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Texas judge temporarily blocks anti-abortion group from suing Planned Parenthood abortion providers under new law

September 3, 2021 9:01 PM CNN

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) talks with CNN about her opposition to Texas’ restrictive abortion…

18 migrants found crammed in open rail car in south Texas

September 3, 2021 8:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAREDO, Texas — Customs and Border Protection agents searching trains for migrants said they found 18 undocumented immigrants packed inside an open…

Judge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group’s suits

September 3, 2021 8:00 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under a new state abortion…

Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law

September 3, 2021 4:15 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…

Noem says National Guard troops to return from Texas border

September 3, 2021 12:39 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says the National Guard troops that she deployed to the…

Texas teacher trying to decide about Covid vaccine dies three days after testing positive

September 3, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN One of two teachers at a Texas junior high school who died last week of Covid-19 was nervous about returning to school because…

282 kids hospitalized with Covid in Texas; 2 in El Paso area

September 3, 2021 6:17 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services Covid-19 Dashboard shows there are 282 pediatric Covid-19 patients…

Texas law written by El Paso state senator requires schools to minimize trauma with active shooter drills

September 3, 2021 5:54 AM Brianna Chavez

El PASO, Texas — Preparing for the worst, without traumatizing students. That’s the goal of a new Texas law, Senate bill 168, sponsored by El Paso…

Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color

September 3, 2021 4:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…

Judge rules against Gov. Abbott; El Paso’s new mask mandate takes effect Saturday

September 2, 2021 11:09 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A judge Thursday afternoon granted the City of El Paso’s request for a temporary injunction, blocking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…

Biden orders response to U.S. Supreme Court ‘assault’ on Texas abortion rights

September 2, 2021 10:03 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A new Texas law that effectively bans most abortions prompted President Joe Biden on Wednesday to use a word he’d…

Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb

September 1, 2021 10:27 PM Associated Press

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is denouncing the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law…

Texas mom creates special ‘superhero’ robe for children battling cancer or facing medical procedures

September 1, 2021 7:50 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas – Thousands of children are treated every year for cancer or hospitalized for all kinds of medical procedures. Instead of having to…

Texans with PTSD or cancer can now use medical marijuana under new law

September 1, 2021 12:01 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — Starting Wednesday, more Texans will now be eligible for low-THC after a new law taking effect extends the state’s medicinal…

How Texas’ 6-week abortion ban will make accessing the procedure nearly impossible for some

September 1, 2021 4:02 PM CNN Newsource

Tierney Sneed, CNN Access to abortion was curtailed significantly in Texas on Wednesday, with the state’s extreme and novel ban on abortions at…

Texas Senate ok’s spending $2B on border security over Blanco’s objection

September 1, 2021 3:41 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Wednesday sent legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott committing nearly $2 billion in additional funds for border…

Texas 6-week abortion ban in effect after no Supreme Court action

August 31, 2021 11:02 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the U.S. Supreme…

Hudspeth County Sheriff warns against trespassing as Salt Flats draw crowds

August 31, 2021 4:38 PM Katie Frazier

HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Drive east for an hour and a half from El Paso along Highway 62/180 and you’ll run into an oasis in the desert, Salt…

666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1: Here are some that may affect you

August 31, 2021 4:18 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — A total of 666 new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed and signed during the 87th Texas Legislature,…

Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of Covid-19

August 31, 2021 5:52 PM Associated Press

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent…

No resolution to Watson dilemma as he stays on Texans roster

August 31, 2021 4:54 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Deshaun Watson remained on the active roster as the Houston Texans made cuts to…

Tulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages

August 31, 2021 4:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Young, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when…

Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor

August 31, 2021 11:57 AM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature has signed off on a sweeping GOP rewrite of…

Texas’ 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue in an unprecedented legal approach

August 31, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states…

Covid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate

August 31, 2021 10:38 AM CNN

CNN’s Rosa Flores reports from Humble, Texas, where parents are split on the state’s mask mandate ban and its effects on their…

Amber Alert for 2 Texas children believed abducted by man

August 31, 2021 5:24 AM Jim Parker

RUSK, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning for two Texas siblings believed to have been abducted by a man. According to…

Texas among 5 states that have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals

August 31, 2021 2:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…

Abortion on the border: Legislation in Texas and criminalization in Chihuahua

August 30, 2021 8:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…

Griddy Energy customers won’t have to pay for sky-high electricity bills from winter storm

August 30, 2021 8:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Moon and Eric Levenson, CNN Griddy Energy customers won’t be financially responsible for the sky-high electricity bills charged during…

U.S. Supreme Court asked to block Texas law banning most abortions

August 30, 2021 12:15 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law…