Texas
Texas led country in new jobs in 2022 as state’s unemployment rate fell below 4%
Posted on · The state set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months.
Immigration
U.S. Supreme Court allows rapid removal of migrants to continue as legal challenge plays out
Posted on · Title 42, an emergency health order invoked at the start of the pandemic, allows immigration agents to quickly remove migrants from the country. It was scheduled to be lifted on Wednesday.
Politics
Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session
Posted on · Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.
Supreme Court
Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions
Posted on · The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.
Voting
Voter fraud charges dropped against Hervis Rogers, Houston man who waited hours to vote in 2020
Posted on · Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued charges against Rogers, who was on parole when he voted in the 2020 primary election. But a judge tossed the case after a higher court said Paxton can’t unilaterally prosecute election crimes.