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Asylum-seeking migrants walk in the Rio Grande river between the floating fence and the river bank as they look for an opening on a concertina wire fence to land on the U.S. soil in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - Texas must remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday in a victory for President Joe Biden's administration. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision declined a request by the Republican-governed state to reverse a federal judge's decision ordering it to move the string of buoys placed in the Rio Grande in July near Eagle Pass, Texas. Judge Don Willett, a Trump appointee, disagreed with his colleagues in the ruling that the portion of the Rio Grande where the buoys were placed was navigable. On Thursday, a federal judge rejected a bid by Texas to block federal immigration authorities from destroying the wire fencing.

Persons: Go Nakamura, Joe Biden's, David Ezra, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Biden, Don Willett, Willett, Donald Trump, Daniel Wiessner, Will Dunham, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: REUTERS, Circuit, Appeals, Republican, 5th Circuit, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Texas, Democrat, Trump, U.S . Justice, Thomson Locations: Rio Grande, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Rio, Mexico, New Orleans, Eagle, , Texas, San Antonio, Albany , New York

[1/2] Migrants, most from Venezuela, stand near razor wire while surrendering to authorities after wading across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Texas to block federal immigration authorities from destroying razor wire fencing that the state placed along the border with Mexico to deter illegal border crossings. Moses denied the state's motion to block federal officials from destroying the wire fencing pending the outcome of the state's lawsuit filed in October. The judge last month had ordered the federal government to temporarily refrain from cutting or removing the razor wire while she considered the state's motion. A federal judge at the Biden administration's request in September ordered the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier removed, but an appeals court allowed it to remain in place temporarily while Paxton's office pursues an appeal.

Persons: Adrees Latif, Alia Moses, Biden, Moses, Ken Paxton, “, ” Paxton, Greg Abbott, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Department of Justice, Republican, Texas National Guard, Lone Star, Republican Texas, Customs, Border Protection, Biden, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Rio Grande, United States, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Del Rio , Texas, Rio, Albany , New York

☆ Trump gag order appeal faces skeptical reception in US court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is the current frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election. As he mounts his comeback bid, Trump has leveled attacks on prosecutors, court officials and others involved in the welter of criminal and civil cases he faces. The judge has forbidden Trump and his lawyers to criticize prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses. BAN IN SEPARATE TRIAL LIFTEDA similar restriction in a separate civil business fraud case in New York was temporarily lifted by a state appeals court judge last week. Trump promptly resumed his attacks on a court clerk involved in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Go Nakamura, Donald Trump's, D, John Sauer, Trump's, Cornelia Pillard, Sauer, Cecil VanDevender, Trump, Joe Biden, Jack Smith, General Merrick Garland, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Biden's, Mike Scarcella, Andy Sullivan, Will Dunham, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican, Texas, REUTERS, Go, Rights, Trump, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia, Justice, Democratic, U.S, Biden, Thomson Locations: Edinburg , Texas, U.S, Washington, New York, Georgia

☆ Trump congratulates Argentine libertarian Milei on election win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump visits the southern border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Edinburg, Texas, U.S. November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 19 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated libertarian Javier Milei, an outsider with radical views to fix the economy, on being elected president in Argentina on Sunday. "The whole world was watching! You will turn your Country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platformReporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Go Nakamura, Javier Milei, Trump, Costas Pitas, Muralikumar Organizations: Texas, REUTERS, Former U.S, Thomson Locations: Edinburg , Texas, U.S, Former, Argentina

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a briefing on security at the U.S. southern border with Mexico in Weslaco, Texas, U.S. June 30, 2021. We need a president who's going to secure the border," Abbott said. "You're not going to have to worry about the border anymore, governor ... you're not going to have to worry about the border in Texas or Arizona or anywhere else." Since Biden took office in 2021, U.S. border agents have made more than 5 million arrests of migrants making irregular crossings - not through a controlled border station - over the U.S.-Mexico border. But he has struggled with record levels of migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Persons: Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Brandon Bell, Republican Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Abbott, who's, Biden, David Morgan, Jasper Ward, Scott Malone, Bill Berkrot, Chris Reese Organizations: U.S, Texas, Republican, Democratic, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Trump, Lone Star, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico, Weslaco , Texas, Edinburg , Texas, Biden's, United States, America, Texas, Arizona, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexican, Washington

