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In a setback to the Republican governor, the conservative New-Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals did not agree that migration was an 'invasion.'
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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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Monday’s decision is part of lawsuit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed last week alleging the Biden administration was trying to thwart the state’s efforts to secure its border.
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Texas attorney general asks federal court for quick action to prevent destruction of border barriersFriday’s action capped a week where Texas continued to test the limits of how far it can go to initiate its own immigration laws.
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The latest lawsuit from Texas alleges federal agents are prohibiting the state from securing its border with Mexico. But federal agents argue cutting the wire is sometimes necessary to keep agents and migrants safe.
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The proposed legislation would make unauthorized entry from another country a state crime and allow local and state police to order migrants to return to Mexico. If passed, the change could potentially land Texas back in court.
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The five-member panel heard bills Tuesday that would increase penalties for human smuggling and make unauthorized entry a state crime.
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The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas has signed an emergency declaration after thousands of migrants crossed into the border town in the last two days.
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It was a short-lived victory for the federal government over the Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys. The day after a federal judge ordered the buoys removal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay.
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HB 1, the state’s next two-year budget, goes into effect on September 1. In addition to appropriating more than $5 billion for border security, lawmakers also passed several bills that expand the state’s border and immigration-enforcement powers.
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Texas Democrats called on the federal government to step up as Texas' state-led border effort draws more scrutiny.
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The string of wrecking ball-sized buoys is the centerpiece of what Gov. Greg Abbott calls “Operation Lone Star,” which also includes razor wire on the riverbank and arresting migrants for trespassing. TPR's David Martin Davies takes us by kayak to the barrier and to the people it's trying to keep out.