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*Supreme Court, which hears civil case appeals from the Courts of Appeals (this includes any juvenile cases even when a criminal act is involved; in those cases the Supreme Court will defer to prior rulings of the Court of Criminal Appeals).
*Supreme Court, which hears civil case appeals from the Courts of Appeals (this includes any juvenile cases even when a criminal act is involved; in those cases the Supreme Court will defer to prior rulings of the Court of Criminal Appeals).
==Politics==
==Recent politics==
Texas is a mostly conservative state. It has consistently voted [[Republican]] in presidential elections since 1980, last favoring the [[Democrats]] in 1976 when [[Jimmy Carter]] won the state. As of the beginning of the 99th Legislature in January 2023, the Texas Senate has 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, and the State House consists of 86 Republicans and 64 Democrats (though in May 2023 Republican [[Bryan Slaton]] was expelled, temporarily reducing the Republican count to 85). Republicans also have a 25-13 edge in the federal House delegation, and both Senators are Republicans. All statewide elected positions are held by Republicans, as well as a majority on the elected State Board of Education.
Texas is a mostly conservative state. It has consistently voted [[Republican]] in presidential elections since 1980, last favoring the [[Democrats]] in 1976 when [[Jimmy Carter]] won the state. As of the beginning of the 99th Legislature in January 2023, the Texas Senate has 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, and the State House consists of 86 Republicans and 64 Democrats (though in May 2023 Republican [[Bryan Slaton]] was expelled, temporarily reducing the Republican count to 85). Republicans also have a 25-13 edge in the federal House delegation, and both Senators are Republicans. All statewide elected positions are held by Republicans, as well as a majority on the elected State Board of Education.
===Several Texas Cities Rank Among the Most Conservative American Cities===
===Several Texas Cities Rank Among the Most Conservative American Cities===
The most conservative Texas cities among the most conservative American cities are #2 [[Lubbock]], #3 Abilene, #5 [[Plano]], and #14 [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]].<ref>[http://americancityandcounty.com/content/study-ranks-americas-most-liberal-and-conservative-cities 2005 study rankings on liberal and conservative cities]. Posted Oct 27, 2014. Accessed March 18, 2015</ref> However, Plano, located almost entirely in Collin County, has become increasingly liberal along with many suburban areas in the state due to an influx of left-wing Californians. So, too, has Arlington, which has always had a sizeable international population due to the presence of a major public university.
The most conservative Texas cities among the most conservative American cities are #2 [[Lubbock]], #3 Abilene, #5 [[Plano]], and #14 [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]].<ref>[http://americancityandcounty.com/content/study-ranks-americas-most-liberal-and-conservative-cities 2005 study rankings on liberal and conservative cities]. Posted Oct 27, 2014. Accessed March 18, 2015</ref> However, Plano, located almost entirely in Collin County, has become increasingly liberal along with many suburban areas in the state due to an influx of left-wing Californians. So, too, has Arlington, which has always had a sizeable international population due to the presence of a major public university.
===Biden Border invasion===
{{See also|Biden border crisis}}
In December 2023, over 300,000 migrant encounters were recorded by the US Border Patrol, not counting “gotaways.”
The Texas state government tried to ameliorate the immediate, local impact by transporting approximately 100,000 migrants to other states of their choice in most cases. In particular, Texas sent thousands of migrants at taxpayer expense to self-proclaimed "[[sanctuary cities]]" such as [[New York City]], [[Washington, DC]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Chicago]].
Texas also tried to install impediments to migrant passage into the state and country, such as floating buoys in the middle of the river and shipping containers arranged along the banks of the [[Rio Grande river]] that separates the US from Mexico. In 2023, Texas installed razor wire on top of the shipping containers and at ground level to prevent migrants from climbing over the barriers. The measures had some success in limiting entry.
The floating buoys were deemed hazardous, so they were mostly removed. The wire, however, remained. The [[Biden regime]] ordered the Border Patrol to remove the wire, and the work was begun in 2023. Texas objected and blocked Border Patrol from removing the wire by obtaining an injunction from a Federal court. That ruling was appealed, but the Federal appellate court affirmed it.
The Biden regime then made an expedited appeal to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which ruled that the Border Patrol could continue cutting the wire. Note that the Supreme Court ruled very narrowly: Border Patrol can still cut the razor wire that Texas installs. They did not rule that Texas is prohibited from installing the wire.
Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] ordered the Texas National Guard to re-install razor wire on the border. They also built a wire fence around Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, a relatively small patch of land that the Biden regime used as a gathering ground for migrant processing.
Gov. Abbott filed a suit to enjoin the federal government from obstructing Texas's efforts to secure the border. Abbott uses the [[United States Constitution]] to buttress his claim:
*First, Abbott relies on [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._4._3|Article IV, Section 4]] to describe the Federal government's duty: ''“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and '''shall protect each of them against Invasion'''…”''<ref>[https://www.texaspolicy.com/the-meaning-of-invasion-under-the-compact-clause-of-the-u-s-constitution/ The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution], By Joshua Treviño, Texas Public Policy Foundation, November 29, 2022. www.texaspolicy.com</ref> He describes the failure of the Federal government to protect the states.
*Abbott then articulates the recourse taken by Texas in [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._10.|Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3]]: ''“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,… engage in War, '''unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay'''.”''
Abbott argues that the state of Texas, in light of the fact that the Federal government has failed in its duty to protect the states, has the right to enforce the laws to control immigration into the United States.
==Elected Officials==
==Elected Officials==