Oct 22 Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, sets hearing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1. Continue reading
Oct 21 Driver was behind wheel at time of Tesla crash in Texas, NTSB says By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an investigative report update released Thursday on the April 17 crash on a residential road in Spring, Texas. Continue reading
Oct 19 How second chances and support at this Dallas cafe can discourage juvenile recidivism By Kathleen Hobson Cafe Momentum layers multiple forms of support -- education, basic supplies and real-world skills -- that are key to staying out of the justice system but hard for many youth to find at home. Continue reading
Oct 18 Rights groups sue Texas as GOP redraws U.S. House maps By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court comes even before the Texas Legislature has given final passage to maps that sort the state's 30 million residents into new political districts for the next decade. Continue reading
Oct 18 Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: White House rebukes Texas Gov. Abbott over vaccine mandate ban In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House rebuked Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott over banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Meanwhile, the state of Florida fined Leon County $3.5 million for requiring its employees to get vaccinated. In Britain, a report by… Continue watching
Oct 12 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders ban on vaccine mandates By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus. Several major companies, including Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have said… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 4:31 2021 saw a record number of abortion restrictions enacted While the latest ruling in a US court of appeals has reinstated the near-total ban on abortions in Texas – two days after the restrictive law was challenged by the Biden administration – an analysis found that more than 19… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 9:05 Texas clinics resume abortions past 6-week mark, but women fear access may be temporary By Meredith Lee, Alex D'Elia, Stephanie Sy In his 113- page order blocking the enforcement of Texas' six week abortion ban law, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman called the law “an unprecedented and aggressive scheme to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right.” But… Continue watching
Oct 06 Student taken into custody hours after Texas school shooting By Jamie Stengle, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Continue reading