AUSTIN— A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws – a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.
Dear Kay Ellington, I apologize for missing my participation in the Texas Spur/Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidates forum held onThursday the 15th of February, as I was subpoenaed to testify in a hearing at the Lubbock County courthouse, which was also held on the 15th of February.
On Thursday evening, Feb. 15, from 6:00 to 8 p.m., The Texas Spur and the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host a County Candidates Forum for Dickens County voters to meet candidates in several county races, including the three-way race for county sheriff, and to submit questions for their consideration.
joined with the world’s largest investment firm to pitch investors on building natural gas power plants in Texas at a summit held last week in Houston.
AUSTIN— The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates perstudent funding in the 20212022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up 42% since 2011. However, state funding has only risen slightly in the past decade, while local funding has increased substantially.