Apr 30 Supreme Court refuses to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users’ ages By Associated Press The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association's full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 08 PHOTOS: The 2024 total solar eclipse By Associated Press The first location in continental North America to experience totality: Mexico's Pacific coast, at around 2 p.m. EDT. The eclipse exits continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Canada less than two hours later. Continue reading
Mar 27 Texas law allowing state arrest of migrants remains on hold after latest court ruling By Associated Press The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday from a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will likely prevent enforcement of the law until a final decision on its merits, either by the 5th Circuit or the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
Mar 26 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes deal to end securities fraud charges weeks before trial By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Paxton's attorneys emphasized in a statement Tuesday that he made no admission of guilt under the agreement. Continue reading
Mar 23 Texas pre-K school bus struck by cement truck, killing 2 and injuring 51, authorities say By Associated Press A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said. Continue reading
Mar 21 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law ‘unconstitutional’ By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:22 Controversial Texas immigration law back on hold as appeals court hears arguments By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens After a series of legal back and forths, an immigration law in Texas is back in the hands of an appeals court. The law gives state officials the power to arrest migrants who they believe crossed into the U.S. illegally. Continue watching
Mar 20 How Texas’ plan to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The Justice Department is challenging the law, saying Texas is overstepping the federal government's immigration authority. Texas argues it has a right to take action over what the governor has described as an "invasion" of migrants on the border. Continue reading
Mar 20 Texas plan to arrest migrants is back on hold after briefly taking effect By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Before a divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let the state law take effect while a legal challenge plays out, some sheriffs were ready to relish an unprecedented state expansion into border enforcement, while others were reluctant. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:37 Supreme Court clears way for Texas police to arrest and deport migrants By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Texas to enforce a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who cross the border illegally. Challenges to the law are not over as the justices sent… Continue watching