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The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican...
Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP's Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more House Republicans received requests Monday to voluntarily appear before the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection and answer questions about their involvement in the effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss. The...
The Supreme Court will let Alabama's congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives. The justices, without...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. September 23, 2023. Editorial: Finding Tally: A Texas turtle’s long journey on sea, land and air Texas Gulf Coast is becoming a safe haven for flippered friends A recent bit of news from Galveston reads like a children’s book:...
Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation's largest with a GOP mayor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. to be led by a GOP mayor. Although mayoral offices in Texas are nonpartisan, the switch is a boost for Texas Republicans who have...
GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas' most populous county drops lawsuit
HOUSTON (AP) — The highest profile Republican candidate who had sued seeking to overturn election results in the nation’s third-most populous county, a Democratic stronghold in deeply red Texas, has dropped her lawsuit. Alexandra del Moral Mealer was one of 21 GOP candidates who...
What are the articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate acquitted state Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment Saturday after a two-week trial. Paxton, a Republican and star of the conservatives legal movement, now returns to office after being suspended since May when the GOP-controlled House voted...
Timeline leading to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's acquittal in his impeachment trial
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that led to the acquittal of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton during his impeachment trial in the state Senate. The trial started Sept. 5 and ended Sept. 16. The overwhelming impeachment vote in May by the GOP-controlled Texas House...
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
HOUSTON (AP) — While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. September 9, 2023. Editorial: Texans need to be more cautious with delta-8 THC Popular cannabis products are largely untested. Texas has wisely taken a slow and cautious approach by resisting calls to legalize marijuana for...
