Category: #Texas

Federal judge decision puts thousands of lives on hold as many people can’t work or access student loans or scholarships For Kimberly, an undocumented 20-year-old…

The Texas state Senate has passed legislation that would repeal requirements to teach the history of white supremacy and the ways “in which it is…

Three Texas House Democrats who fled the state have tested positive for coronavirus while in Washington, D.C., the Texas House Democratic Caucus said in a…

Health officials say any threat to the general public is low — mainly because the patient and fellow airline passengers were wearing masks. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rare-case-monkeypox-found-texas-resident-who-had-traveled-internationally-n1274163…

In May, Texas passed the Texas Heartbeat Act, banning abortions after a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat, usually about six weeks after conception. (At that…

A committee in the Texas State Senate has advanced two bills aimed at limiting transgender athletes from competing in sports that align with their gender…

• Lawmakers flew to Washington DC to deny legislature a quorum • Greg Abbott says he will call special sessions indefinitely Texas’s Republican governor, Greg…

Dozens of Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives fled the state on Monday in an attempt to prevent quorum and block Republicans from…

Texas Republicans advanced two elections bills this weekend in a special session, as they work to pass sweeping legislation that would impose a number of restrictions…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Sunday said that drive-thru voting would allow passengers riding in vehicles to have a “coercive effect” on voters while defending proposed state…

South Dakota will be sending an additional 75 members of its National Guard to the border between the U.S. and Mexico to assist federal immigration authorities, its…

Survivors and families of victims of a 2017 mass shooting in a Texas church can’t sue the gun retailer that sold the weapon used in…

Governor Greg Abbott has vetoed a law that hardened Texas laws against dog abuse, a move that suprised lawmakers from both parties who had passed…

A judge earlier this month dismissed an employee lawsuit over Houston Methodist hospital system’s vaccine requirement. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/more-150-fired-resign-over-covid-vaccine-requirement-houston-hospital-n1272071 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill into law on Wednesday making concealed carry without permits legal in the state. He said at a signing…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday signed a bill into law that would ban abortions in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns…

A shooting in a busy part of downtown Austin, Texas, early Saturday injured at least 13 people, including two who are in critical condition. The…

Texas GOP lawmakers say they will be making changes to their proposed restrictions to early voting on Sunday after critics argued the move disproportionately affected…

When Dr. Jean Cukier decided to build his dream house in Houston, Texas, he grabbed a piece of paper and drew it himself. Cukier loved…

The Texas state Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade,…

Texas state legislators on Monday voted to approve a bill that would withhold funding from state sports teams that choose not to play the national…

A proposal by Texas Republicans to change how Election Day polling places are distributed would reduce the number of polling places in areas with higher percentages of voters…