Alex Nguyen | The Texas Tribune
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Several media outlets, quoting anonymous federal officials, reported that hundreds of Texas troops could be coming home soon from the Chicago area after their activation was halted by a federal court.
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Paxton accuses nonprofit Jolt of an 鈥渦nlawful voter registration scheme,鈥 but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
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The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.
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After Illinois鈥 governor condemned the planned deployments as 鈥淭rump鈥檚 invasion鈥 and urged Abbott to resist, the Texas governor said he fully authorized them.
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The Austin lawmaker, first elected in 2004, chaired the influential House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees. He is the second Texas Republican this week to bow out of Congress.
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Letitia James, New York鈥檚 attorney general, said Texas has no authority to 鈥渋mpose its cruel abortion ban here.鈥
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New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.
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A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, shortly after the first one ended.
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The bill no longer targets drag performers, but LGBTQ advocates say the legislation鈥檚 vague language could still be used to criminalize such shows.
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If Senate Bill 14 becomes law, the ban would take effect on Sept. 1. This would also make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors.
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Senate Bill 14 would prohibit trans youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy 鈥 treatments medical groups say can be life-saving. Tuesday鈥檚 expected House vote could push Texas closer to joining other states in banning such care for kids.
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As Texas House members could soon vote to ban transition-related care for minors, many lives are in limbo, and trans kids like 16-year-old Randell are grappling with difficult decisions.