President Donald Trump has faced several setbacks from federal courts, which have blocked or paused some of his most controversial plans since taking office.

The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court.

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court is being thrust into the middle of two cases carrying enormous political and legal implications just weeks before the first votes in in the Iowa caucuses.

The lieutenant governor vowed to ban the teaching of critical race theory at Texas’ public colleges and universities.

Austin fire officials said they’re investigating a Sunday incident that caused about $25,000 in damage as a potential arson.