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and let local judges order them to leave the country. But the new law would empower all police in Texas — including officers hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the border — to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the country. TESTING IMMIGRATION AUTHORITYLegal experts and immigrant rights groups have railed against the Texas bill as a clear conflict with the U.S. government's authority to regulate immigration. TEXAS' MASSIVE BORDER OPERATIONIn his third term as Texas governor, Abbott has made increasingly aggressive measures on the Texas-Mexico border a centerpiece of his administration.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, David Spiller, Spiller, Steven McCraw, “, McCraw, Victoria Neave Criado, “ That’s, Anthony Kennedy, State Sen, Brian Birdwell, ” Birdwell, Abbott Organizations: Republican Gov, Republican, Texas House, Texas Senate, Republicans, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S, Democratic, Rep, State, Army, Pentagon, Texas Republicans, Border Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Mexico, America, Rio Grande, U.S ., Arizona, lockstep, TEXAS, . Texas, Rio

☆ Guns rights and domestic violence protections collide at US Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Andrew Chung | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A group among hundreds of supporters of gun control laws rally in front of the US Supreme Court as the justices hear the first major gun rights case since 2010, in Washington, U.S. December 2, 2019. The law at issue makes it a crime for a person under a domestic violence restraining order to have a gun. And in this case, many gun rights groups and conservative or libertarian legal scholars support Rahimi's challenge, while many liberal and gun safety organizations oppose it. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of a ruling by the 5th U.S. It also emphasized that a gun's presence gun substantially increases the chances that a domestic violence incident turn deadly.

Persons: Andrew Chung, Phil Sorrells, they're, Sorrells, Zackey Rahimi, George Mocsary, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump's, Rahimi, Eve Brensike Primus, Primus, Will Dunham Organizations: US, Court, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Republican, University of Wyoming, Circuit, Appeals, New York, University of Michigan Law, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans, Tarrant County, Texas, United States, New York, Republican Texas

A family navigates the bank of the Rio Grande past razor wire while searching for an entry point into the United States from Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 30, 2023. U.S. District Judge Alia Moses in Del Rio, Texas barred the Biden administration from cutting or removing the wire until at least Nov. 13, as she considers a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, accusing the U.S. government of illegally destroying state property. The concertina wire fencing was installed on private property by the Texas National Guard as part of Operation Lone Star, an initiative launched by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott in 2021 aimed at deterring illegal border crossings. Texas, meanwhile, is separately defending its authority to install floating buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter migrants. A federal judge at the Biden administration's request in September ordered the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier removed, but an appeals court allowed it to remain in place temporarily while Paxton's office pursues an appeal.

Persons: Adrees Latif, Alia Moses, Biden, Ken Paxton, Moses, Paxton, George W, Bush, Greg Abbott, Daniel Wiessner, Alexia Garamfalvi, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Texas, U.S, Republican, State of, U.S . Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Texas National Guard, Lone Star, Republican Texas, Customs, Border Protection, Biden, Thomson Locations: Rio, United States, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Del Rio , Texas, State of Texas, . Texas, Albany , New York

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series to former Texas Rangers catcher Iván “Pudge” Rodriguez, bouncing the throw from the front of the mound. When he was president, Bush famously threw out the first pitch of the first World Series game in New York after 9/11 terrorist attacks, making that toss from the rubber without a bounce. “Well, this is Texas,” Jeter said Friday in a brief interview from the tunnel behind the Texas dugout on the first-base side. Rodriguez was still playing the last time the Rangers reached the World Series in 2010 and 2011. They paired up before Game 4 of the 2010 World Series in Arlington, Texas, and Game 5 in Houston in 2017.

