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SCOTUS: Texas on the hook for $1.1M in legal fees to Davis, et al
AUSTIN - The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to let stand a ruling that awarded more than $1.1 million to lawyers who represented former Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis and several minority-rights groups in a case challenging Texas' redistricting plans.
Dallas Voice
Jenny Nolan left an abusive family in Ireland last April and came to Texas on a visa waiver, a program that allows people from certain countries to visit the U.S. for three months without a formal document.
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Vann Griffith called Rep. Marc Veasey’s office.
Jennifer Ward is the director of constituent services in Veasey’s Fort Worth office.
She said the congressman made inquiries to the Passport Office on Vann Griffith’s behalf and the case is under review. But this is the first time she’s heard of a name change with a marriage license being rejected.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey welcomed Gloria Fuentes, owner and founder of Gloria’s Restaurant, to the nation’s capital to join him as his 2016 State of the Union guest.
NBC News
Boyfriend of Hero In CA Massacre Among Latinos Invited to State of the Union
After his boyfriend Larry "Daniel" Kaufman was shot and killed in last month's attack in San Bernardino, California, Ryan Reyes has urged that the massacre not become a reason to treat Muslims different than others.
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Other Latinos will be invited as guests to the speech by different members of Congress.
***Media Availability Tuesday, January 12, 2016***
Washington, D.C. – Members of the press are invited to join Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, and Gloria Fuentes, a CD33 business owner, as they share their thoughts on how Congress can support small business owners and job growth in the DFW Metroplex.
Austin American Statesman
Ken Paxton again seeks to block legal fees in redistricting case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to reverse a federal judge's decision to award legal fees to lawyers who fought the state in a marathon redistricting case.
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Ft Worth Star
Supreme Court taking up Texas politics case
In a Texas case challenging the traditional view of “one person, one vote,” the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on the way states and localities draw district lines.
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The prospect of lines drawn that would discount large Latino populations has upended Democratic lawmakers.
Honolulu Star Advertiser
Feds investigating ex-school district of student in clock incident
The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into charges of harassment and possible religious discrimination in the school district where 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed after bringing a clock to school in September.
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Texas Tribune
The "Reform is the New Black" panel, moderated by Vox correspondent Dara Lind, featured criminal justice reform advocate Anthony Graves; author and criminal justice advocate Piper Kerman; Right on Crime senior fellow Jerry Madden; Rebecca Robertson, the legal and policy director for the ACLU of Texas; and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth.
Dallas, Texas – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, CA-38, and former State Senator Wendy Davis along with community stakeholders will discuss the varying challenges facing women in the workforce at the local, state, and federal level in a panel discussion.
During the 2015 Women's Conference, panelists will discuss a range of topics from the role that Congress can play in addressing the obstacles confronting today's working mothers to the real-life consequences of the wage gap and the inaccessibility of affordable childcare.