A federal court in Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region on Friday. The ruling covers Big Bend National Park and the 500-mile-long Big Bend sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the southern border with Mexico.
$$46 billion for border wall and infrastructure project budget
Judge Kathleen Cardone, Federal judge who issued the ruling; Trump administration, Party blocked from building border wall infrastructure; Landowners, businesses and environmentalists, Plaintiffs who opposed the project and 4 more
President Donald Trump will speak at a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. at Freeman Coliseum. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for Senate, and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz are scheduled speakers.
Donald Trump, President; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, Senate candidate; Carlos De La Cruz, Congressional candidate for U.S. House District 35
State Sen. Angela Paxton released a television advertisement urging voters to support the entire Republican ticket in the November general election. In the 30-second ad, she did not mention her estranged husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, by name but expressed support for keeping Republican seats in GOP control.
$over $126 million to over $130 million for TV ad spending by Texas PAC
Angela Paxton, Texas state senator, R-McKinney; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and 1 more
Multiple polls released in early October show Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race, with different margins across surveys. Paxton, the state attorney general, and Talarico, a state representative, are competing in what is described as a competitive race for a seat in a traditionally Republican state.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; state representative; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate nominee; Texas attorney general; Angela Paxton, Ken Paxton's estranged wife; state senator and 1 more
The Texas Secretary of State announced that mailing of new voter registration certificates is delayed due to ongoing redistricting litigation. Previously-issued cards expired December 31, 2011, but existing voter registrations remain valid. Dallas County residents had until October 5 to register or update their address for the November 3 general election.
Texas Secretary of State, state official announcing registration certificate delays; Dallas County, county administering voter registration