Persons: George W, Bush, Iván “ Pudge ” Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jeter, “, ” Jeter, ” Bush, of Famer Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Star, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, ___ Organizations: Texas Rangers, Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Yankees, of Famer Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Bush, Texas, New York, George H.W ., Arlington , Texas, Houston, Dallas

☆ US Appeals Court Tosses Lawsuit Over Texas Migrant Transportation Bar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Ted Hesson and Daniel WiessnerWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal appeals on Friday sided with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on technical grounds over a 2021 executive order that restricted transport of migrants through the state, saying a lower court should dismiss a related legal challenge. Circuit Court of Appeals found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott over the transportation prohibition. The 5th Circuit found that Abbott's authority as governor barred the immigration advocates from challenging the executive order. A U.S. district court judge in September ordered Texas to move the barriers, but the 5th Circuit stayed that ruling pending an appeal by Texas. (Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington and Dan Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by David Gregorio)

Persons: Ted Hesson, Daniel Wiessner WASHINGTON, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Joe Biden's, Biden, Dan Wiessner, David Gregorio Organizations: U.S, Texas, Circuit, Appeals, Republican Locations: New Orleans, Rio, U.S, Texas, Washington, Albany , New York

Circuit Court of Appeals found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott over the transportation prohibition. Abbott, a Republican, has criticized Democrat Biden for failing to adequately secure the border and stepped up the state's response to record migrant arrivals in recent years. The 5th Circuit found that Abbott's authority as governor barred the immigration advocates from challenging the executive order. A U.S. district court judge in September ordered Texas to move the barriers, but the 5th Circuit stayed that ruling pending an appeal by Texas. Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington and Dan Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, Joe Biden's, Biden, Ted Hesson, Dan Wiessner, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Customs, Protection, U.S, Texas, Circuit, Appeals, Republican, Thomson Locations: Central America, Anzalduas, Rio Grande, United States, Mexico, Granjeno , Texas, U.S, WASHINGTON, New Orleans, Rio, Texas, Washington, Albany , New York

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush, the former Rangers owner, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Texas plays the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series opener on Friday night. This will be Bush's fourth World Series ceremonial first pitch but his first before an opener. Bush was U.S. president from 2001-09 and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series at Yankee Stadium between New York and Arizona. Bush, before Game 4 of the 2010 World Series in Texas and before Game 5 of the 2017 World Series in Houston. Former Rangers star Adrián Beltré will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 to Rangers Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins.

Persons: George W, Bush, Eddie Chiles, Derek Jeter, ” Bush, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Thomas Hicks, Ray Davis, Iván Rodríguez, Adrián, Rangers Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins, H.E.R, Pearl Peterson, ___ Organizations: Rangers, Texas, Arizona Diamondbacks, Yankee, Yankees, Rangers Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Former Rangers, Rangers Hall of, Girls Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, U.S, New York, Arizona, George H.W ., Houston

☆ Major US Muslim group moves annual gala after threats at Virginia hotel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel (MAR.O) in Arlington, Virginia, which has hosted its gathering for more than 10 years, told the group it had received threats. "Anonymous callers have threatened to plant bombs in the hotel's parking garage, kill specific hotel staff in their homes, and storm the hotel in a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol if the events moved forward," CAIR said Thursday night. Marriott did not confirm specific threats. "Please join ZOA in calling Marriott to demand that they cancel this dangerous CAIR event," the ZOA said in an "action alert" on Thursday. On Thursday, the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a second advocacy group, said the Hilton hotel (HLT.N) in Houston had abruptly canceled its booking for an annual conference on Oct. 27-29.

