This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Editor's note: This story was updated on Jan. 12, 2021 to note the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Mexican woman who claimed she and two others were raped and beaten at an ICE facility in Houston.Guards in an immigrant detention center in El Paso sexually assaulted and harassed inmates in a “pattern and practice” of abuse, according to a complaint filed by a Texas advocacy group urging the local district attorney...…This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Editor's note: This story was updated on Jan. 12, 2021 to note the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Mexican woman who claimed she and two others were raped and beaten at an ICE facility in Houston.Guards in an immigrant detention center in El Paso sexually assaulted and harassed inmates in a “pattern and practice” of abuse, according to a complaint filed by a Texas advocacy group urging the local district attorney...WW…

 When Jarrod Stringer updated his driver’s license address in 2014, the Texas Department of Public Safety website asked if he wanted to register to vote. He clicked yes and thought he was registered. That fall, when he went to vote in San Antonio, he was denied. According to the system, he had never registered. It was past the registration deadline, so he couldn’t vote.That kicked off a six-year legal battle that included two lawsuits for the right for Texans to register to vote online while updating their licenses.“It’s traumatic when you can’t vote,” Stringer said. “It’s implicitly...… When Jarrod Stringer updated his driver’s license address in 2014, the Texas Department of Public Safety website asked if he wanted to register to vote. He clicked yes and thought he was registered. That fall, when he went to vote in San Antonio, he was denied. According to the system, he had never registered. It was past the registration deadline, so he couldn’t vote.That kicked off a six-year legal battle that included two lawsuits for the right for Texans to register to vote online while updating their licenses.“It’s traumatic when you can’t vote,” Stringer said. “It’s implicitly...WW…

At a campaign event in Dallas on Thursday, Gov. laid out a string of new legislative proposals to raise penalties and create new crimes that would require jail time for offenses committed at protests.Abbott isn't on the Nov. 3 ballot, but the event was the Republican governor’s during a tumultuous election that has pitted police officers and fears of rising crime against calls for an end to . Recent Texas protests against police brutality have largely been peaceful as the four-month mark of George Floyd's in-custody death in Minneapolis nears.“Today, we are announcing more legislative...…At a campaign event in Dallas on Thursday, Gov. laid out a string of new legislative proposals to raise penalties and create new crimes that would require jail time for offenses committed at protests.Abbott isn't on the Nov. 3 ballot, but the event was the Republican governor’s during a tumultuous election that has pitted police officers and fears of rising crime against calls for an end to . Recent Texas protests against police brutality have largely been peaceful as the four-month mark of George Floyd's in-custody death in Minneapolis nears.“Today, we are announcing more legislative...WW…

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the judge's official order signed Friday.A state district judge said Wednesday that he will move forward with an order easing restrictions for voting by mail in Texas in light of the new coronavirus pandemic.After conducting a video conference hearing in a lawsuit filed by state Democrats and civic organizations, Judge Tim Sulak told the attorneys he will issue a temporary injunction allowing all voters who risk exposure to the coronavirus if they vote in person to ask for a mail-in ballot under a portion of the Texas election code allowing...…Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the judge's official order signed Friday.A state district judge said Wednesday that he will move forward with an order easing restrictions for voting by mail in Texas in light of the new coronavirus pandemic.After conducting a video conference hearing in a lawsuit filed by state Democrats and civic organizations, Judge Tim Sulak told the attorneys he will issue a temporary injunction allowing all voters who risk exposure to the coronavirus if they vote in person to ask for a mail-in ballot under a portion of the Texas election code allowing...WW…

Texans who want to vote in the upcoming Texas primary runoff election have until Monday, to register.Texas Gov. delayed the upcoming primary runoffs from May to July after the coronavirus pandemic hit the state of Texas.Voters participating in the Democratic primary will decide the outcome in two statewide races. Most notably, state Sen. , D-Dallas, is facing decorated Air Force veteran MJ Hegar . Whoever wins will go on to face U.S. Sen. , R-Texas, in the fall. The other statewide Democratic primary runoff is for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory agency that oversees...…Texans who want to vote in the upcoming Texas primary runoff election have until Monday, to register.Texas Gov. delayed the upcoming primary runoffs from May to July after the coronavirus pandemic hit the state of Texas.Voters participating in the Democratic primary will decide the outcome in two statewide races. Most notably, state Sen. , D-Dallas, is facing decorated Air Force veteran MJ Hegar . Whoever wins will go on to face U.S. Sen. , R-Texas, in the fall. The other statewide Democratic primary runoff is for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory agency that oversees...WW…

