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LONESTAR — 12.25.2025 — Free Speech Blocks Texas App Store Accountability Act — Paxton Blasts CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood — and More...

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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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

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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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