Persons: Kim Potter, Daunte Wright, Marriott, Greg Abbott, Hilton's, Hilton, Abbott, Joe Biden, Doina Chiacu, Julia Harte, Doyinsola, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: National Guard, Minnesota, Islamic, Hennepin County Government Center, Islamic Relations, Marriott Crystal Gateway, U.S, Capitol, Crystal Gateway Marriott, Department, Hamas, Marriott, CAIR, Endowment, Middle East, Zionist Organization of America, U.S . Campaign, Palestinian Rights, Hilton, Texas, Thomson Locations: Hennepin County, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, ARLINGTON , Virginia, Virginia, Arlington , Virginia, United States, Gaza, Israel, Houston, Texas, Illinois, Washington, New York

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Mexico on Monday called for the U.S. government to mediate with Texas state authorities to ease inspections for cargo trucks crossing the border, as the country's president accused the Texas governor of "complicating the migration situation." State officials restarted costly, intensive cargo truck inspections last month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has argued they are needed to stem the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the country. The measure has held up some $1.9 billion in goods, Mexico's national cargo transport chamber said on Sunday. Along with the state-mandated inspections, cargo has been slowed by the temporary closure of U.S. federal processing at several crossings, Mexico's foreign ministry added.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Greg Abbott, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Kylie Madry, Dave Graham, Brendan O'Boyle, Sarah Morland Organizations: U.S . Customs, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, Government, Texas Department of Public, ., Texas, Ciudad Juarez, Thomson Locations: U.S, Zaragoza, Ysleta, El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, MEXICO, Texas, Mexican, Americas, El Paso , Texas

[1/2] New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers a speech during a meeting with migrants, community leaders, and mayors from the Mixteca region, in Puebla, Mexico October 5, 2023. That New York City's mayor has traveled thousands of miles to make his case highlights how the latest wave of migrants is reshaping the immigration debate among some Democratic leaders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been busing thousands of migrants north to New York, Chicago and other Democratic-controlled cities. They have said his remarks last month that the migrant crisis will "destroy New York City" are inflammatory. To counter this, the city should be making its own videos in the languages of the migrants traveling north, Goldfein said.

Persons: Eric Adams, Imelda Medina, Joe Biden, Adams, Greg Abbott, J.B, Pritzker, Biden, Brandon Johnson, Donald Trump, ADAMS, Joshua Goldfein, Goldfein, Jonathan Allen, Mica Rosenberg, Paul Thomasch, Howard Goller Organizations: New, New York City, REUTERS, New York, Democratic, York City's, Republican, Venezuela . Illinois, Democrat, Reuters, New York Immigration Coalition, Legal Aid Society, Thomson Locations: New York, Puebla, Mexico, New, Darien, U.S, Ecuador, Colombia, York, Texas, Chicago, Venezuela ., New York City, Panama

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction. Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said it will start south of the Falcon Dam and go past Salineño, Texas. “A border wall is a 14th century solution to a 21st century problem. It will not bolster border security in Starr County,” U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said in a statement.

Persons: —, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Starr, Eloy Vera, ” Eloy Vera, Laiken, Greg Abbott, Biden, Henry Cuellar, “, Dan Stein, ” Organizations: Biden, Department of Homeland Security, U.S . Federal, Patrol, Act, DHS, Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, Texas, U.S . Customs, Protection, Democratic, ” U.S, Federation for American Immigration Reform Locations: McALLEN , Texas, South Texas, Starr County , Texas, United States, Zapata, McAllen , Texas, Lower Rio Grande, Starr, Salineño , Texas, U.S, Eagle, “, Starr County, ”

☆ US Supreme Court to weigh state laws constraining social media companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Andrew Chung | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Supporters of the laws have argued that social media platforms have engaged in impermissible censorship and have silenced conservative voices in particular. In signing the bill in 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said, "There is a dangerous movement by some social media companies to silence conservative ideas and values. The Texas law forbids social media companies with at least 50 million monthly active users from acting to "censor" users based on "viewpoint," and allows either users or the Texas attorney general to sue to enforce it. The industry groups are appealing a decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the Texas law, which the Supreme Court had blocked at an earlier stage of the case.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Greg Abbott, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Republican, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Facebook, Inc, Twitter, Justice Department, Tech, Capitol, Circuit, New, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Texas, Florida, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York

