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Federal judges halted Texas’ new congressional map and blocked its Ten Commandments law, dealing Abbott two swift legal setbacks.
Even with the increasing challenges of accessing public records, Leatherbury and Pillifant were stumped by the governor’s decision to release thousands of pages only to black them out fully. Leatherbury said that the governor’s office may have wanted to show the volume of records responsive to the request.
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Islamic group sues after Gov. Greg Abbott directs DPS to investigate them
The CAIR Legal Defense Fund and another group claim the governor's proclamation identifying them as terrorists 'is defamatory and finds no basis in law or fact.'
The state's emergency application comes after a lower court said "substantial evidence" indicated Texas' new map was an illegal racial gerrymander.
Getting his recently unveiled property tax relief proposal through the Texas Legislature will likely be the toughest fight in Gov. Greg Abbott’s political career.
U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan, Virgina Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will join Abbott, according to his office.