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Texas prison system uses open records laws to obscure information in assault case

Texas prison system uses open records laws to obscure information in assault case
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Texas Bill Would Give Federal Immigration Authority to Local Police

House Bill 4, which an expert called a "civil and human rights disaster," could turn police into border enforcers—with new unchecked power.

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Texas Lawmakers Vote to Let Local Police Arrest Migrants

The proposal, which has now cleared both houses of the Legislature, poses a direct challenge to the federal government’s authority over policing the borders.

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'Trump train': City of San Marcos, supporters of Biden's 2020 campaign bus reach settlement

A lawsuit claimed San Marcos police failed to do their job when a group of former President Donald Trump’s supporters surrounded a Biden campaign bus on I-35.

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Galveston County ordered to redraw redistricting maps

A federal judge has ordered Galveston County to redraw its precinct maps, saying it denies Blacks and Latinos equal voting rights.

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Judge rules Galveston County must redraw 2021 redistricting map which violates Voting Rights Act

A judge ruled on Friday that Galveston County must redraw its 2021 redistricting map because it violates the Voting Rights Act and United States Constitution, according to a news release from the Texas Civil Rights Project.

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Texas voting map discriminates against Black and Latino residents, judge rules

Federal judge strikes down new electoral map in Galveston county, calling it ‘stark and jarring’ violation of Voting Rights Act

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Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act

Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, found the county districts denied Black and Latino voters “the equal opportunity to participate in the political process.”

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Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act

Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act
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Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act

A U.S. District Judge ruled Friday that Galveston County violated the federal Voting Rights Act in 2021 when it drew new districts for its commissioners court.

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