☆ Texas Senate acquits AG Paxton in impeachment trial, keeps him in office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Paxton, a Republican, has been dogged by corruption allegations since first taking office in 2014. He still faces a state trial on securities fraud and is under investigation by the FBI. Paxton, an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, repeatedly insisted that he was innocent and that the impeachment trial is a political witchhunt. Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by the Republican-dominated Texas House in May. The last impeachment trial of a statewide officeholder in Texas was in 1917.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Joe Biden's, Elizabeth Frantz, Paxton, Donald Trump, Governor Dan Patrick, Patrick, doesn't, Greg Abbott, Biden, Roland Gutierrez, George P, Bush, Rochelle Garza, Paxton's, Nate Paul, Paul, Tony Buzbee, Angela, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Mark Porter, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Trump, REUTERS, The Texas Senate, firebrand, Republican, FBI, Texas, Texas Republicans, Texas Republican Party, Texas House, Texas Senate, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Texas, Mexico, Washington , U.S, Longmont , Colorado

And it has been that way for years. Intent on highlighting the large number of people crossing the border in recent years, which he blames on the Biden administration’s immigration policies, Mr. Abbott devised a plan to approach migrants after they had been processed by the border authorities and offer them free rides on chartered buses. “I’m going to take the border to President Biden,” he said at a news conference after introducing his plan in April 2022. Greg Abbott of Texas. Credit... Christopher Lee for The New York TimesMany migrants have been grateful for the free transportation, because they often have little money left by the time they complete a monthslong trek to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Persons: Abbott, I’m, Biden, ”, Greg Abbott of, Christopher Lee Organizations: Biden, Greg Abbott of Texas ., The New York Times Locations: Texas, Greg Abbott of Texas, U.S, Mexico

REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreLOS ANGELES, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Former Amazon executive Dave Clark on Wednesday announced that he will resign as CEO of U.S. logistics startup Flexport about a year after he joined the company. The Wall Street Journal reported that Clark is preparing for a potential run for Texas governor, a topic he did not address in his statement. Clark joined the company as co-CEO in September 2022 after a long career at Amazon.com (AMZN.O). He became sole CEO in March, when founder Ryan Petersen became executive chairman. Clark, best known for building Amazon's sprawling warehouse and delivery network, said he was preparing to launch a Flexport product for small businesses on Thursday.

Persons: Dave Clark, Amazon's, Lindsey Wasson, Clark, Ryan Petersen, Petersen, Flexport, Lisa Baertlein, Bill Berkrot, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Amazon, Wednesday, Street Journal, Texas, Twitter, Shopify Logistics, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, ANGELES, Flexport, Los Angeles

Workers install connected buoys, a measure by Texas authorities in an attempt to deter migrants from crossing the border, in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 24, 2023. The Biden administration argued in a legal challenge that the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier illegally disrupts navigation and was installed without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The floating barrier is one of multiple strategies Abbott has launched to deter migrants, including coils of razor wire placed along the riverbank. "Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation's navigable waters." The Texas Department of Public Safety said the victim appeared to have drifted into the barrier after drowning.

Persons: Go Nakamura, Joe Biden, David Ezra, Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Governor Abbott, Ezra, Biden's, Ezra's, Vanita Gupta, Weeks, Ronald Reagan, Ted Hesson, Aida Pelaez, Fernandez, Bill Berkrot, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Go, Rights, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Texas, Republican, Democrat, Operation Lone Star, Circuit, Appeals, U.S . Justice, Texas Department of Public Safety, Thomson Locations: Texas, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Austin, Eagle, Washington

☆ Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial for Texas’ Attorney General to Begin With Motions to Dismiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( J. David Goodman | David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

