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Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship

All 20 GOP senators signed on to Senate Bill 16, which would apply to currently registered voters, and restrict some to only congressional elections.

The Texas Tribune

How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration

From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify to spot undocumented workers, here are the bills that could reshape the state’s immigration policies.

The Texas Tribune

Trump to host Taoiseach for St Patrick’s Day ceremony

Mr Trump will be presented with a bowl of shamrock as the centrepiece of the Irish Government’s major overseas diplomatic push.

Evening Standard

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How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.

Texas Observer

What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform?

The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.

Texas Observer

Thrust into the spotlight by a school shooting, Uvalde’s former mayor finds his footing as a lawmaker

Don McLaughlin isn’t shy about speaking his mind and has disagreed with victims’ families and fellow Republicans. Now he brings his direct style to the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is buried in Texas after drowning

Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares died at 24, drowning in the Rio Grande not far from where he was buried Thursday at the Maverick County Cemetery in Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune

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Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is laid to rest in Texas after drowning

The cries of a mother watching from Venezuela through a cellphone pierced through the somber Christian music and gusts of wind as her son's casket was lowered into the ground

The Independent UK

Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M chancellor

Hegar’s impending departure from the comptroller’s seat creates a rare opening for one of Texas’ coveted statewide offices.

The Texas Tribune

Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax Crusade

Spread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”

Texas Observer

Elon Musk celebrates after Texas man loses job over refusal to remove gender preferences from email

Frank Zamora was terminated for failing to comply with a directive inspired by Governor Greg Abbott’s order for state agencies to ‘reject woke gender ideologies’

The Independent UK

Trump administration briefing: Trump changes tack on tariffs – again – as US plans to close consulates

Trump shelves Canada-Mexico tariffs; Musk says he is not to blame for mass firings of federal workers – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk and Texas governor celebrate firing of worker over pronouns in email signature

Billionaire Trump ally and Greg Abbott tweet about Frank Zamora, who was let go after refusing to remove pronouns

The Guardian - US

With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the Capitol

The Legislature has tried to clamp down on renewable energy resources in the past, but many lawmakers are recognizing the need to support all types of generation to meet record demand growth.

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Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework

The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.

The Texas Tribune

Vance visits Texas-Mexico border to promote Trump's immigration crackdown

The vice president, joined by two other top Trump administration officials, took an aerial tour of the border and met with law enforcement officials.

Roll Call

Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies two months into House term - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas nuclear waste disposal case

The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.

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Texas Observer

Abbott’s Border Splurge

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

Latin Times

Migrants Are Now Paying Up to $18,000 To Be Smuggled Into U.S. as Cartels Hike Fees: Report

The surge in smuggling costs coincides with broader U.S. and Mexican efforts to dismantle transnational criminal networks

The Independent UK

Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring

Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed questions from a GOP lawmaker over the agency’s diversity hiring policies

Texas Observer

From Bullion to Bitcoin: Crypto Reserve Is Latest Fiscal Folly in Texas

Why?

The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders defend Black official after lawmaker’s public interrogation of DEI policies left her in tears

The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a strategic plan that praises diversity.

The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

Texas Observer

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.

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