Appellate court will let legal challenges play out. In a new ruling against the Justice Department, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a 2-1…
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Texas Governor Appeals Federal Emergency Denial
Border crisis management is the federal government’s job, Governor Abbott says. Texas Governor Greg Abbott requested a federal emergency declaration for the Southern Border immigration crisis on September…
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Federal Judge Orders Pause on Texas Abortion Ban
Texas attorney general will appeal. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued an order temporarily barring Texas from enforcing its recently enacted abortion ban after six weeks…
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US Closing Parts of Texas Border
Some Haitian migrants are being flown back home. Parts of the Texas border have been closed to block Haitian migrants from entering the country through Mexico. In efforts…
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Thousands of Migrants Camp Under Texas Bridge
Border Patrol is overwhelmed, official says. As of Friday, around 9,300 migrants had accumulated and are currently camping under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The number…
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DOJ Files Emergency Order Against Texas
Argues that fetal heartbeat law violates the 14th amendment. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice filed an emergency order at a U.S. District Court requesting a temporary halt…
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Tropical Storm Nicholas Hits Gulf Coast
It is the 14th named storm so far this season. Over 400,000 residents in the Houston area were without power early Tuesday morning after Nicholas made landfall as…
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DOJ Challenges Texas Abortion Law
Says it is unconstitutional under Supreme Court precedent. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against the State of Texas over…
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Speaker Pelosi Intends to Codify Roe v. Wade
The measure could face an uphill battle. After the Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision Wednesday rejecting a challenge to a Texas law that prohibits the abortion of…
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Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban
Abortions No Longer Available After 6 Weeks in Texas On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency petition from Texas abortion clinics, thereby allowing Texas’…
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