State of Texas – Governor’s Office

Rule Changes

Plaintiff that triggered the vacatur

The Supreme Court on October 27 refused, without comment or noted dissent, to revive a 2024 regulation that let immigration judges pause deportation cases. That leaves in place a June 2026 agreement between Texas and the Justice Department that threw the rule out.

Updated Oct 29

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: First state to label CAIR a foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organization

In less than a month, Texas and Florida governors branded CAIR, the country's largest Muslim civil rights group, a "foreign terrorist organization." Both states ordered cuts to contracts, jobs, and funding. CAIR calls it a smear campaign; the governors say they're targeting Hamas-linked extremists.

Updated May 10