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
Dec 16 Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In last week's majority opinion written by Gorsuch, the Supreme Court limited who can be sued by the clinics in their effort to win a court order preventing the law's enforcement and allowing them to resume providing abortions without severe… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:55 ‘Remain in Mexico’ reinstated, sends asylum seekers across the southern border By PBS NewsHour This week, the United States began returning migrants to Mexico under the ‘Migrant Protection Program,’ which began under the Trump administration. The MPP forced migrants applying for asylum to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. for their hearings. The… Continue watching
Dec 06 Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America The maps passed by Texas' Republican-dominated Legislature favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities that have driven growth in the nation's largest red state. Continue reading
Nov 18 Texas still at risk of winter power blackouts, says oversight group By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A group that oversees the reliability of the nation's electrical sector says Texas is again at risk of blackouts this winter because of extreme weather like the catastrophic February storm that buckled the state's electricity grid. Continue reading
Nov 16 Trial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home By Associated Press The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Tarrant County judge on Tuesday scheduled Aaron Dean's trial in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson for Jan. 10. Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S. Supreme Court considers Texas case about religious rights during executions By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday about a Texas death row inmate's demand that a chaplain be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution. Continue reading
Nov 04 Biden administration sues Texas over voting restrictions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Thursday comes as the party faces dimming hopes of overhauling the nation's election laws in response to a wave of new restrictions in Republican-led states. Continue reading
Nov 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A majority of the Supreme Court have signaled they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 3:55 The Supreme Court will hear the case against Texas’ abortion law. Here’s what to expect Texas' new abortion restrictions remains in effect Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order where the justices opted not to block the state's SB8 abortion law, although they did agree to hear a case challenging it. The law… Continue watching