By Tom Ozimek Tesla is pressing ahead with its workforce-reduction plans, with a notice the carmaker filed with the Texas Workforce Commission showing it is slashing 2,688 jobs in Austin, the location of its headquarters and site of a major factory. The notice, which was issued under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act […]
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Supreme Court Denies Bid to Expand No-excuse Mail-In Ballots in Texas
By Tom Ozimek The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to a Texas law that requires voters under the age of 65 to provide justification to vote by mail, meaning that the Democrat-aligned attempt to sharply expand “no-excuse” mail-in ballots in the Lone Star state has failed, with implications for other […]
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US Supreme Court Allows Texas to Enforce Law Against Illegal Immigration
By Jack Phillips The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a law that would allow local law enforcement officials to arrest people suspected of being illegal immigrants. After the high court temporarily blocked enforcement of the law, the Supreme Court issued a decision to reject an emergency request that was made by […]
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Texas Judge Rules That a Federal Agency Discriminates Against Whites
By Patricia Tolson A Texas judge has ruled that a government agency created to assist minority-owned businesses has discriminated against white people, violating the rights of all Americans to receive equal protection under the United States Constitution. As explained in the 93-page Opinion and Order (pdf), the plaintiffs—three entrepreneurs in need of assistance for their […]
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Texas Governor Announces Plan to Build Military Base Camp Near Eagle Pass
By Aldgra Fredly Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday a plan to build a military base camp in Eagle Pass that will house National Guard troops tasked with responding to what he refers to as “President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” The base camp will be built on 80 acres of land in Eagle Pass and […]
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Inside the Brewing Fed–State Showdown at the Texas Border
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez EAGLE PASS, Texas—A humble city park on the Texas side of the Mexican border has taken the national stage in a showdown between Texas and the federal government. Texas National Guard seized Shelby Park on Jan. 10 and placed a wire gate at the entrance, blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from […]
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Texas Gov. Takes ‘Full Control’ of Eagle Pass Park After Border Chaos
By Caden Pearson Texas state authorities have taken control of a public park fronting the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, a southern border town that saw a massive spike in illegal crossings last month. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) informed him on Wednesday morning that […]
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Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Law Cracking Down on Illegal Immigrants
By Katabella Roberts The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Texas over a new state law aimed at increasing security at the southern border by granting police broader powers to arrest, prosecute, and deport immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The DOJ filed the lawsuit against Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) […]
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Texas Governor Signs Law Giving Police Power to Arrest Illegal Immigrants
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a border security bill into law that will give state law enforcement broad authority to arrest migrants who have entered Texas illegally and will allow local judges to order such migrants out of the country. The Dec. 18 move by the Republican governor puts into […]
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Texas Sues Pfizer for Allegedly Misrepresenting Its COVID-19 Vaccine’s Efficacy
By Zachary Stieber Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Nov. 30 filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging that the drug maker misrepresented the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer misrepresented the results of a clinical trial run on its COVID-19 vaccine, according to the suit, which was filed in Lubbock County, Texas. “We are pursuing justice […]
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Inconsistent Data, Insufficient Ballots in Largest Texas County’s 2022 Election: State Auditors
By Bill Pan A preliminary report by the Texas Secretary of State’s office has identified “multiple failures” during last year’s elections in Harris County, the nation’s third-most populous county, but it didn’t suggest whether the outcome of any race was affected. The Oct. 19 report—released days before early voting begins across Texas for the Nov. 7 […]
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted on All 16 Articles of Impeachment
By Jana J. Pruet Following eight days of testimony from both sides, 30 state senators voted on Saturday to acquit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment. The state Senate also voted to dismiss the four articles of impeachment that were held in abeyance with a 19–11 vote. “Today, the truth prevailed. The […]
