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Texas’s New Ban on COVID Vaccine Mandates May Threaten the Medically Vulnerable
Signed into law last week, the ban applies to all private businesses, including health care facilities like hospitals.
Texas Police Put an 11-Year-Old Into Solitary Confinement
A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.
Explosion at Texas Petroleum Processing Plant Results in a Massive Fire
The surrounding community is under a shelter-in-place order as residents are told to avoid contact with the toxic smoke.
Texas GOP Chair Faces Scandals Over Ties to Extremists and White Supremacy
Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi faces backlash within the party over his connections to extremists and white supremacists.
After Hottest Summer on Record, Local Governments Are Underreporting Deaths
San Antonio's medical examiner blames lack of data for the decision not to list heat as a cause of any deaths.
Lubbock Becomes Fourth Texas County to Enact Abortion Travel Ban
The ordinance bars pregnant Texans from traveling out of state to access an abortion.
Republicans Preserve Their Gerrymandered Electoral Maps by Claiming Privilege
As states craft new maps out of public view, fights end up in drawn out court cases, with major consequences for voters.
El Paso Residents Say “Border Crisis” Is Manufactured, Reject Militarization
Border militarization, not immigration, is what is making El Paso unsafe, residents say.
Texas School Suspends Black Student Over His Dreadlocks
"I want them to stop being discriminatory against Black and Brown kids," the student's mother said of the policy.
Supreme Court Let Texas Execute a Man Sentenced on Allegedly Faulty Evidence
A stay issued by an appeals court could have saved Jedidiah Murphy, but justices voted 6-3 to waive it.