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Federal judge rules private land on border can be seized for the wall, despite Biden s construction halt
Updated 5:42 PM ET, Wed April 14, 2021
Reynaldo Anzaldua, a cousin of the Cavazos family, speaks on his family s property in Mission, Texas. (CNN)The federal government can take immediate possession of a Texas family s land along the US-Mexico border after a years-long court battle, a federal judge has ruled a move at odds with President Joe Biden s pledge to halt wall construction.
Tuesday s ruling from Judge Micaela Alvarez of the Texas Southern District Court was a blow to the Cavazos family, who for years have been fighting to keep the land that s been passed down for generations.
‘How much fraud is OK?’: In voter fraud debate, Republicans have a trump card
Proponents of stricter voting rules have lobbed the argument for decades. Democrats and voting rights groups have been unable to come up with a convincing response
Texas State Sen. Bryan Hughes , R - Mineola, has proposed a bill that he says would combat voter fraud, but opponents say would suppress the votes of marginalized communities. When Democrats argued that cases of voter fraud are rare in the state, Hughes responded: How much fraud is OK? (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)(Jay Janner)
AUSTIN - Democratic state Sen. Royce West of Dallas was making a point.
Fact-checking Texas Republicans’ attacks on Harris County voting procedures
The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American Airlines both based in Texas have started advocating against it, arguing that it restricts voter access.
To justify many of the changes in the law, Texas Republicans are pointing to 2020 election practices in Harris County, which includes Houston, arguing that the county went far beyond the Texas Election Code in allowing drive-thru voting, sending out mail-in ballot applications and allowing voters to register through P.O. box addresses.
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