U.S. Supreme Court questions Texas law banning most abortions
(Editor’s note: You can listen to the entire oral arguments in this case in the video player above.) WASHINGTON, DC — A majority of the U.S.…
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Supreme Court questions controversial Texas abortion law
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of the Supreme Court are signaling that they would allow abortion…
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Lawsuit: Texas city refused escort to protect Biden bus
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe…
Continue Reading Texas and 10-state coalition file lawsuits challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Texas on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading NAACP urges athletes to avoid signing with Texas teams due to ‘attacks on voting rights and reproductive care’
By Ben Church, CNN The NAACP sent an open letter to five players’ unions on Thursday, urging their athletes not to sign with teams in Texas.…
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A Texas lawmaker is investigating 850 books on race and gender that could cause ‘discomfort’ to students
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects…
Continue Reading Supreme Court is flooded with briefs as arguments on Texas abortion law approach
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion…
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El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas
EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…
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Texas law now restricts transgender athletes in school sports
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender…
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Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted
By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, but will hear case
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the…
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Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion law in place
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas is urging the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and telling the justices there’s no reason…
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Texas Gov. Abbott appoints new secretary of state who briefly represented Trump in PA election challenge
By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump…
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Canutillo ISD seeks voter approval on multi-million dollar bond measure
EL PASO, Texas– Early voting for the Canutillo Independent School District’s multi-million dollar bond is underway this week. If passed, the bond…
Continue Reading Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor…
Continue Reading Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most…
Continue Reading Texas bill targeting transgender student athletes expected to gain final approval by Tuesday
AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation barring transgender children from participating in K-12 public school sports on teams that align with their gender…
Continue Reading DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration says it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt…
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Appeals court lets Texas continue banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions. The decision Thursday night keeps the law…
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Texas school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — A top administrator with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake advised teachers last week that if they have a…
Continue Reading Texas urges appeals court to keep abortion ban in place as legal challenges play out
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a powerful federal appeals court on Thursday to allow a state…
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Texas youth lockups are target of federal probe for sex abuse, staff misconduct
AUSTIN, Texas — The scandal-plagued Texas Juvenile Justice Department is the target of a new federal civil rights investigation, the four U.S.…
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Texas florist becomes 100th US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas florist became the 100th person to plead guilty in connection with the January 6 insurrection, a…
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Texas House votes to put Fort Bliss back in Fierro’s district
UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Texas House unanimously approved an amendment Tuesday evening to the state’s redistricting map to include most of Fort Bliss in…
Continue Reading Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is again urging courts to step in and suspend a new Texas law that…
Continue Reading Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor settles harassment claim for $150K
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The final price tag for a settlement reached by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and a former campaign spokesman is now…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West says he has Covid-19
By Andy Rose and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Allen West, Republican candidate for governor of Texas, is being treated at Medical City Plano, he said…
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