The Texas House of Representatives voted to authorize the arrest of more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state in a dramatic attempt to block a controversial Republican-backed redistricting plan aimed at expanding GOP power in Congress. Republican Governor Greg Abbott, in an aggressive move to reestablish quorum and push the vote forward, ordered…
In the latest development in the ongoing legal battle over Texas’ controversial migrant arrest law, a federal appeals court has upheld the decision to keep the law on hold, marking another twist in the high-stakes clash between state and federal authority. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling late Tuesday, affirmed…