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School voucher fallout leaves Texas Legislature with no clear sense on next steps

Vouchers were left without a clear path forward after a decisive vote Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott, who had threatened lawmakers with more special sessions to pass the proposal, seems to have turned his attention to punishing voucher opponents in next year’s primary elections.

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Gov. Greg Abbott sets January date for Texas House special election runoff

The runoff features two Republicans from dueling factions of the party, Jill Dutton and Brent Money, vying to finish the term of former state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott endorses reelection bids of 58 House members who voted for school vouchers

No members who voted against Abbott’s top legislative priority received the governor’s backing.

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Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump during border trip

Abbott made the presidential endorsement after he and Trump served meals to service members deployed for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s sprawling border security mission.

The Texas Tribune

Democratic-led cities pay for migrants' tickets to other places as resources dwindle

Some Democratic cities are spending taxpayer dollars on bus, plane and train tickets for migrants to move on to other places

The Independent UK

House Votes 84-63 to Strip Vouchers from Omnibus School Funding Bill

Rural Republicans team up with Dems to remove vouchers from HB 1 in intra party showdown in the House. From Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee.

Texas Observer

Abbott slated to sign law allowing arrest of anyone crossing Texas border without papers

Governor expected to sign SB4, one of the US’s harshest anti-immigration laws, and SB3, allocating $1.5bn to border security

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“Our public school system is our town”: Why this rural Republican is voting against school vouchers

Despite intense political pressure, Republican Rep. Gary VanDeaver said he won’t support a bill that includes school vouchers. Rural Republicans like VanDeaver have long opposed school vouchers because of the unique role public schools they play in their communities.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House votes to remove school vouchers from massive education bill

The outcome was an embarrassment to Gov. Greg Abbott, who spent seven months lobbying two dozen Republicans who signaled opposition to vouchers in April.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge seems wary of Texas ban on TikTok at public universities

Last year, Texas joined more than 30 other states in banning TikTok on government-issued cell phones and computers. A nationwide coalition of professors are suing the state over the ban, arguing it has limited their ability to teach and research the social media app.

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Mexico “rejects” Texas’ proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants

Mexico said Texas’ Senate Bill 4 will violate the human rights of Mexican immigrants living in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said he plans to sign the proposal into law.

The Texas Tribune

Texas legislators pass hardline immigration bill denounced as racist

New legislation, heading to Greg Abbott’s desk, to make crossing into state from another country without documentation a crime

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Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority from Feds

A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon.

Texas Observer

“People aren’t thinking about us”: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacts medically-vulnerable Texans

The ban applies to all private businesses, including health care facilities like hospitals, which can jeopardize the health of those with compromised immune systems or other underlying conditions.

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Texans fill downtown Austin streets to demand ceasefire in Gaza

Thousands of Texans rallied in front of the state Capitol Sunday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed 10,000 people.

The Independent UK

Texas police officer and suspect killed in a shooting; two other people were found dead

A Texas police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead and a second officer wounded in Austin

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant crisis won’t be solved by repealing Welcoming City ordinance

The 2012 ordinance is about keeping local law enforcement from becoming federal immigration agents. Repealing it won’t put a penny in city coffers or stop the flow of buses bearing migrants from the southern border.

The Texas Tribune

Senate fast-tracks passage of vouchers and border security legislation

The Senate revved to life Thursday, holding committee hearings with little advance notice and advancing four bills that satisfy Abbott’s agenda.

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School voucher critics remain largely unswayed during Texas House hearing

House Bill 1, which stagnated during the previous special session, finally received a hearing in the lower chamber, a crucial step that will decide whether the proposal gets a full vote.

The Independent UK

Chase on Texas border that killed 8 puts high-speed pursuits in spotlight again

High-speed pursuits of migrants and suspected smugglers have become routine in Texas

The Texas Tribune

Texas' part-time Legislature has been at it all year. Now they're heading into a rare fourth special session

A full 30-day session amounts to about $1 million in per diem payments to lawmakers, which are meant to cover their expenses in Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature tries again with bills making illegal border crossings a state crime

Immigration experts say the most recent proposals would raise constitutional challenges in the U.S. and Mexico, as federal courts have repeatedly ruled that immigration law enforcement falls under federal jurisdiction.

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Abbott calls lawmakers back for fourth time to try again on school vouchers and border security

The governor announced the fourth special session would start an hour after the previous session adjourned.

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With time running out, Texas Senate punts on taking action on border bill

The Senate on Sunday afternoon failed to take action on a border security bill, leaving virtually no time to pass the bill before the special session ends on Tuesday.

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The Texas House’s new priority education bill offers concessions to sway voucher skeptics

The revised bill promises a significant funding increase for public schools and academic accountability measures for students participating in the proposed voucher program, two of the biggest requests from voucher opponents.

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