GOP leaders snubbed Katrina Pierson in her House primary. Now they need her to pass school vouchers.
Ahead of the primary, Pierson lacked endorsements from Gov. Greg Abbott, former President Donald Trump, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, each of whom backed pro-voucher challengers in a number of other House contests.
After no contest plea, a Texas representativeโs charges for impersonating a public servant are dismissed
In June 2022, state Rep. Frederick Frazier was indicted on two charges of impersonating a public servant. A Collin County district judge dismissed the misdemeanor charges as part of his deferred adjudication.
Some migrants flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio to get legal status, multiple reports say
Some of the 49 migrants who were flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio in 2022 can legally work in the US and canโt be deported because they are considered crime victims, according to multiple reports.
Years ago, Texas hustled to get kids on state health care. Now itโs kicking them off.
Texasโ recent unwinding of Medicaid and CHIP has been criticized, dropping more than a million people eligible for the health insurance programs. Decades ago, Texas officials got kids health insurance in record time.
Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
A federal appeals court has issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.
Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company hopes to expand rocket-launch operations
SpaceX is set to acquire public land from Texas after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a land-swapping deal that would cede 43 acres to entrepreneur Elon Musk's company in exchange for 477 acres that are yet to be bought.
Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country
In April 2022, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced his state was going to start transporting to other states migrants who had been released from federal custody. He said he was doing it to prevent the state from shouldering "the burdens imposed by open-border advocates in other parts of the country."