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The Houston Democrat is recovering from abdominal surgery. Democrats did not expect him to attend the vote, but his surprise appearance sank the impeachment vote.
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The Dallas Charter Review Commission narrowly approved an proposed amendment that could allow noncitizens to serve on select city boards and commissions.
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The bill includes money for aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza and other conflict zones. It also gives the president the authority to “shut down the border” if the number of migrant crossings reaches a certain daily limit.
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DPS tells visiting governors that efforts to deter migrants are effective and razor wire and buoy barriers “save lives.”
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As a convoy travels throughout Texas to protest President Biden’s immigration policies, Texas Democrats joined human rights experts and advocates on Thursday to push back on harsh border rhetoric.
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The Biden administration and other defendants want a lawsuit brought by Texas and other states that could keep Central American children and their parents apart dismissed.
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Amid the growing standoff between the state and federal government on Texas’ southern border, advocacy groups are joining Democrats in a call for the Biden administration to act more forcefully.
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The Fifth Circuit will still hear oral arguments in the case early next month.
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The move paves the way for federal officials to remove the wire from the state's border with Mexico.
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This week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to cease-and-desist letter from the federal government and defended Texas’ right to control Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.
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A North Texas based bus company contracted to transport migrants to sanctuary cities is suing the city of Chicago over intercity bus restrictions.
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A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on Friday night as they were attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. TPR has confirmed that U.S. Border Patrol was prevented from deploying lifesaving efforts by agents with Operation Lone Star, the controversial Texas border security initiative.