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TribCast: Is Robert Roberson innocent?

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In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case.

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How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

Read full article: How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

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Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primaries

Read full article: Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primaries

Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in a filing that Paxton’s office gave her less than an hour’s warning that they’d be siding against her agency in court.

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Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson

Read full article: Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson

Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

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TribCast: Texas’ congressional map goes to court

Read full article: TribCast: Texas’ congressional map goes to court

While a three-judge panel hears a legal challenge to Texas’ new congressional map, TribCast breaks down the arguments.

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Greg Abbott authorizes Trump to deploy Texas National Guard to other states

Read full article: Greg Abbott authorizes Trump to deploy Texas National Guard to other states

The governor posted a photo Monday showing guardsmen deploying but did not mention a destination. Trump called for troops to deploy to Illinois and Oregon, where a judge temporarily blocked their arrival.

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Renewed focus on Roberson case is latest in deluge of political pressure aimed at Texas judiciary

Read full article: Renewed focus on Roberson case is latest in deluge of political pressure aimed at Texas judiciary

The latest calls to stave off the politically charged execution come after a summer where GOP leaders asked the state courts to kick Democrats out of office and throw Beto O’Rourke in jail.

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At hearing, Democrats say the redistricting process was flawed from the start

Read full article: At hearing, Democrats say the redistricting process was flawed from the start

On the first day of a two-week trial, the plaintiffs’ lawyers honed in on who drew the new map and whether race was a factor.

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ICE complies with judge’s order and quickly releases El Paso DACA recipient

Read full article: ICE complies with judge’s order and quickly releases El Paso DACA recipient

The El Paso federal judge said the Trump administration is violating the constitutional rights of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.

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Trump administration could process new DACA applications after Texas’ lawsuit paused enrollment

Read full article: Trump administration could process new DACA applications after Texas’ lawsuit paused enrollment

If a judge accepts the plan, the Trump administration will reopen new applications for DACA for the first time in four years — but Texas applicants would no longer receive work permits.

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Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

Read full article: Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

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Texas State University professor fired again after court revoked initial firing over “inciting violence”

Read full article: Texas State University professor fired again after court revoked initial firing over “inciting violence”

A Texas State spokesperson said Monday evening that the professor’s employment had been “terminated, effective immediately” after a university review.

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Texas set to execute man convicted of killing 13-month-old girl on Thursday

Read full article: Texas set to execute man convicted of killing 13-month-old girl on Thursday

Blaine Milam previously had two scheduled executions stayed for the 2008 killing of his then-fiancée’s daughter.

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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution

Read full article: Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution

Roberson, convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, will continue to push for a new trial. He has maintained his innocence.

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While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death

Read full article: While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death

Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk’s death. Legal experts say the student’s speech is likely constitutionally protected.

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Major statewide propositions will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Here are your voting rights in Texas.

Read full article: Major statewide propositions will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Here are your voting rights in Texas.

Learn more about all the ways you can register to vote, cast your ballot and protect your rights at the polls.

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Judge dismisses environmental lawsuit against FAA over failed SpaceX launch

Read full article: Judge dismisses environmental lawsuit against FAA over failed SpaceX launch

The suit, filed in 2023 after the launch of SpaceX's Starship in Boca Chica ended in an explosion, accused the agency of not properly assessing environmental impacts.

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Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

Read full article: Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments.

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ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport

Read full article: ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport

An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.

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Texas lawmakers limit use of parent-child reunification therapy in custody battles

Read full article: Texas lawmakers limit use of parent-child reunification therapy in custody battles

Opponents of reunification therapy say it can psychologically harm children, while supporters say it’s unnatural for children to reject parents.

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Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries

Read full article: Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries

Currently, any Texas voter can cast a ballot in GOP primaries. The party wants to limit eligibility to registered members.

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Federal judge temporarily blocks key parts of state law that limits campus protests

Read full article: Federal judge temporarily blocks key parts of state law that limits campus protests

The law banned “expressive activity” on campuses from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., among other restrictions. “The Court cannot trust the universities to enforce their policies in a constitutional way,” the judge said.

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Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban

Read full article: Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban

Two California-based companies accuse the state of government overreach for banning the sale of their products for the next two years.

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In rapidly diversifying Tarrant County, a summer of GOP redistricting hits Black and Latino representation

Read full article: In rapidly diversifying Tarrant County, a summer of GOP redistricting hits Black and Latino representation

Despite explosive growth turning Tarrant into a racially diverse swing county, two new political maps will leave it with whiter, more Republican representation.

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Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

Read full article: Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

The measure comes four years after the state’s highest criminal court ruled the agency could not bring election cases without an invitation from local prosecutors.

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Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuits

Read full article: Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuits

One lawsuit, filed by LULAC on behalf of 13 Texas residents, states that the redrawn districts in the new map are racially discriminatory and violate voter protection laws.

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Death row inmate Robert Roberson claims judicial misconduct in bid for new trial

Read full article: Death row inmate Robert Roberson claims judicial misconduct in bid for new trial

A new petition claims Anderson County judges acted unconstitutionally multiple times in both Roberson’s case and in recognizing custody of his daughter.

