State Rep. René Oliveira arrested, charged with DWI
State Rep. René Oliveira, D-Brownsville, has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to authorities. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court decision could help uninsured patients negotiate excessive hospital bills
The state's highest civil court said uninsured patients suing hospitals can access records detailing how much insurance companies paid for similar procedures. Full Story
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Did this Texas county official break the law to comply with the law?
San Jacinto County Judge John Lovett Jr. was suspended indefinitely by the state's judicial conduct commission after being indicted on three criminal charges. It looks like his alleged crimes may all have been for the sake of open government. Full Story
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Travis County overhauled legal representation for the poor, but lawyers are still overwhelmed
The state has given Travis County nearly $2 million to reform its indigent defense system. But a handful of Austin-area lawyers are still taking on far more cases than experts believe anyone could handle. Full Story
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At confirmation hearing, federal judicial nominee defends impartiality
Andrew Oldham, a nominee for an influential federal appeals court, asserted during a U.S. Senate committee hearing Wednesday that the positions he took on behalf of Texas would not influence his work as a judge. Full Story
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Federal judge says Trump administration must allow new DACA applications
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled Tuesday that the administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was never fully explained and could not be justified. However, Bates did allow for a 90-day hold on his ruling “to afford [the Department of Homeland Security] an opportunity to better explain its view that DACA is unlawful.” Full Story
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Texas redistricting case’s oral arguments at U.S. Supreme Court focus on jurisdiction debate
As the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas' redistricting case, several justices questioned whether they even had the authority to pick up where a lower court left off. Full Story
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![From left: State Rep. Rafael Anchia; Jose Garza, an attorney for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; and Nina Perales, vice president of litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, spoke on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2018. Their news conference came after arguments in Abbott v. Perez, a case over whether Texas' congressional and state House maps were drawn with the intent to discriminate against Hispanic and black voters.]()
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How a fluke win diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters in this congressional district
Two congressional districts are part of a Texas redistricting case the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Tuesday. Here's a detailed look at what's at issue in one of them: the 27th Congressional District. Full Story
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Puzzling shapes: Travel across this gerrymandered Texas district
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a Texas redistricting case that has flagged two congressional districts and nine Texas House districts. Here's a closer look at one of the districts in question: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's curiously shaped 35th Congressional District. Full Story
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Attorney General Ken Paxton sides with restaurants, retailers on enforcement of "Barbecue Bill"
A nonbinding opinion issued Monday by Attorney General Ken Paxton continues a battle between lawmakers, restaurants and the Texas Department of Agriculture over the regulation of scales used to measure food. Full Story
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Judge dismisses Dallas Republicans' lawsuit to kick Democrats off the November ballot
Republicans said the Democratic county chair never signed the candidates' ballot applications. Democrats called the suit a frivolous partisan attack. Full Story
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State appeals court rules Texas' "revenge porn" law violates the First Amendment
The Tyler-based 12th Court of Appeals also said the law is overly broad. The case is now likely headed to the state's highest criminal court. Full Story
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The next local control fight? Like Uber before, city regulations for AirBnB and HomeAway are in the crosshairs
This time, the fight is happening in the courts after attempts to overturn short-term rental ordinances failed in the Legislature. Full Story
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Redistricting hits SCOTUS, Stockman gets convicted (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick, Alexa about the Supreme Court-bound Texas redistricting case, Ted Cruz's latest fundraising numbers and former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's criminal conviction. Democratic congressional candidate Rick Trevino joins the conversation. Full Story
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Immigrants in Texas are among the least likely to have a lawyer, most likely to get deported
Less than 30 percent of immigrants facing deportation proceedings in Texas have lawyers, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. Full Story
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Former Texas congressman Steve Stockman found guilty of 23 felony charges
A federal jury in Houston has ruled that Steve Stockman, a conservative Republican, is guilty of all but one charge in his federal fraud trial. Full Story
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Steve Stockman, former Texas congressman, awaits verdict in federal fraud trial
Stockman, a Republican who represented the Houston suburbs twice in the U.S. House before losing a longshot bid for the U.S. Senate in 2014, is accused of funneling more than $1 million of charitable donations toward personal and campaign expenses. Full Story
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Exonerated man on Texas request for faster death penalty appeals: "I would have been executed"
Defense lawyers, legal groups and former federal judges also point to cases of people taken off death row as they oppose the state's push for faster federal death penalty appeals. Full Story
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A teacher says a coworker grabbed her “behind.” The Texas Supreme Court tossed her lawsuit.
The court found that the woman who sued didn't prove that the female coworker who harassed her was gay, so it's not clear that the incident constituted "sexually motivated touching." Full Story
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Federal government tells border prosecutors to adopt "zero-tolerance" policy on immigration
The U.S. Department of Justice's directive tells federal prosecutors on the southwest border to prosecute all Department of Homeland Security referrals for alleged violations of federal immigration illegal-entry laws. Full Story
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