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More than 200,000 Texans are waiting for Medicaid approval as enrollment declines
Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state officials and advocates say.
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36mA Texas cop signed on to help ICE deport his neighbors. It tore the town apart.
Ingram was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
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8mTrump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally.
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5mHead of Texas juvenile justice department resigns
It’s not immediately clear why TJJD Executive Director Shandra Carter left the role, which she had held since 2022.
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4mTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
CEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.
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4mEmergency weather alerts may be sent via satellite under new “Mystic Alerts Act”
Not everyone received cell alerts during the deadly flooding in 2025 in the Texas Hill Country. A new law is trying to fix that.