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Lawsuit settled in 2022 shooting death of a migrant in West Texas, but no criminal charges filed yet

Read full article: Lawsuit settled in 2022 shooting death of a migrant in West Texas, but no criminal charges filed yet

The victims sued the employer of the alleged shooter, the former warden of a migrant detention center. Three different prosecutors have so far opted not to file criminal charges.

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Fifth Circuit halts West Texas A&M drag show ban as free speech lawsuit continues

Read full article: Fifth Circuit halts West Texas A&M drag show ban as free speech lawsuit continues

In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the school’s prohibition on drag performances, finding students are likely to prove it violates the First Amendment.

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Riding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly steamrolling foes

Read full article: Riding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly steamrolling foes

The third-term governor appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to boot duly elected legislators from office.

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Texas bill protecting sex trafficking victims from some criminal charges signed by governor

Read full article: Texas bill protecting sex trafficking victims from some criminal charges signed by governor

Senate Bill 11 shields victims from prosecution from some crimes if they’re threatened or coerced into the act by their trafficker.

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Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Read full article: Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left Texas to delay a new congressional map.

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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

Read full article: In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

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After local agencies release Uvalde shooting records, calls continue for Texas DPS to follow suit

Read full article: After local agencies release Uvalde shooting records, calls continue for Texas DPS to follow suit

Local records released this week — after a yearslong lawsuit —affirm previous reporting about law enforcement’s flawed response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

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Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a “fishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.”

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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

Read full article: Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants them to reconsider.

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Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

Read full article: Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots do not violate the Civil Rights Act.

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Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

Read full article: Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that Ken Paxton’s office can’t question officials from Catholic Charities under oath without first filing a lawsuit.

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Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

Read full article: Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

A similar proposal stalled out earlier this year over disagreements between the House and Senate. This time, lawmakers might clash over whether to approve the new bill along with a constitutional amendment.

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From racism claims to a $725,000 settlement, a UNT professor’s lawsuit mirrors Texas’ shifting views on free speech

Read full article: From racism claims to a $725,000 settlement, a UNT professor’s lawsuit mirrors Texas’ shifting views on free speech

Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.

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Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

Read full article: Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

The Texas attorney general said U.S. Masters Swimming violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.

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Appeals court orders release of Uvalde school shooting records

Read full article: Appeals court orders release of Uvalde school shooting records

Eighteen news organizations including The Texas Tribune have been seeking the records since 2022, when 19 children and 2 teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School.

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TribCast: A very unusual Supreme Court term

Read full article: TribCast: A very unusual Supreme Court term

The TribCast gang is finally reunited, just in time to dive into the big cases and unresolved questions from the term.

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Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban

Read full article: Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban

Texas’ attorney general alleged the City of Dallas and the fair were violating state law and the second amendment with the ban, which was adopted after a 2023 shooting.

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Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

Read full article: Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

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Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules

The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law.

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Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules

Read full article: Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules

The case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law.

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Fate of birthright citizenship order unresolved after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions

Read full article: Fate of birthright citizenship order unresolved after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions

The ruling was a partial victory for President Donald Trump who has made immigration his signature issue.

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Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial

Read full article: Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial

In dueling lawsuits, current and former employees of the attorney general’s office sling allegations that threaten to intrude on Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid.

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What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented students

Read full article: What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented students

College access experts urged affected students not to withdraw from school while they assess their options.

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Judge denies undocumented students’ attempt to challenge sudden loss of in-state tuition

Read full article: Judge denies undocumented students’ attempt to challenge sudden loss of in-state tuition

Two groups tried to intervene in a case that blocked Texas’ decade-old law allowing certain undocumented students to pay the lower tuition rates at public universities. They’re appealing that decision.

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Texas’ abortion bans are here to stay despite narrow clarification

Read full article: Texas’ abortion bans are here to stay despite narrow clarification

Legal challenges have failed, elections haven’t moved the needle and the fight for a narrow clarification shows how immovable these laws are.

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Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion

Read full article: Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion

Experts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome.

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First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal

Read full article: First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal

The trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

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Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition

Read full article: Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition

Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.

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In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions

Read full article: In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions

House and Senate members agreed that judges needed a pay raise. But they spent the final hours of the legislative session debating whether Texas lawmakers should also benefit from the boost.

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine

Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every level of the state court system.

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Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature

Read full article: Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature

The goal of the bill, according to the author, was to curb “nuclear verdicts” — ones that award victims $10 million or more.

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Long-awaited raise for Texas judges in limbo over legislative pension clash

Read full article: Long-awaited raise for Texas judges in limbo over legislative pension clash

A bill to increase judicial salaries from $140,000 to $175,000 a year stalled amid a disagreement over lawmakers’ own retirement benefits.

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“Anti-Red Flag Act” that would limit when guns can be taken from people advances in Texas House

Read full article: “Anti-Red Flag Act” that would limit when guns can be taken from people advances in Texas House

Senate Bill 1362 would prevent officials from taking someone’s firearms if they haven’t been charged with a crime or aren’t subject to a protective order under the Texas Family Code.

