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The Tarrant County jail has 388 inmates with a federal immigration hold, officials said Tuesday.

The Texas governor pushed back against the president’s call for federal oversight, even as Abbott and other Republicans have taken steps to assert state control over Harris County elections.

The White House administration notified mental health and substance abuse and addiction provider organizations nationwide that by executive order, $2 billion in already awarded federal funding would be taken back.

During a meeting Tuesday, residents raised concerns over ICE agents coming to FWISD school campuses amid rising fears from the federal agency presence in Minnesota.

The governor said public universities and state agencies may not seek new visas without Texas Workforce Commission permission through the end of the 2027 legislative session.

Dallas County has approved 74 countywide vote centers for all voters, regardless of party affiliation, to cast ballots during early voting for the upcoming primary election.

Refineries in Texas and along its Gulf Coast could get a boost from Venezuela’s heavy crude. But oil producers might hesitate to get involved in the country while its future remains uncertain.

Pete Hegseth, who oversees the nation’s defense under President Donald Trump, visited Fort Worth and other Texas sites as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” tour.

The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week immunization recommendations will be slashed from 17 to 11. But Dallas County will stay the course.

CPB had been winding down since Congress acted last summer to defund its operations at the encouragement of President Donald Trump.

Dallas is the second Texas county to sue over public health cuts after a judge ordered the Trump administration to return $20 million to Harris County last summer.