Dec 21 Texas governor weighs George Floyd pardon By Paul Weber, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn't saying whether he will posthumously pardon George Floyd for a 2004 drug arrest. Continue reading
Nov 15 Democrat Beto O'Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022 By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press It's O'Rourke's third run for office in as many election cycles after a narrow loss for U.S. Senate in 2018 and a short-lived presidential run in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 18 Rights groups sue Texas as GOP redraws U.S. House maps By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court comes even before the Texas Legislature has given final passage to maps that sort the state's 30 million residents into new political districts for the next decade. Continue reading
Oct 12 Florida fines key county $3.5 million for mandating vaccines By Anthony Izaguirre, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Florida Department of Health issued the $3.5 million fine Tuesday for Leon County, saying the municipality violated Florida’s “vaccine passport” law. Continue reading
Oct 12 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders ban on vaccine mandates By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus. Several major companies, including Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have said… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: House Democrats blast treatment of Haitian migrants By Associated Press Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, likened the treatment of the migrants to slavery after scenes of border patrol agents on horseback using their reins to control the crowds. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill limiting all-night, mail-in voting In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure banning all-night and drive-thru voting and limiting mail-in ballots, dismissing the lawsuits being filed. The U.S. COVID death toll reached 650,000 out of nearly 4.6 million worldwide. Mexico's… Continue watching
Sep 07 Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law By Paul J. Weber, LM Otero, Associated Press The sweeping bill signed Tuesday by the two-term Republican governor further tightens Texas’ strict voting laws. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:26 Texas women seeking abortions after 6 weeks have few out-of-state options In Texas, abortions have all but ended after a late-night decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that kept in effect a new state law banning the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected, about 6 weeks into a pregnancy. While… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:11 Texas is using sovereign immunity to restrict abortions. Why is the Supreme Court silent? A restrictive abortion law in Texas went into effect Wednesday after the Supreme Court failed to respond to an emergency plea to intervene before midnight. Texas has now banned most abortions after the 6th week of pregnancy. The law also… Continue watching