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Federal judge: Texas is violating national voter registration law

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Apr 04, 2018

By Alexa Ura and Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Handing the state another voting rights loss, a federal judge has sided with a civil rights group that claimed Texas violated federal law by failing to register residents to vote when they updated their drivers’ license information online.

Read the Letter from City Manager Sheryl Sculley to Developer Mitch Meyer

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Mar 29, 2018

Here is the letter San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley wrote to developer Mitch Meyer about the development proposed adjacent to the Hays Street Bridge: (Her action overruled the Historic and Design Review Board's decision here.)

Analysis: Adding a citizenship question to the census could screw over Texas

Written by Ross Ramsey on Mar 28, 2018

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Counting is one thing. Culling is something else entirely. As the federal government prepares for its once-every-decade count of the U.S. population, it has decided to ask residents whether they are U.S. citizens or not. At a time when immigration and sanctuary cities top Republican lists of political concerns, that question has less to do with counting and more to do with culling.

Federal appeals court's ruling upholds most of Texas' "sanctuary cities" law

Written by Texas Tribune on Mar 14, 2018

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. A panel of three 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruled Tuesday that most of the state’s immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, can remain in effect while the case plays out, handing a victory to Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican supporters of the law.

At City Hall rally, San Antonio leaders and groups vow to keep fighting anti-immigrant law known as SB 4

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Mar 14, 2018

Elected leaders and pro-immigrant groups came together on the steps of San Antonio City Hall on March 14, 2018 and vowed to keep fighting the anti-immigrant law, SB 4 one day after judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of the Texas law. (scroll down to watch complete video of the 30-minute event)