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Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Accountability Act

A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Senate Bill 2420, the App Store Accountability Act, to prevent the law from being enforced while litigation continues. READ MORE.

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Rep. Beth Van Duyne: "Taking violent criminals off the streets and out of our country is exactly what we need for a safer America."

State Rep. Gene Wu: "From my family to yours, we wish a truly #HappyHolidays & a very #MerryChristmas."

Governor Greg Abbott: "Houston ranks #1 for at large ICE arrests. Texas ranks #1 for ICE detentions. Day by day the illegal immigration population continues to decline."

Rep. Greg Casar: "We have to ask ourselves: If Watergate happened today, would our biggest news outlets be allowed to run the story? Or would a billionaire owner decide that crossing the administration just isn't worth it for his bottom line?"

Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Accountability Act — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Senate Bill 2420, the App Store Accountability Act, to prevent the law from being enforced while litigation continues.

Supreme Court Refuses Trump's National Guard Deployment in Chicago — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump this week.

Ken Paxton Defends CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood Designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal response defending the state's designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations under Texas law.

Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Accountability Act — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

New Texas laws going into effect in 2026 — By Fox 7 Austin

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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