Dec 09 Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing woman’s emergency abortion By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:30 Texas judge allows emergency abortion despite statewide ban By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre A district judge in Texas stepped in to allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy despite a statewide abortion ban. It’s believed to be the first case since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade where a woman has asked… Continue watching
Dec 07 Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion in challenge to state’s ban By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press It was unclear Thursday how quickly or whether Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from the Dallas area, will be able to obtain an abortion. Continue reading
Dec 06 Texas police take suspect in deadly series of attacks into custody By Associated Press Authorities believe the man is responsible for killing six people and injuring three others in Austin and San Antonio Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 04 Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 George Floyd protests By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Monday's announcement is a reversal for Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, a progressive who ran on promises to hold police accountable in the Texas capital. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 7:34 Texas goes green: How oil country became the renewable energy leader By William Brangham and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center One of the big announcements at the UN climate conference this weekend in Dubai was a pledge by more than 110 countries to triple the amount of renewable energy they are generating by 2030. That work is already underway in… Continue watching
Dec 01 Court orders Texas to move floating barrier that drew backlash from Mexico By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The decision Friday comes months after the Biden administration sued Abbott for installing the roughly 1,000-foot linked and anchored buoy barrier in the river straddled by Mexico on one side and Texas on the other. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 7:00 Texas Supreme Court hears case brought by women denied abortions despite risks to health By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Saher Khan The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by 20 women who allege they have been denied emergency care because of the state’s abortion laws. They argue the medical exceptions in the state’s abortion bans are too narrow… Continue watching
Nov 19 Texas Gov. Abbott endorses Trump at campaign stop on southern border By Jill Colvin, Paul J. Weber, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Donald Trump returned to the U.S.-Mexico border for a visit Sunday and was endorsed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas as the former president campaigns on a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies… Continue reading
Nov 16 Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Prosecutors say Armstrong gunned down the 25-year-old Wilson in a jealous rage. Armstrong then fled to Costa Rica where prosecutors say she got plastic surgery to change her appearance. Continue reading