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Houston carjacking: 90-year-old Navy veteran shot dead and run over; Governor offers reward

$15,000 combined reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect responsible for the fatal shooting of Navy veteran Nelson Beckett.

Latin Times

Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.

The Texas Tribune

Judge rejects Ken Paxton’s bid to question leader of Brownsville migrant aid organization

The AG’s office sought to depose the leader of Team Brownsville, which provides water, shelter and basic necessities to asylum-seeking migrants.

The Texas Tribune

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Harris County voter outreach proposal sparks another fight with Texas Republicans

The county plans to ID eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor says goal of Operation Lone Star is 'reducing illegal immigration to zero percent'

"All those terrorists, all those murderers, all those rapists, they're just going to go through New Mexico and Arizona and California", governor Abbott warned

Latin Times

What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona

Texas officials look to Arizona cities when creating crisis mental health centers.

The Texas Tribune

Texas has removed one million people from voter rolls as part of controversial reforms

A set of legislation, passed in 2021, created more rules when voting in the state

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Texas Gov. Abbott is seeking to install more buoy barriers across the state's border with Mexico

His administration is waiting for a court to back its expansion plan

Latin Times

In regulating AI, Texas lawmakers face balancing act between its benefits and harms

A Senate committee discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence — and overregulating it.

The Texas Tribune

Election experts cautious as Abbott touts voter roll purge

Federal and state law already required voter roll maintenance. Experts warn the governor’s framing of this routine process could be used to undermine trust in elections.

The Texas Tribune

Texas governor announces removal of over a million ineligible voters from rolls; activists question data

The Texas ACLU claims the data "lacks context" and says the administration is putting forward "a pattern of voter intimidation"

Latin Times

Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”

Texas Observer

Texas did not bus any migrants to Democratic-led states in July, data shows

Governor Greg Abbott had vowed to continue doing so during the Republican National Convention

Latin Times

Judge rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down Houston immigrant rights group

Paxton’s office claimed the group broke rules prohibiting political activity by nonprofits, but the judge rejected the case outright.

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Texas chief who called Uvalde response 'abject failure' but defended his state police is retiring

Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting says he will retire at the end of the year

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ busing of migrants hits a speed bump as fewer enter country

The bus trips to Democrat-run cities stopped after June as the number of migrants apprehended across the southwest border plummeted.

The Texas Tribune

Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license

The Texas Department of Public Safety rule change surfaced in an internal email that also asks driver license staff to compile the names of people seeking a gender marker change.

The Guardian - US

Millions broil as southern US heat dome causes record highs and wildfires

Extreme heat affecting nearly 23m people across US south-west and pushing Texas’s electrical grid to the limit

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In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream

A competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.

Latin Times

Chicago officials say flow of migrants arriving from Texas during DNC set to be much smaller than anticipated

The number, initially thought to be around 25,000 migrants, is actually expected to be under 1,000

The Texas Tribune

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.

Republican gains among Latino voters in urban areas could spell big trouble for Democrats’ hopes of turning Texas blue.

Latin Times

Texas Attorney General Sues Houston Immigrant Rights Group Over Political Criticism

The state requested that FIEL's corporate registration be revoked, its certificate of formation canceled, the organization dissolved, and a permanent order issued to prevent the group from doing business in Texas again.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Houston immigrants’ rights org over political speech

Attorney General Ken Paxton has targeted similar organizations that aid migrants at the border. The lawsuit appears to be the first to focus on political speech and rules that govern nonprofits.

Latin Times

Legal Experts Urge Immigrants To Seek Healthcare Despite Texas Order On Immigration Status

Abbott issued an executive order on Aug. 8, mandating Texas public hospitals to collect and report patients' immigration status. He explained that this order was meant to help the state get reimbursed by the federal government.

The Texas Tribune

Republican state Rep. Doc Anderson resigns, Abbott calls special election

Anderson, 79, was already not running for reelection. He said he’s leaving early to give his successor a chance at more seniority.

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