How did the state of Texas respond to President Obama's executive actions involving the creation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs, which addressed undocumented immigrants and their children?
A. Texas immediately complied with these orders so that these immigrants and their children could start receiving state-subsidized services.
B. Texas did not enforce the executive orders until the U.S. Supreme Court required all states to do so.
C. Texas led 26 other states in filing an injunction to prevent the executive orders from being enforced because they would require states to change existing laws to provide immigrants state-subsidized services.
D. The Texas Legislature blocked these actions after both chambers approved a bill that nullified DAPA and DACA within the state's boundaries.
Answer: C
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