Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Students, immigrant-rights advocates, and Austin Community College are appealing to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow them to defend the Texas Dream Act, which permits certain immigrant students to pay in-state tuition. A federal judge blocked the law after the Trump administration and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued it conflicts with federal immigration law, but advocates claim the law benefits Texas by making college affordable for students educated in the state.

A Texas high school faced controversy after a 'Why Islam?' table distributed Qurans and hijabs in February, prompting a counter-response with a Bible distribution event outside the school. The district superintendent clarified policies on religious material distribution, calling the initial Islamic display a 'clear violation' of board policy.