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Texas hasn't updated a 2006 study that found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost
In 2006, Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn set out to assess the impact undocumented Texans have on the state economy and found that they contributed more to Texas than they cost the state. “This is the first time any state has done a comprehensive financial analysis...
Texas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party's hard right and anger over the historic impeachment last year of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Dade Phelan's...
Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges
As school districts struggle to control the spread of cyberbullying, sexual abuse images and online exploitation among their students, Texas lawmakers could consider banning social media from minors, among other sweeping measures, in the upcoming legislative session. Over the last...
Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023. The court on Friday said Paxton’s office does not dispute any issue in the...
Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights. For America's LGBTQ-rights movement, it adds up to one of the most sustained setbacks in its history. For transgender Americans,...
AP Race Call: Republican Chip Roy wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 21st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Chip Roy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kristin Hook. Roy has caught ire from the mainstream Republican Party for his public opposition to former President Donald Trump. The congressman, who was first elected in 2018, will be starting his...
AP Race Call: Republican Craig Goldman wins election to U.S. House in Texas' 12th Congressional District
Republican Craig Goldman won election to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, holding the seat for the GOP. Goldman previously served in the Texas Legislature, assuming office in 2013. He defeated Democrat Trey Hunt and will replace Rep. Kay Granger, who decided not to seek reelection. The longtime...
AP Race Call: Republican Beth Van Duyne wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 24th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. The former mayor of the Dallas suburb of Irving won her third term in Congress. The hard-charging conservative has been a fierce critic of the Biden administration over immigration. Earlier this year she took out a...
Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care
DALLAS (AP) — Texas has sued a Dallas doctor over accusations of providing gender-affirming care to youths, marking one of the first times a state has sought to enforce recent bans driven by Republicans. The lawsuit announced by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on...
Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday. The decision is another setback for opponents of Texas’ abortion ban, which...