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New limits for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits may become a reality in Texas

Read full article: New limits for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits may become a reality in Texas

The House made changes to the proposal that leave open ways for victims to be compensated beyond medical bills.

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Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas House

Read full article: Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas House

Democrats declined to support Senate Joint Resolution 87, which sprinted through the Senate and needed 100 votes to clear the lower chamber.

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Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps

Read full article: Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps

The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

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Stricter bail rules win final passage in Texas Legislature, will go to voters in November

Read full article: Stricter bail rules win final passage in Texas Legislature, will go to voters in November

The House passage of the measure asking voters to amend the state Constitution to tighten the state’s bail laws hands a major policy win to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Long-running lawsuit against Texas’ foster care system appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Read full article: Long-running lawsuit against Texas’ foster care system appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyers representing foster children asked the high court to reinstate a contempt order against the state, and the judge who issued it.

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Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline

Read full article: Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline

Some measures that made it through before midnight dealt with jail bonds, an unconstitutional ban on gay sex, and the liability of vaccine manufacturers.

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Texas House votes to repeal ban on “homosexual conduct”

Read full article: Texas House votes to repeal ban on “homosexual conduct”

Twelve House Republicans joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first time the bill has made it to the House floor since it was first proposed decades ago.

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Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics label it harmful to free speech

Read full article: Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics label it harmful to free speech

House Bill 2988 was centered on who pays the legal fees of those who successfully defend themselves against libel or defamation lawsuits.

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Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House

Read full article: Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House

Before the House takes a final vote on the bill, it could face a proposal that would allow adults and minors to marry if their age gap is three years or less.

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Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement

Read full article: Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement

Amending the Texas Constitution to crack down on the state’s bail practices has been an elusive priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s for three consecutive sessions.

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Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

Read full article: Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

The state attorney general sued Google in 2022, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data.

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Courier’s lawsuit seeks to block Texas Lottery from banning its services

Read full article: Courier’s lawsuit seeks to block Texas Lottery from banning its services

Lotto.com’s suit, which was filed Thursday, comes less than a week before the state agency votes to ban the third-party services.

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School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

Read full article: School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

School leaders have privately criticized a bill that would make it harder to contest their performance ratings in court. But they did not testify against it to avoid lawmakers’ ire.

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Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-classmate

Read full article: Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-classmate

Moises Mendoza, who was convicted in 2005 of killing a Farmersville woman, became the third inmate Texas has put to death this year.

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Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visas

Read full article: Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visas

The three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students’ education futures remain uncertain.

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UT-Rio Grande Valley students caught in nationwide sweep sue Homeland Security over immigration status

Read full article: UT-Rio Grande Valley students caught in nationwide sweep sue Homeland Security over immigration status

The four students were involved in minor criminal cases that have been resolved, which they argue shouldn’t be used to justify ending their higher ed goals in Texas.

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd to retire

Read full article: Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd to retire

Gov. Greg Abbott will have the opportunity to appoint Boyd’s replacement, furthering his influence on the high court.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case

Read full article: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case

Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.

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San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules

Read full article: San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city in April after it approved $100,000 to help residents travel out of the state for abortions.

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House panel passes bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons by 2032

Read full article: House panel passes bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons by 2032

Weeks after a federal judge declared hot conditions in Texas prisons unconstitutional, a bill requiring air conditioning in those facilities by 2032 has gained traction in the House.

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Gov. Greg Abbott touts his influence on Texas courts to conservative law group

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott touts his influence on Texas courts to conservative law group

Abbott’s closed-door address to the Federalist Society at UT Law Thursday drew peaceful protests.

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Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation

Read full article: Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation

Maria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.

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NY county clerk refuses to file Texas’ fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

Read full article: NY county clerk refuses to file Texas’ fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

A Texas judge last month ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who practices north of New York City, to pay the penalty for allegedly breaking that state’s law by prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine.

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Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

Read full article: Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

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After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

Read full article: After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.

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Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says

Read full article: Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says

The removal of the death penalty as an option could lead to a quick guilty plea and life sentence, as happened with federal charges in 2023.

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Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: how a Texas town fails poor defendants

Read full article: Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: how a Texas town fails poor defendants

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system

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Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

Read full article: Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

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Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

Read full article: Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.

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Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds

Read full article: Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton accuses Coppell ISD of violating Texas’ “critical race theory” ban

Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton accuses Coppell ISD of violating Texas’ “critical race theory” ban

The attorney general office’s lawsuit is based on an undercover video published in February by a conservative activist group.

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Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Read full article: Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth.

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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

Read full article: Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

Proposed legislation includes increased penalties for retail theft, car burglaries and forgery, among others.

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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases

Read full article: DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases

The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities. Other legal challenges will continue.

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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say

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The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters.

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Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.

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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction

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Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals court said critical evidence was withheld.

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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas nuclear waste disposal case

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The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.

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A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas

Read full article: A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas

Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution.

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