After loss at Supreme Court, groups continue push for federal oversight of Texas redistricting
Some of the groups that have sued over the state's political maps made their intentions clear in a court filing Wednesday. Full Story
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Across the country, basements, offices and hotels play short-term host to people in ICE custody
The temporary holding facilities often come as a surprise to the unsuspecting civilians who work or live nearby. Full Story
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Police officers are almost never convicted of murder. Body cameras may have made the difference in this Texas case.
After more than 13 hours of deliberation, jurors convicted former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, 15-year-old black teenager. Full Story
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Blocked from giving away 3D-printed gun blueprints, Texas man says he's now selling them
Austin "crypto-anarchist" Cody Wilson says buyers can name their price for 3D-printed gun blueprints. Full Story
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![Cody Wilson, gun maker and founder of Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company developing and publishing open source gun designs for 3D printing and manufacture. Wilson shows The Liberator, a 3D printed plastic gun made several years ago.]()
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Judge says reunited migrant families can now face a choice: Stay locked up together, or separate again
The Justice Department asked for the order to ensure that migrant parents who would otherwise have been detained can’t “bootstrap a right to release” just because they’re reunited with their children. Full Story
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After "disturbance" at immigrant detention center, 16 migrant fathers taken away overnight
Federal officials have given few details. Activists have called it a "horrifying scene." Full Story
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![The Karnes County Residential Center is a detention center for immigrant women and their children in Karnes City, southeast of San Antonio. The facility is run by The GEO Group, Inc.]()
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Unusual murder trial underway for police officer who killed Jordan Edwards
Roy Oliver was indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges in the 2017 police shooting that killed the unarmed black teen. Full Story
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![Roy Oliver (left), the former Balch Springs police officer who killed Jordan Edwards (right), 15, as Edwards left a house party in April 2017, is on trial for murder and two counts of aggravated assault.]()
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Federal appeals court upholds Texas campus carry law
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three professors at the University of Texas at Austin, which aimed to block the law and allow professors to prohibit firearms in their classrooms. Full Story
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San Antonio passes paid sick leave ordinance, joining Austin in fight against top Texas Republicans
A similar measure passed by Austin earlier this year is tied up in court. And dozens of Republican state lawmakers have lined up against the ordinance. Full Story
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Will a Texas law that overturns convictions based on bad science save this death row inmate?
The 2013 law was credited with stopping Robert Roberson's execution two years ago, and his conviction is now under review in county court. Full Story
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Immigration judges are expected to be impartial. But they report to Jeff Sessions.
The structure of immigration courts, unique in the federal government, has long been criticized for its potential for conflicts of interest. Full Story
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Hours after deadline, federal government lays out plan for reuniting kids with deported parents
The plan places a heavy burden on the American Civil Liberties Union, the advocacy group that successfully took the government to court this year to order the reunifications. Full Story
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At prison reform meeting, Trump praises Texas’ “very successful” DACA challenge
The Trump administration has promised to phase out the Obama-era immigration program. But the president himself has also expressed sympathy for "Dreamers." Full Story
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Plaintiffs say Texas voter ID fight is over
In a court filing, opponents of the state's voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies. Full Story
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Texas is suing — again — to end Obamacare. This time it has some advantages.
Texas has sued to end Obama's landmark health care law before. But this time it has support from the Trump administration, a new tax code and a potentially sympathetic judge. Full Story
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ACLU sues Trump administration over decision to exclude most asylum-seekers fleeing domestic abuse, gang violence
“It’s clear the administration’s goal is to deny and deport as many people as possible, as quickly as possible," said Jennifer Chang Newell, an attorney with the ACLU's Immigrants’ Rights Project. Full Story
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Blocked from distributing plans for 3D-printed guns, "crypto-anarchist" is still in the DIY gun business
Cody Wilson's group Defense Distributed is known for attempting to upload the digital blueprints for 3D-printed guns. But he also helps customers make unregistered, unserialized conventional firearms. Full Story
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The government hasn’t found 410 migrant parents deported without their kids
For every migrant parent federal officials fail to locate, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said, "there will be a permanently orphaned child." Full Story
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Appeals court revives Empower Texans lawsuit seeking to gut the Texas Ethics Commission
The case had been dismissed by a Travis County judge, but an appeals court on Friday overturned that dismissal. Full Story
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Following lawsuits, Texas company's plans to upload blueprints for 3D-printed guns are on hold
An Austin organization founded by a self-identified anarchist is no longer releasing information on how to use 3D printers to make guns at home in light of legal challenges from states. Full Story
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