“We want the entire MAGA movement to understand that what’s going on in Texas is not just about Texas,” Mr. Bannon told his podcast audience this month. Yet those conservative credentials may not be enough to help Mr. Paxton survive what promises to be the most significant test he has faced. A well-funded political action committee, Defend Texas Liberty, has begun targeting some Republican members of the Texas House who voted to impeach Mr. Paxton. Mr. Abbott has not commented on Mr. Paxton’s impeachment. Mr. Paxton won handily and went on to easily win a third term in the November election.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Rick Perry, Karl Rove, George W, Bush, Steve Bannon, Trump, MAGA, ” Mr, Bannon, Donald J, Biden, Obama, Mr, Mike Osborne, they’ve, ”, David Simpson, “, ” Jonathan Stickland, Stickland, “ Glenn Rogers, Rogers, Nate Paul, Paul, general’s, Perry, Dave P, Paxton’s, Bryan Hughes, Eric Gay, ” Lauren Davis, Bannon’s, —, Texas —, Tim Dunn, Farris Wilks, Dunn, Wilks, Dan Patrick, Patrick, Greg Abbott, Abbott Organizations: Republican, State Senate, Democrat, Trump, Affordable, Mr, Jan, Republicans, Texas Legislature, Texas Capitol, ., The New York Times, Texas House, Defend Texas Liberty, Fort Worth, CBS, “, Senate, May ., Dallas County Republican Party, Fox News, West, Gov, Texans Locations: Texas, Austin, Georgia, United States, Paxton, Fort, May, West Texas

☆ A Conservative Push to Save Ken Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With television ads and text messages, direct mail and billboards, supporters of the embattled Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, have embarked on an escalating campaign of political pressure, backed by hard-right billionaires, aimed at trying to sway the outcome of Mr. Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial. The targets of their efforts are narrow: the 19 Republican members of the State Senate who will act as jurors in the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, and decide whether allegations of corruption and abuse of power are serious enough to warrant permanently removing and barring Mr. Paxton from office. But the effort to save Mr. Paxton, who is seen by many hard-core conservatives as their legal standard-bearer, is also the latest proxy in the broader fight over the future direction of the party, both in Texas and nationally. It has drawn in a range of conservative figures on both sides, with Rick Perry, the former Texas governor, and Karl Rove, the political consultant to former President George W. Bush, arguing in support of the impeachment process, and Steve Bannon, the former Trump political adviser, lampooning it as a Democrat-inspired witch hunt.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Rick Perry, Karl Rove, George W, Bush, Steve Bannon, Trump Organizations: Republican, State Senate, Democrat Locations: Texas

Circuit Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacked the authority under federal law to issue permits for private, temporary nuclear waste storage sites. Circuit Judge James Ho, writing for the court, agreed with Texas that the Atomic Energy Act does not give the agency the broad authority "to license a private, away-from-reactor storage facility for spent nuclear fuel." Abbott opposed the plan, saying he would not let Texas become "America's nuclear waste dumping ground." The plan for a temporary facility was devised in order to address a growing nuclear waste problem in the United States. The Andrews County site was chosen after efforts to build a permanent storage facility in Nevada fell apart amid fierce local opposition.

Persons: James Ho, William F, Buckley, Jr, Michelle McLoughlin, Ho, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott's, Abbott, Clark Mindock, Will Dunham Organizations: Yale University, REUTERS, Republican, Circuit, Appeals, U.S . Nuclear, Commission, Partners, Atomic Energy, Waste, NRC, Thomson Locations: New Haven , Connecticut, U.S, Texas, New Orleans, Andrews County , Texas, United States, Andrews, Nevada, New York

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday blocked a Republican-backed state law banning so-called gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for transgender minors from taking effect while she hears a legal challenge to it. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed the law in June, making Texas one of at least 20 states to ban gender-affirming care. The offices of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mainstream U.S. medical groups including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics oppose the measure and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court this week revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Jonathan Drake, Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel, Greg Abbott, Brian Klosterboer, Ken Paxton, Brendan Pierson, Will Dunham Organizations: REUTERS, Republican, Texas, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, U.S, American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Thomson Locations: Durham , North Carolina, United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, Abbott, New York

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