The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - April 10, 2025

Episode Date: April 10, 2025

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Howdy folks, today is Thursday, April 10th and you're listening to the Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Assistant Editor Rob Lauschus and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, the Texas Legislature is on track to approve over $336 billion in spending for the 2026-2027 biennium, but first, House members get a crack at amending the budget behemoth on the floor. Today, the Texas House is convening for what's known as Budget Night, and nearly 400 amendments have been filed in anticipation of the main event. The budget is the lone constitutional requirement of the legislature every session and the Senate's starting blueprint totals $336 billion. The House's past substitute is mostly the same, though it's $1.3 billion

higher than the upper chamber's past version, most of which comes in additional public education spending via an increase to the basic allotment in the Priority School Finance Bill. Top lines include $6 billion in new property tax relief, $4.3 billion for teacher pay raises, $6.5 billion toward continued border security funding, and $1 billion for the Education Savings Account program. Next, Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd announced he will not pursue a third term and will retire after 12 years on the court, saying there is a time for

every activity under the heavens. Boyd shared in an ex post, quote, I am honored and blessed to have served on the Texas Supreme Court these past 12 years. Boyd was originally appointed by former Governor Rick Perry in December 2012 to replace Justice Dale Wainwright after having served Perry as his Chief of Staff for the previous year. Boyd announced his decision to retire on Wednesday afternoon, sharing that he'd retire near the end of the court's current annual term. Stay tuned for more news updates after this short message.

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In other news, a judge in the U.S. Southern District of Texas has issued a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump from deporting alleged illegal alien Mexican gang members. United States District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. issued the order on Wednesday after the American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency lawsuit to block the removals, which were intended to be processed under the Alien Enemies Act. The 1798 Alien Enemies Act states that when invoked, quote, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being males of the age of 14 years and upwards, who shall be within the United States and not actually naturalized, shall be liable

to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as alien enemies." Trump issued an executive order in January that designated all cartels and other gangs, including the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations. He then invoked the Alien Enemies Act in March. Also, President Donald Trump's immigration campus crackdown has come to Texas, with multiple universities reporting that some international students have had their temporary status revoked. Texas A&M University confirmed to the Texan that the U.S. government had terminated the records of 15 students with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System as of Tuesday.

The Associated Press reported last week that, along with Texas A&M, two students at the University of Texas at Austin had had their legal status terminated. UT Austin said in a statement to the Texan, can confirm that the visa status of multiple international students has unexpectedly changed in recent days. Last but not least, on Tuesday, April 8th, the city of Mullen became the 54th sanctuary city for the unborn in Texas. By a unanimous vote, the Mullen City Council voted to approve an ordinance that outlaws abortion within the city and also prohibits abortion trafficking. Mullen is in Mills County in central Texas and has a population of about 130 people.

Right to Life Across Texas director Mark Lee Dixon said that the city has been on the sanctuary cities for the unborn interest list since 2019 and has been discussing adoption of the ordinance for about two and a half weeks. Thanks for listening. To support The Texan, please be sure to visit thetexan.news and subscribe to get full access to all of our articles, newsletters, and podcasts.