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Texas
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.
Architect of Texas’s “Bounty Hunter” Abortion Ban Demands Patient Information
“This is yet another scare tactic to try and threaten our community,” reproductive advocates said.
Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Threaten Health of Black Houston Community
As climate crisis threatens Texas's energy grid, the government's response is putting Black communities at greater risk.
Judge Blocks Texas’s Anti-Drag Show Law, Citing First Amendment Speech Rights
“Drag shows express a litany of emotions and purposes” that warrant protection, the judge wrote.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Acquitted on All 16 Impeachment Articles
The vote is a major win for Paxton, but he still faces a federal investigation and state charges.
Summer Heat Is Killing Incarcerated People — It’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Without AC, prison cell temperatures can reach 130 degrees. Incarcerated in Texas heat, I feel I’m being tortured.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion
The ruling represents a shift toward a society “in which the rights of everyone are respected,” one lawmaker said.