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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FedEx joins growing list of companies suing federal government for tariff refunds after SCOTUS ruling

Last Monday, FedEx became the latest of at least 1,800 companies suing the federal government to recover financial losses it sustained due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

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Immigration Texas’ SB 4 in limbo again after late-night court decision By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 3/20/24

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a big but temporary win Tuesday in his battle to stop the flow of migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border. Late Tuesday night, the 5th Circuit ...

Environment Texas legislative committee to investigate Panhandle wildfires By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 3/14/24

Several members of the Texas Legislature have been appointed to a committee to investigate wildfires that ravaged the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma. At least three state lawmakers and two ...

Education Persistent state budget cuts create inadequate funding for Texas schools By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 1/25/24

A new report shows persistent state budget cuts in 80% of U.S. states — including Texas — deprive public schools of the funding they experienced before the Great Recession. The ...

Politics Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gets duped by a fake Liam Neeson Twitter account By Richard Eberwein – 1/25/24

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was ridiculed Wednesday after engaging in a Twitter feud with a fake Liam Neeson account.

Immigration Lawsuits mount over Texas’ plan to jail illegal immigrants By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 1/08/24

Texas is the epicenter of the U.S. immigration debate, and now faces a lawsuit over plans to jail those whose enter the state illegally. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas last week over a ...

Abortion Kari Lake is scaling back her anti-abortion stance. She’s set to speak at one of the most anti-abortion towns in U.S. By Richard Eberwein – 10/26/23

On Friday, Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake is set to appear in Lubbock, Texas, a town that has passed some of the most stringent anti-abortion laws in both the state and country.

Education Texas Senate makes school vouchers its priority in education funding By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 10/25/23

Public schoolteachers in Texas say the state desperately needs to boost its overall investment in students and education programs. Instead, lawmakers are focused on a private school voucher program. ...

Biden Hawley, Cruz criticize Biden administration for DHS employee’s anti-Israel, antisemitic posts. She was hired during Trump administration. By Richard Eberwein – 10/19/23

Republican U.S. senators, including Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), have criticized the Biden administration for employing a civil servant who posted anti-Israel and antisemitic messages online, even though she was hired during former President Donald Trump’s administration.

Democracy Amid multiple lawsuits, Texas’ redistricting gets D- from elections watchdog By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 10/17/23

A Texas math professor who studies redistricting is not surprised a nonpartisan elections watchdog group has given the state’s redistricting process a grade of D-minus. Andrea Barreiro, ...

Economy Poll: Texans skip, delay medical care as affordability, access worsens By ROZ BROWN Texas News Service – 10/11/23

More than half of those who responded to a new Texas health care poll said it is becoming more difficult to afford, and the number of those who do not have a primary-care doctor is alarmingly high. ...

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