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An appeals court in Texas upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the state from investigating parents who allow their kids to receive gender-affirming care. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered state agencies in 2022 to open probes into the parents of transgender minors after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued an opinion claiming certain…

Virginia and Texas had the most white supremacist propaganda activity in 2023, reaching record levels nationwide, according to a Tuesday report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Other states with relatively high levels of white supremacist propaganda activity in the U.S. in 2023 included California, New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Maryland and…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) met Thursday to discuss border security legislation. “During the meeting, Governor Abbott told Speaker Johnson that the border crisis is both unacceptable and avoidable, urging the Speaker to pass border security legislation that will help stop illegal crossings between ports of entry along the…

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) campaign arm is launching its voter mobilization efforts ahead of November’s election through alliances with grassroots groups in Arizona, Florida and Texas. Bold PAC is announcing the effort Thursday, focusing on the three states with key congressional races. “Latino voters will be integral to the 2024 elections, deciding whether Democrats…

A federal appeals court issued a ruling late Tuesday that continues the halt on a Texas immigration law that allows local law enforcement to detain those believed to have entered the country unlawfully. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ panel of three judges voted 2-1 to issue the pause on Senate Bill 4. The appeals…

According to PFLAG, volunteers are already leaving because they're scared of being targeted by Republican Ken Paxton.

A group of 16 Republican attorneys general from around the country sued the Biden administration on Thursday over its pause on federal permits for new liquid natural gas (LNG) exports. The states, led by Louisiana and Texas, demand the Department of Energy overturn the ban, which was announced in January. They claim the administration lacks…

Local officials across Texas are anxiously waiting to see whether the state’s harsh new immigration law will take effect — and how it will impact their communities. The law makes entering Texas outside a port of entry a state crime, punishable in the first instance by up to six months in jail and in subsequent…

Just hours after the Supreme Court allowed a Texas law to take effect that gave state law enforcement the authority to arrest people they suspect are entering the country illegally, a federal appeals court issued an order that puts it on hold. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order came late Tuesday evening. The…

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) praised the Supreme Court for allowing a Texas law to take effect on Tuesday that would permit state law enforcement to apprehend individuals they suspect are illegally entering the United States along the southern border. The Supreme Court endorsed the controversial law, S.B. 4, in a Tuesday order that Collins said was…