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The legislation has been assailed by critics as a blatantly unconstitutional policy that grants law enforcement de facto permission to target minority communities regardless of their status.
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A Texas federal judge revoked FDA approval of the self-managed abortion drug in April.
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Allegations brought earlier this year stated Texas Department of Public Safety troopers deprived migrants of water and medical assistance along the state’s border with Mexico. Thursday DPS released a report showing their internal investigation found no wrongdoing.
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The legislation comes with a $1.54 billion price tag and also includes funding for more law enforcement in a southeast Texas neighborhood lawmakers said — without evidence — is a haven for crime.
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Paxton sued the Biden administration last month after reports of U.S. Border Patrol agents cutting portions of wire along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. On Thursday, a judge denied Paxton’s request to halt the practice. Paxton’s office said it has already filed an appeal.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law Tuesday. It will go into effect in February.
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The Texas House of Representatives gave its final approval to the measure, Senate Bill 4, on Tuesday night. The chamber also approved a separate measure to add more than $1.5 billion to the state budget for physical barriers on the border with Mexico.
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Senate Bill 4 creates a state crime for unauthorized entry into Texas from a foreign country. Opponents say it conflicts with federal immigration law.
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A Texas House panel will hear the latest version of a Republican-backed bill to make unauthorized entry into a state crime. A similar bill, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities, failed in the state’s third special session, which ended earlier this week.
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The Texas Senate took no action Sunday on a far-reaching state immigration bill after GOP infighting stalled the proposal. Absent a legislative miracle before Tuesday, the measure will likely be revisited when Gov. Greg Abott calls lawmakers back to Austin for the fourth time.
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The panel voted to advance the proposal after it removed two key elements contained in the original language. But opponents argue the bill is still unconstitutional and promotes racial profiling.
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The action in the upper chamber followed a committee hearing where the developer of a neighborhood called Colony Ridge, outside Houston, had to push back yet again against claims his property was attracting dangerous immigrants and running rampant with crime.