Sep 22 Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are "sexualized content" and can be subject to more regulations. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 7:42 Groundbreaking educator recounts remarkable life in a new memoir By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Ruth Simmons grew up in a deeply segregated part of Texas to become one of the country’s most distinguished educators, as president of three colleges and the first African American women to head an Ivy League university. But her new… Continue watching
Sep 18 Black student in Texas suspended twice for hairstyle despite state ban on racial discrimination By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press After serving an in-school suspension over his hairstyle, a Black high school student in Texas immediately received the same punishment when he arrived at school Monday wearing his hair as before in twisted dreadlocks. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:00 Key takeaways from Texas Senate’s acquittal of AG Paxton’s corruption charges By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn The GOP-controlled Texas Senate voted Saturday to acquit state Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment, including bribery, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and abuse of the public trust. The charges largely centered on Paxton’s relationship with a wealthy… Continue watching
Sep 16 Texas Attorney General Paxton acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The verdict reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state and is a broader victory for Texas’ hard right after an extraordinary trial that put on display fractures within the GOP nationally heading into the 2024 elections. Continue reading
Sep 15 Texas schools and families struggle as hundreds of thousands of kids lose Medicaid coverage By Laura Santhanam Advocates say Medicaid’s unwinding has put affected families in a precarious situation, with research suggesting that many who have lost coverage were still eligible. But in Texas, where child disenrollment rates are among the nation's highest, state officials say they… Continue reading
Sep 15 Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Paxton’s impeachment trial By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power as Texas' top lawyer to protect a donor who was under FBI investigation. Continue reading
Sep 13 Woman with whom Texas Attorney General Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former employees say he had on extramarital affair is expected to be called to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 11 Trial begins over Texas voter restrictions that sparked 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021 By Associated Press Two years ago, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the changes into law as part of a wave of GOP-driven efforts to overhaul voting rules following the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading