The Trump administration has reopened a South Texas Family Residential Center to hold migrant families facing deportation, adding thousands of beds to Texas’s 21 detention centers, which currently hold the most immigrants of any state.
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Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Robert Morris, the former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump and pastor of Gateway Church in Dallas, has been indicted in Oklahoma for child sex crimes that date back to the 1980s.
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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say
House Bill 32 aims to help property owners deal with squatters by speeding up the state’s eviction process, making it easier for landlords to find judges who will side with them in eviction cases, and making it harder for low-income tenants to obtain legal assistance.
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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners
Texas has one of the most punitive systems in the nation for property tax debt, where private law firms can charge up to 20% on top of existing base taxes, penalties, and interest, resulting in billions of dollars in revenue for the firms.
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Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship
Jessika Morales, 33, helps Francisco Jubera, 63, register to vote at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi on Sept. 11, 2024. Credit: Gabriel V. Cárdenas for Votebeat
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U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing after colleague objects to him misgendering trans member
U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-McKinney, abruptly adjourned a congressional hearing after being confronted for misgendering U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, and later stated that “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.”
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How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration
Texas lawmakers are filing bills to further cement the state’s role in immigration enforcement, including requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, forcing state contractors to use E-Verify, and giving property tax breaks to landowners who allow the state to build border barriers on their property.
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Will lawmakers let Texas’ maternal mortality committee review abortion deaths?
Texas lawmakers are considering bills to lift restrictions on the state’s maternal mortality review committee, allowing them to review abortion-related deaths and near-misses, and to improve confidentiality and timeliness of their work.
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South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley has been reopened by the Trump administration after being closed by the Biden administration due to high operating costs, and is expected to house up to 2,400 people, including families.
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House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech
The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, with 10 Democrats voting to censure him.