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Biden's Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan Just Faced Its Third Major Setback in a Month

On Wednesday, a federal appeals court denied the Biden administration's request to block a Texas judge's ruling that declared the policy unconstitutional.

Reason

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

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy, bringing all post-trial activity by Sandy Hook families to a halt

HARTFORD, Conn. — Infowars broadcaster and right-wing provocateur Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in Texas on Friday morning, creating a new obstacle for the relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims trying to collect the nearly $1.5 billion they won in a suit against the conspiracy theorist for his claims…

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Challenge to California Fee-Shifting Statute That Targets Gun Lawsuit Plaintiffs (and Lawyers) Can Proceed

The case is not rendered moot or unripe, the court says, by the California AG's "commitment not to seek attorney's fees or costs under this provision 'unless and until a court ultimately holds that the fee-shifting provision in [a similar Texas law provision related to abortion] is constitutional and enforceable....'"

Reason

Authorities continue to hunt for missing 7-year-old girl who vanished from Texas home days ago

Athena was last seen wearing a grey and black long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and brown boots

The Independent UK

Experts see the Texas economic outlook being stronger in 2023 than other states

Some of Texas' top economic leaders paint a rosy picture for the state heading into 2023, saying it’s on more solid ground than many other areas around the country. But they also warn the state isn’t immune to a recession.

Tribune News Service

Losing Republican candidate wants Texas House to void results of his race

Mike May, who lost to Houston state Rep. Jon Rosenthal by 6,000 votes, wants the Texas House to order a new election. State law allows such an appeal, but the House hasn’t approved one in more than 40 years.

The Texas Tribune

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Top 100: Updated 2023 Recruiting Rankings after Duce Robinson commitment to USC

USA TODAY High School Sports unveils its top 100 recruiting rankings for the class of 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after juries award Sandy Hook parents almost $1.5 billion

A handful of the Texas-based conspiracy theorist’s companies already filed for bankruptcy. Earlier this year, a Texas jury awarded Sandy Hook parents $49 million in a defamation case against Jones.

The Texas Tribune

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after billion-dollar Sandy Hook court ruling

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $473m in damages on top of nearly $1bn verdict handed down in October

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of Texas churches seek approval to leave the United Methodist Church Saturday

DALLAS — The regional governing bodies of the United Methodist Church are called annual conferences. They typically meet once a year to conduct church business. But two of those Texas conferences will meet this weekend in special sessions to approve the withdrawal of potentially hundreds of churches from the UMC.

Tribune News Service

Feral hog control: 8 years, some progress, $2.5B damage/year

Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment

The Independent UK

Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy as $1.5bn Sandy Hook damages bill looms

EXTREME right-wing talk radio host Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy as he faces nearly $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) in damages over over conspiracy…

The National (Scotland)

Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy

Infowars host Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre

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MSU football to host 2023 Texas WR Jaelen Smith on official visit this weekend

Michigan State football will be hosting a rising 2023 wide receiver prospect this weekend on an official visit

The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: It would be a sports tragedy if TCU QB Max Duggan isn’t a Heisman Trophy finalist

FORT WORTH, Texas — It was in July when new TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said, “The question mark is the quarterback position.”

WEKU

Uvalde survivors file a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against police and others

Parents, teachers, school staff and students who were on scene the day of the shooting are demanding redress for "the indelible and forever-lasting trauma" caused by the failures of law enforcement.

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Supreme Court leaves student debt relief program on hold after Texas judge blocked it

More than 16 million people had already been approved for student loan debt relief by the Education Department when a federal judge in North Texas struck down the plan last month.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Creighton vs. Texas, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch college basketball

The Creighton Bluejays will meet the Texas Longhorns in college basketball action on Thursday night from the Moody Center.

ABC News

Katherine community asked to back justice reinvestment project to tackle crime

Justice reinvestment has seen prisons in the US state of Texas shut down. Could it work in a rural town with one of the highest crime rates in Australia?

Sports Illustrated

Florida Atlantic Football Hires Former Texas Coach Tom Herman, per Report

The former Texas coach is getting another chance to lead an FBS program.

Los Angeles Times

Jason David Frank’s wife sets record straight with details of night he died by suicide

Jason David Frank, the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” star who died in Texas on Nov. 19, took his own life, his wife confirmed in an interview Wednesday. She also said they had reconciled in their 19-year marriage in the weeks before his death.

Texas Observer

Texas Wants to Save Community Colleges From Sinking

State lawmakers are considering new ways to fund schools that historically have given more students a chance to succeed beyond high school.

The Texas Tribune

By tradition, the minority party gets to chair some Texas House committees. Some in the GOP want to end that.

Republican critics say conservative priorities will always be hamstrung if Democrats, who are in the minority party, get a say in which legislation reaches the floor.

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