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Rights Groups Decry Anti-Migrant Bills That Texas Governor Is Poised to Sign
Even if Biden doesn't challenge SB 4, civil rights groups have already announced plans to sue.
Report: TX County Lawyers Failed to Provide Basic Services for Death Row Clients
“It is clear that Harris County’s current system of death penalty representation is not working,” the report stated.
Texas Woman Flees State to Get Abortion as State Supreme Court Rules Against Her
Kate Cox filed for an emergency abortion after learning that her fetus has a fatal condition.
Texas Woman Asks Court to Grant Emergency Abortion After Lethal Fetal Diagnosis
“I’m trying to do what is best for my baby and myself, but the state of Texas is making us both suffer,” she said.
Appeals Court Tells Texas to Remove Anti-Migrant Razor Buoys From Rio Grande
The buoys are “only a fraction of Gov. Abbott's racist and murderous Operation Lone Star,” noted immigrant advocates.
Texas Lawmakers Approve Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Immigrant Laws
“Cruelty to migrants is not — and never will be — a policy solution,” the ACLU of Texas said.
Texas School to Reinstate Trans Student in Play After National Backlash
“We all learned some new lessons … about prejudice, transphobia, and discrimination,” a high school student said.
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.