Bill 3 would also appropriate $40 million for state troopers to patrol Colony Ridge, a housing development outside of Houston

The Texas Tribune

After school voucher bill falls apart, supporters and opponents get ready for future fights

The Texas House’s vote to block education savings accounts disappointed voucher advocates and likely spelled doom for additional public school funding. Both bands say they’ll keep pushing for their priorities during next year’s primary elections and the 2025 legislative session.

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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

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago must remain a sanctuary city because ‘that is who we are’

We rejected Donald Trump’s xenophobia in 2016 and 2020, and Chicago must reject it now as the presidential election and Democratic National Convention approach in 2024, state Sen. Robert Peters writes.

The Texas Tribune

With GOP priorities unfinished, Texas House plans to wrap fourth special session Tuesday

The decision to end work Tuesday leaves long odds for bills to boost school safety funding and make sure that election challenges don’t delay the implementation of property tax cuts, teacher pension raises and infrastructure spending.

The Independent UK

Federal appeals court orders Texas to remove Greg Abbott’s floating border wall

Lower court also sided with federal administration

The Independent UK

Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico

The Texas Tribune

Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, Fifth Circuit Court orders

The appeals court upheld an earlier ruling by an Austin federal judge to remove the 1,000-foot-long barrier the state deployed near Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes its own school safety funding bill, but little time remains to get it across the finish line

Senate Bill 5 would send an extra $800 million to public schools for security upgrades over the next two years. But the measure is at risk of becoming the latest casualty of the rift between the Texas House and Senate.

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