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Texas Attorney General

Head of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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Jan 18, 2026
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autistic teenager detained in texas

A 15‑year‑old Houston boy, identified in reporting as Emmanuel (or Emanuel) Gonzalez‑Garcia, who is described by family and advocates as autistic or having significant learning disabilities, was taken...

Nov 11, 2025
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What is the estimated cost of illegal immigration to Texas taxpayers?

The claimed annual cost of illegal immigration to Texas varies widely across analyses, from in a Texas Attorney General estimate to in a Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)–based calcula...

Jan 27, 2026
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What was EPIC City and why did it spark statewide legislation in Texas?

was a proposed 400+-acre, master-planned community initiated by the and its corporate affiliate near , marketed as a “Muslim-friendly” development and managed through a novel ownership structure that ...

Nov 23, 2025

Which Texas house member was involved in a recent scandal?

Reporting in the provided sources highlights at least two recent Texas-related scandals involving elected figures: longtime Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced impeachment and related misconduct a...

Nov 17, 2025

What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide about Texas congressional maps in 2023 and when was that decision issued?

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 largely upheld Texas’s state-house and congressional redistricting maps while leaving intact one state House district ruling; the decision was announced in June 2023 (th...

Dec 15, 2025

What lawsuits or legal actions were filed against EES biometric collection in 2024–2025 and what courts handled them?

Lawsuits over biometric collection in 2024–2025 concentrated on U.S. private-sector exposures under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and at least one major state enforcement settlem...

Dec 11, 2025

What federal funds and court rulings currently affect construction of the southern border wall in 2025?

Federal funding proposals and executive actions in 2025 have poured billions into new “Smart Wall” construction: the One Big Beautiful Bill / budget reconciliation and committee proposals center on ro...

Dec 5, 2025

What legal, environmental, or land-access disputes delayed completion of border wall sections up to 2025?

Legal fights over environmental reviews and easements, state-federal funding disputes, and use of statutory waiver authority slowed or complicated border barrier work through 2025; DHS waivers in Apri...

Dec 2, 2025

Which legal or environmental injunctions still affect construction of the border wall in 2025?

As of the available reporting, a federal court in Texas has entered at least one injunction that affects federal handling of previously constructed border-wall materials and restricts the Biden Admini...

Nov 16, 2025

Did a judge issue an arrest warrant for the Attorney General?

Available reporting shows federal prosecutors and the FBI sought and — in at least one New Jersey case — obtained a federal arrest warrant for a suspect who allegedly attacked a U.S. Attorney’s office...

Nov 15, 2025

Any reported issues or controversies with Hart InterCivic machines in 2024?

Reports in 2024 about Hart InterCivic equipment focused on ballot-scanning failures in specific counties and local disputes over software updates — not a nationwide pattern of machines “flipping” vote...

Oct 28, 2025

Which universities have faced backlash for hosting Charlie Kirk despite controversy?

Universities that hosted Charlie Kirk have repeatedly become flashpoints for campus protest and institutional backlash, with documented incidents at Penn State, Purdue, the University of North Texas, ...