Texas sues Biden again to block federal protections for transgender workers

The Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune August 16, 2024December 14, 2024

The Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.

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Federal judge in Texas expands ruling that blocks Biden administration protections of LGBTQ students

The decision in the case brought by the Texas Attorney General preempts any future Title IX regulations that extend federal protections to LGBTQ students.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune August 15, 2024February 7, 2025

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New report calls out U.S., Texas and Mexico for endangering migrants with ‘cruel’ border policies

Hope Border Institute researchers said the group has treated ‘dozens of individuals’ subjected to physical and psychological abuse from Texas agents.

by Sanford Nowlin July 12, 2024August 8, 2024

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Biden to unveil new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients

Texas has more than 95,000 DACA recipients and about 1.6 million undocumented residents overall.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2024January 20, 2025

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Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care

In March, the federal government said providers can’t deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes.

by Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune June 11, 2024June 25, 2024

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Texas sues Biden administration to block expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections

The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Paxton said the change distorted the original intent of the law.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2024August 21, 2024

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Texas federal judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Biden’s immigration program

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.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 10, 2024March 14, 2024

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Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Dennis Nixon, chair of Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp., criticized the border wall and Operation Lone Star yet still backs Trump.

by Kevin Sanchez March 8, 2024July 23, 2025

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Supreme Court rules feds can cut through wire Texas deployed along border

Texas AG Ken Paxton sued the federal government in October after border patrol agents were caught cutting through the wire the state installed along the Rio Grande.

by Michael Karlis January 22, 2024May 13, 2024

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Texans with smaller student loans could see federal debt canceled as soon as February

Texas borrowers enrolled in the SAVE loan repayment program will have their debt canceled if they took out $12,000 or less and have been repaying for at least 10 years.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune January 13, 2024March 20, 2024

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Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

The steep backlog means asylum seekers now face an average five-year wait for courts to close out their proceedings.

by Sanford Nowlin January 2, 2024November 10, 2024

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Latino Texas Democrats in U.S. House push back as White House entertains GOP border policy

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.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune December 14, 2023September 27, 2024

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Appeals court rules federal border agents can’t cut through Texas’ razor wire

The Biden administration has until Friday to respond.

by Michael Karlis December 5, 2023December 19, 2023

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Judge rules feds have right to cut Texas’ razor wire on border

However, the judge questioned why the federal government forces asylum seekers to cross the Rio Grande instead of receiving them at ports of entry.

by Michael Karlis December 1, 2023January 14, 2024

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Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit against the federal government claims Border Patrol agents cut through concertina wire purchased and deployed at the border by the state.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune October 25, 2023November 24, 2023

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Biden administration settles lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separation policy

If the settlement is approved, the federal government would be prohibited from adopting a similar policy for the next eight years. Affected immigrants would be allowed to be in the country legally and receive work permits and other benefits.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune October 16, 2023October 19, 2023

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Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent ‘a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.’

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2022August 17, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court allows rapid removal of migrants to continue as legal challenge plays out

Title 42, an emergency health order invoked at the start of the pandemic, allows immigration agents to quickly remove migrants from the country. It was scheduled to be lifted on Wednesday.

by Uriel J García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune December 20, 2022May 10, 2025

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Federal government offers free COVID-19 tests again, just in time for winter holidays

After a pause since September, the free testing kits are back.

by Allison Babka, CityBeat Cincinnati December 18, 2022August 20, 2024

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Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end next week, court rules

The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2022December 20, 2024