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Attorney General Ken Paxton has now targeted seven school districts over alleged electioneering in what he calls an effort to stop elections from being “illegally swayed by public officials improperly using state resources.” Those school districts are responding.
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Nearly one in five state representatives could be newbies when the Texas Legislature meets next in January.
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Abbott endorsed the primary opponents of Texas Republican House incumbents who voted against his proposal last year to allow taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition of students.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton disagree on who should win two dozen GOP primary races for the Texas House. Abbott has spent big in these races, while Paxton had relied on his endorsement and campaign appearances.
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During a visit to the Texas-Mexico border, Trump said Abbott has done a great job and is somebody “I would very much consider.”
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The law would have allowed local and state police to arrest a person who allegedly entered the country illegally. It was scheduled to go into effect but lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department and civil and immigrant rights groups argued in court the legislation.
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The state of Texas has spent more than $845,000 flying migrants to New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Construction of the facility, which will be able to hold more than 2,000 soldiers upon completion, is the latest in the state’s years-long feud with the Biden administration over border security.
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The state of Texas squared off against the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of immigrant rights groups in federal court on Thursday over whether a new state border enforcement bill is constitutional.
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Jill Dutton won the special election for House District 2 against Brent Money in a race both Democrats and Republicans were eligible to vote in. But that hasn't stopped some Texas Republicans calling for closed primaries, claiming Democrats skewed results.
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The ongoing political conflict at the border raises the question of how far Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden can push back using the National Guard.
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Residents of Eagle Pass say they're more worried about danger stirred up by Gov. Greg Abbott than by immigrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande.