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A late-June U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively allows the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status from any nationality. That puts more than 100,000 TPS recipients in Texas at risk of being expelled from the country.

The autopsy report shows that Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, died as the result of a combination of anaphylaxis, acute asthma exacerbation and the toxic effects of methamphetamine, among other factors.

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, died at Parkland Hospital less than 24 hours after being seized outside his home by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

A temporary restraining order on Texas rules effectively banning the manufacture and sale of consumable hemp products in the state is due to expire Friday. A district court in Travis County will hear evidence on Thursday as it considers whether to enjoin the rules until a legal challenge comes to trial.

More than 230 Texas-based small business owners traveled to Washington D.C. last week to tell lawmakers about how uncertainty tied to tariffs and the federal shutdown is hurting them.

Abbott’s veto leaves the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp industry intact for now.

The state budget, school vouchers and a THC ban topped Patrick’s list. His other top goals include raising the property tax exemption for homeowners, improving electric and water infrastructure, and aiding the federal government with the deportation of people who are in the U.S. without legal status.

Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said consumable THC products are a public health threat, and he named their prohibition one of his top priorities for the 2025 legislative session. Business and veterans’ groups are likely to lobby hard against the effort.

Cruz is currently polling at 55.6% to Allred’s 42.3%, following one of the most-expensive congressional contests in Texas history.

Immigration and border security, abortion and Winter Storm Uri all figured into how early voters in Greater Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth cast their ballots in the Senate race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Colin Allred.