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.President Donald Trump said Saturday that he tentatively approved a deal between the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and Oracle and Walmart that could bring the new joint venture’s headquarters to Texas. The deal, though, still faces much uncertainty.“All of the technology will be maintained here,” Trump said at a North Carolina rally. “They’re going to move probably to the great state of Texas.”Shortly after Oracle — a California-based tech company with an Austin campus — emerged as a potential...…, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.President Donald Trump said Saturday that he tentatively approved a deal between the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and Oracle and Walmart that could bring the new joint venture’s headquarters to Texas. The deal, though, still faces much uncertainty.“All of the technology will be maintained here,” Trump said at a North Carolina rally. “They’re going to move probably to the great state of Texas.”Shortly after Oracle — a California-based tech company with an Austin campus — emerged as a potential...WW…

As a Texas-led lawsuit to end the Affordable Care Act made its way through the federal courts in 2018, Gov. that should his state’s legal team succeed, he and his policymakers would have a plan ready to keep Texans — including the millions with preexisting health conditions — insured.Now that the unlikely lawsuit has perhaps its best odds yet, with a hearing set for Nov. 10 before a U.S. Supreme Court that no longer includes liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Texas Republicans any evidence that such a plan exists.Texas Attorney General , a Republican, in 2018 to achieve through the courts...…As a Texas-led lawsuit to end the Affordable Care Act made its way through the federal courts in 2018, Gov. that should his state’s legal team succeed, he and his policymakers would have a plan ready to keep Texans — including the millions with preexisting health conditions — insured.Now that the unlikely lawsuit has perhaps its best odds yet, with a hearing set for Nov. 10 before a U.S. Supreme Court that no longer includes liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Texas Republicans any evidence that such a plan exists.Texas Attorney General , a Republican, in 2018 to achieve through the courts...WW…

President Donald J. Trump Wednesday, including one for Gary Brugman, a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was sent to prison for nearly two years for violating the civil rights of a man attempting to cross the U.S. border into Texas.U.S. Sens. and of Texas, Lt. Gov. and a slate of Republican congressional members were among the public figures who supported Brugman’s clemency, according to a statement from the White House press secretary.Brugman’s case drew national attention among conservative figures who hailed him for working to secure the U.S. border. show that in January 2001, Brugman...…President Donald J. Trump Wednesday, including one for Gary Brugman, a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was sent to prison for nearly two years for violating the civil rights of a man attempting to cross the U.S. border into Texas.U.S. Sens. and of Texas, Lt. Gov. and a slate of Republican congressional members were among the public figures who supported Brugman’s clemency, according to a statement from the White House press secretary.Brugman’s case drew national attention among conservative figures who hailed him for working to secure the U.S. border. show that in January 2001, Brugman...WW…

Less than three weeks before early voting begins in Texas, a U.S. district judge has blocked the state from eliminating straight-ticket voting as an option for people who go to the polls this November.In a ruling issued late Friday, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo cited the coronavirus pandemic, saying the elimination of the voting practice would “cause irreparable injury” to voters “by creating mass lines at the polls and increasing the amount of time voters are exposed to COVID-19.”Marmolejo also found that the GOP-backed law would “impose a discriminatory burden” on Black and...…Less than three weeks before early voting begins in Texas, a U.S. district judge has blocked the state from eliminating straight-ticket voting as an option for people who go to the polls this November.In a ruling issued late Friday, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo cited the coronavirus pandemic, saying the elimination of the voting practice would “cause irreparable injury” to voters “by creating mass lines at the polls and increasing the amount of time voters are exposed to COVID-19.”Marmolejo also found that the GOP-backed law would “impose a discriminatory burden” on Black and...WW…

 Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Republican Gov. is facing a lawsuit over his extension of early voting for the November election from prominent members of his own party — including state party Chair Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature.In July, Abbott , moving the start date up to Oct. 13 from Oct. 19, citing the coronavirus pandemic. In the , filed Wednesday with the state Supreme Court, Abbott's intraparty critics say the move defied election...… Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates.Republican Gov. is facing a lawsuit over his extension of early voting for the November election from prominent members of his own party — including state party Chair Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature.In July, Abbott , moving the start date up to Oct. 13 from Oct. 19, citing the coronavirus pandemic. In the , filed Wednesday with the state Supreme Court, Abbott's intraparty critics say the move defied election...WW…