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Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order targeting Chinese government operatives in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest people trying to execute influence operations on behalf of the Chinese government to return dissidents to China. Abbott’s action is in response to “Operation...
The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Supreme Court ruling has again cleared the way for the execution of Robert Roberson, who would become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death over a murder conviction tied to a case of shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that some medical experts have...
Texas high court says execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' case can't be halted by lawmaker subpoena
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say Robert Roberson is innocent used the novel maneuver to pause his execution at the last minute. The ruling clears the...
Judge says New York can't use 'antiquated, unconstitutional' law to block migrant buses from Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can't use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has ruled. The court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by...
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state's clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics...
Texas man whose execution was halted doesn't appear at state Capitol after subpoena
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted and then called to testify at the state Capitol did not show up Monday over growing pushback from state leaders who have blasted lawmakers' last-ditch tactics to subpoena Robert Roberson and spare his life for now. His...
Texas' junk science law is getting another look over Robert Roberson's case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Robert Roberson's execution was abruptly halted in Texas, it was due to a subpoena ordering him to testify over a legal backstop that both Republicans and Democrats say should had saved him long ago: Texas’ junk science law. The 2013 law allows a person...
Wisconsin voters consider constitutional amendment barring noncitizens from voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin will have another choice to make after casting their ballots for president in November — whether to explicitly bar foreign nationals from voting. At the bottom of the ballot is a statewide referendum authored by Republican...
Texas was about to execute Robert Roberson. Then a last-ditch tactic bought him more time
HOUSTON (AP) — Robert Roberson, set to be the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome, was nearly out of options to stop his execution in Texas. A state parole board, multiple lower courts and the U.S. Supreme...
Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. The late-night ruling to spare for now the...
