The back and forth began shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, when Abbott issued a written statement saying that he welcomed Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border -- a step he hadn't publicly requested before Trump made the surprise announcement. … [Read more...] about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, nettled by Valdez jibe about ‘boys and their toys,’ predicts she’ll be his November foe
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Judge Finds A Voter Registration Process In Texas Violates Federal Law
Texas officials argued in court documents that the case was moot because each of the plaintiffs had since successfully registered at their new address and was able to vote in the 2016 general election. They said that Texas state law requires a voter application to be signed and that anyone who renewed their license in person or by mail would have to submit a written signature. And they contended that the NVRA deals only with registration practices for federal elections and that Woods had not tried to vote in a federal election. … [Read more...] about Judge Finds A Voter Registration Process In Texas Violates Federal Law
Texas National Guard preparing to deploy troops to the border
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, now Trump's energy secretary, also sent about 1,000 Guard members to the border in 2014 in response to a surge in the number of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Rio Grande, the river that separates the U.S. and Mexico in the state. About 100 Guardsmen remain deployed as part of that existing state mission. … [Read more...] about Texas National Guard preparing to deploy troops to the border
Former GOP congressman from Texas convicted of fraud, conspiracy
Republican Steve Stockman was found guilty Thursday following a three-week trial in Houston. Federal prosecutors said Stockman conspired with two staffers to bilk conservative foundations out of at least $775,000 that was meant for charitable purposes and voter education. … [Read more...] about Former GOP congressman from Texas convicted of fraud, conspiracy
Judges wrestle over whether Texas mistreats foster kids so badly, it tramples their rights
In the case, it has been under fire for letting too many youngsters linger in foster care for years because their birth families remain unsafe and no one wants to adopt them. The agency too often yanks them from home communities and sends them far away, causing new traumas, experts have said for years. … [Read more...] about Judges wrestle over whether Texas mistreats foster kids so badly, it tramples their rights
