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Judge Extends His Suspension of Biden’s Deportation Freeze

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 09, 2021 15 Comments

U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in the Southern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on President Joe Biden's deportation plan after Texas filed a lawsuit against the administration. Tipton just extended the order for 14 days to February 23, 2021.

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Rep. Ron Wright, Who was Fighting Lung Cancer, Dies After Suffering COVID-19 Complications

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2021 40 Comments

Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX), 67, passed away Sunday night. He had been battling lung cancer when he checked himself into Baylor hospital in Dallas two weeks ago due to COVID-19 complications.

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Texas Gov. Abbott likely to sue over Biden administration’s climate regulations

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 31, 2021 38 Comments

I will start this post by agreeing with my esteemed and talented colleague, Mike LaChance, that Biden's presidency is worse than imagined . . . which is a remarkable achievement, as I anticipated that it would quickly descend into a morass of scum and villainy.

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Students Claim They Were Duped Into Signing Petition Banning Homeless Camping

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 29, 2021 7 Comments

“help homeless people get off the streets”...

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U.S. Judge Blocks Biden’s Deportation Freeze Nationwide

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 26, 2021 41 Comments

U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in the Southern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order nationwide for 14 days on the deportation freeze ordered by President Joe Biden.

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Oops – Biden Census Executive Order On Counting Illegal Aliens May Hand Texas GOP Multiple House Seats

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 24, 2021 38 Comments

Among the flurry of job-destroying, economy-wrecking Executive Orders Joe Biden signed in his first few days in office was one ordering that illegal aliens be counted in the 2020 census.  This is a reversal of President Trump's order.

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Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over Deportation Freeze

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 22, 2021 24 Comments

Among Biden's many initial executive orders was a halt on deportations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasted no time reacting to this and filed a lawsuit against the administration. Biden is trying to undo pretty much everything Trump did on immigration and is expected to go much further.

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University of Dallas Student Allegedly Denied Internship for Being White

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 16, 2021 11 Comments

"Thank you for your interest in SEO Career! Unfortunately, you are not eligible for the program."...

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Trump Signs His Border Wall, Touts Immigration Accomplishments

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 12, 2021 12 Comments

President Donald Trump traveled to Alamo, TX, located near the Rio Grande Valley, to visit his border wall. He signed the wall while propping up his administration's accomplishments.

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Students Busted in Cheating Scandal at Texas A&M Blame the School

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 08, 2021 9 Comments

"If you engaged in this behavior, I would like to encourage you in the strongest way to reclaim your personal integrity"...

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UT-Austin Dropping Bias Response Teams To Settle Free Speech Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2020 10 Comments

The University of Texas at Austin has changed its free speech policies in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the free speech advocacy group Speech First. The changes have the full support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and represent a big win for free expression.

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Texas gives vaccination priority to elderly over essential workers, ditching CDC guidelines

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2020 35 Comments

I recently noted that the Centers for Disease Control proposed guidelines prioritizing "essential workers" over the elderly, using race to justify the decision. These recommendations run counter to those issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientific evidence that the pandemic would be quelled more quickly if the more vulnerable populations were protected first.

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Texas A&M Apologizes to Student Over Investigation for Trump Signs

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2020 7 Comments

"promised to make changes"...

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TX Gov. Abbott Receives Draft Language for Law for State to Take Over Austin Police

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 21, 2020 35 Comments

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed he received draft language for a law for the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) to take over the Austin Police Department (APD). Abbott's decision comes a few months after the Austin City Council voted to strip APD's budget by almost one-third.

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University of Texas Names Journalism Award After Fake News Godfather Dan Rather

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 17, 2020 7 Comments

"Irony is dead, buried, and cremated."...

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U.S. Supreme Court denies Texas lawsuit “for lack of standing”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2020 422 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling in Texas' lawsuit challenging election procedures in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The lawsuit divided the nation, with roughly half the states supporting and opposing the lawsuit, respectively.

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Nation Divided: At Least 24 States Oppose Texas Supreme Court Lawsuit, 17 Support (Updates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2020 75 Comments

The 3 p.m. deadline for responses to Texas' Supreme Court lawsuit has passed, and the court docket page still seems to be updating as of this writing.

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Legal Civil War – 17 States Join Texas Lawsuit In Supreme Court Against PA, GA, MI, and WI (UPDATE)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2020 113 Comments

Texas has sued Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking, among other things, permission to file a Bill of Complaint, and emergency injunctive relief. Responses must be filed by December 10, at 3 p.m.

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