Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What do recent court decisions on identification requirements mean for voters? By PBS News Hour Voting rights supporters in North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas have triumphed this summer over what they consider discriminatory voter-identification laws. Since 2008, ten state legislatures have tightened such requirements or otherwise restricted how votes may be cast. William Brangham… Continue watching
Aug 02 Texas professors sue over new law allowing guns on campus By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Supporters of the campus carry law say its impact is overstated, because most students won't be legally allowed to carry concealed weapons. Continue reading
Aug 02 Gun violence and mental health laws, 50 years after Texas tower sniper By Lauren Silverman, KERA For decades, people have struggled to figure out why Charles Whitman stuck his rifle over the edge of the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin and started shooting. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 8:48 Remembering the Texas mass shooting that changed campus security By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago today, a former Marine and engineering student opened fire from atop the clock tower at University of Texas, Austin. Charles Whitman killed more than a dozen and wounded many more. William Brangham speaks with Gregory Fenves, president… Continue watching
Aug 01 50 years after UT Austin clock tower shooting, new campus carry gun law goes into effect By Harry Zahn Monday marked the day a new Texas law went into effect, allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring their handguns onto certain areas of Texas public universities. Continue reading
Jul 30 Hot air balloon carrying 16 people crashes near Austin, Texas By News Desk The hot air balloon crash happened around 7:40 a.m. local time, and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the scene. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Court strikes down Texas voter ID law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court struck down a Texas law that required voters to provide one of seven forms of identification. Also, the Turkish government is set to impose new emergency measures for the next three… Continue watching
Jul 09 After Dallas shooting, neighbors of suspect in disbelief By Stella M. Chávez, KERA The suspect's cousin said he never heard his cousin talk about wanting to carry out an attack or wanting to harm someone. Continue reading
Jun 30 Zika virus a concern for poor urban areas along Gulf Coast By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Tropical disease specialists are most concerned about impoverished urban areas along the Gulf Coast, where the numbers of the mosquito that spreads Zika are expected to spike. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 7:40 The impact of the Supreme Court's Texas abortion clinic ruling By PBS News Hour Abortion rights groups say the Supreme Court’s ruling against Texas’ stringent restrictions on abortion doctors and clinics was a major blow against “sham” laws trying to take away a woman’s right to choose. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Nancy Northup… Continue watching