Aug 22 Election workers abruptly quit, upending rural Texas county By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The entire elections staff in a rural Texas county has quit less than three months before November's midterm elections. Two full-time elections workers in Gillespie County say threats and harassment drove them out of the job. Continue reading
Aug 19 'I thought I was going to die there.' What it's like to live with rising temperatures in prison By Hannah Grabenstein, Justin Stabley A new report released by Texas A&M University details the consequences of extreme heat in Texas prisons, where a lack of air conditioning poses dangerous conditions for those incarcerated. Continue reading
Jul 27 How abortion bans will likely lead to more deadly infections By Laura Santhanam When faced with this kind of infection, “it’s all about getting care quickly,” experts say. But abortion restrictions and bans complicate access to care, putting more pregnant people's lives at risk. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Jan. 6 probe is most important in DOJ history, Garland says By Associated Press U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department against continuing criticism that it's mishandling its investigation of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jul 18 Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde shooting response By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The review comes after a damning new 80-page report released over the weekend by the Texas House revealed wide failures by all levels of law enforcement. Continue reading
Jul 15 Texas hospitals delaying care over violating abortion law By Associated Press The Texas Medical Association says some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban. The Dallas Morning News reports the association sent a letter this week to… Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block In our news wrap Monday, The death toll rose to 31 in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, police in South Africa hunt for gunmen who killed 15 people, a contagious Covid mutation gains… Continue watching
Jul 07 Texas governor authorizes state forces to return migrants to border By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Abbott on Thursday authorized state forces to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the boundaries of their enforcement powers and the Republican's escalating efforts to curb the rising number of crossings. Continue reading
Jul 05 Migrants trapped in sweltering trailer 'couldn't breathe,' survivor says By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week in Texas. Continue reading
Jul 03 Texas clinics shut down abortion services after state high court ruling By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Ed White, Associated Press The Friday night ruling stopped a three-day-old order by a Houston judge who said clinics could resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy. The following day, the American Civil Liberties Union said it doubted that any abortions were now… Continue reading