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The move follows a federal emergency rule that tightened CDL eligibility for non-citizens. -
The complaints are being reviewed by the Texas Education Agency, but some firings and suspensions have already occurred independently at Texas schools throughout the state. -
Attorneys say children in the program were restrained for long periods, denied basic needs, exposed to harm and deprived of dignity. -
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a 鈥減olitical assassination.鈥� -
The email comes amid a wave of recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from Texas Republicans. -
The legislation was crafted in response to the state鈥檚 historic July 4 floods which killed more than 130 people, including nearly 40 children. -
Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time. -
The plan redraws Texas鈥� congressional districts, potentially shifting several seats from Democratic to Republican control in the 2026 midterms. -
After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called 鈥渂athroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves the House鈥檚 changes, the measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott鈥檚 desk. -
The NAACP鈥檚 lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state鈥檚 newly approved congressional maps. -
Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property. -
It's been nearly two months since floodwaters tore through the Texas Hill Country, leaving more than 130 people dead.
