Texas Gop Lawmakers’ Border and Education Wishlist Would Expand State Budget by $2.7 Billion — and Counting
If bills now being considered pass, lawmakers will be left with $3.3 billion to take care of unforeseen costs over the next two years....
Legislation Making It a Criminal Offense for Illegal Immigrants Crossing Into Texas Moves Forward
State legislation making it a criminal offense to enter Texas illegally at the southern border is closer to getting to the governor’s desk. The Senate Border...
White Supremacy is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas
A radical anti-immigrant bill is advancing through a special legislative session — but Texans can demand their representatives vote no. Last month, Texas lawmakers...
US Judge Orders Texas to Remove Controversial Border Buoys From Rio Grande
The ruling is a win for the Biden administration, which sued the state over floating barriers criticised by Mexico. A United States federal judge...
Texas, Federal Government Face Off in Court Over Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
On the Rio Grande between Texas and Mexico floats a 1,000-foot buoy barrier. It’s near the city of Eagle Pass, where barbed wire has...
Fort Worth City Council Votes Yes to Updating Banner Policy
Fort Worth nonprofits who are longtime or new users of the city’s downtown banner program will need to review its policy before applying in...
School Security Changes Involve New Clear Backpack Rules for 2 North Texas Districts
When Mesquite ISD announced that all students would be required to carry clear backpacks and clear lunch bags to school this year, mom Elizabeth...
‘Death Star’ Law Will End Water Breaks for Texas Workers
Water breaks will no longer be guaranteed for construction workers in Austin and Dallas when a new state law that prevents municipalities from regulating...
Texas Policy Protects Big Polluters From Citizen Complaints
On a rugged stretch of the Gulf Coast in Texas, environmental groups called foul in 2020 when an oil company sought pollution permits to...