Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
By Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune
The judge questioned Paxton’s true motives to investigate the shelter, saying there is “a real and credible concern” the state has a predetermined goal of shutting down Annunciation House.
The Trump-appointed judge has previously ruled against the Biden administration in other immigration-related lawsuits brought by Texas. This time, he said, Texas has no standing to sue.
Flight records indicate one of the governors at a Texas press event may have flown there on a private jet owned by a major border contractor, whose CEO is also an Abbott donor.
Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star and seizure of Shelby Park are little more than political theater, according to experts — albeit with real-world consequences.
'This is hateful, dangerous, sick rhetoric from a sitting governor ... in the United States of America,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said.
An investigation found that Texas officials initially provided information on the trips to advocacy groups but quietly ended those communications last fall.
The federal government says the new law, which allows state police to arrest people they think crossed the border illegally, violates the U.S. Constitution.
To secure more aid for Ukraine, the White House is negotiating with Senate Republicans on a deal to revive Trump-era border policies. But some Democratic Texans in Congress say their party is giving up too much.
The lawmakers, including San Antonio U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar, also want the Biden Administration to clarify its position about whether the governor's border mission is violating federal law.
A nearly 6,000-square-foot Monte Vista mansion that blends historic details with modern elegance underwent a steep, $200,000 price cut late last month.…