Ken Paxton

Texas sued to block the ban on Biden's third day in office. Federal Judge Drew Tipton had already temporarily paused it twice prior to Tuesday night's order.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed lawsuit seeking to throw out election results in other states came originally from lawyers close to the campaign of former President Donald Trump, according to a report in the New York Times.

The deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.

Some Texas Republicans in Congress called for bipartisanship, but many others criticized Biden's early policy moves.

Late Friday, the Texas Supreme Court blocked the Austin and Travis County order to restrict dine-in hours at restaurants over the New Year's Eve weekend.

Mayor Steve Adler said the severity of the COVID-19 situation in Austin requires more drastic measures. El Paso County announced a similar order earlier this month.

“Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution," Allen West wrote.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued four states that Biden won, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.

The suit, viewed as a baseless hail Mary attempt to get the justices to invalidate Joe Biden's election, has little to no chance of success.