Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

El estado de Texas se enfrentó el jueves en un tribunal federal al Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos y a una coalición de grupos de defensa de los derechos de los inmigrantes sobre la constitucionalidad de un nuevo proyecto de ley estatal de control fronterizo.

The state of Texas squared off against the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of immigrant rights groups in federal court on Thursday over whether a new state border enforcement bill is constitutional.

More recently, the party has been engulfed in controversy and infighting — from spats over Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment to ties to white supremacists.

Earlier this month, Paxton announced his team was not going to continue contesting the lawsuit filed by four former top deputies who were fired after reporting him to the FBI for alleged corruption and misuse of public office.

At the center of the issue is the attorney general's decision to not continue fighting a lawsuit brought forward by a group of former employees who were fired after reporting him to the FBI in 2020.

While family members of those killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting say they’re grateful for the Justice Department’s report, many wish it had done more — like identifying all the officers who responded to the incident.

The big GOP endorsements are coming from Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But both Republicans seem to be backing different candidates in the same districts.

Friday's ruling means Paxton will have to answer questions under oath related to the lawsuit that prompted his impeachment last year.

En un comunicado emitido el jueves, el presidente del Partido Demócrata de Texas, Gilberto Hinojosa, dijo que las declaraciones de Abbott demuestran que los republicanos no tienen "ni moralidad ni humanidad".

In a statement issued Thursday, Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa said Abbott’s remarks show that Republicans have “no morality or humanity.”