May 08 Under sanctuary city ban, Texas officials face penalties for not complying with immigration laws By Joshua Barajas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill in a live broadcast on Facebook. Continue reading
May 06 Under Texas bill, adoption agencies could reject Jews, gays, Muslims By Meredith Hoffman, Associated Press Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by agencies with religious objections to them being Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or interfaith couples. Continue reading
May 04 Texas poised to ban ‘sanctuary cities’ amid nationwide debate By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee Bill supporters said sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with the nation’s immigration laws enable immigrants to commit crimes before they’re deported. Immigrant advocates said the bill has some of the nation’s toughest penalties, adding that it's comparable to Arizona's… Continue reading
May 04 Should Texas secede? Why breaking up is hard to do By Mindy Fetterman, Stateline An online survey by Reuters in 2014 found that nearly one in four Americans want their state to secede. The desire was highest — 34 percent — in the Southwest, which includes Texas. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: North Korea warns against U.S. aggression with threat to strike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea issued a fiery new warning to the United States, threatening nuclear strikes on American military bases in South Korea and elsewhere if the U.S. makes any aggressive move. President Trump took to Twitter,… Continue watching
Apr 11 Judge again finds discrimination in Texas voter ID law By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press It's the second finding of discrimination within two months, which raises the possibility of Texas being stripped of the right to unilaterally change its election laws without federal approval. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 6:20 Will classroom cameras protect students with special needs? By PBS News Hour Because children with intellectual disabilities are the most vulnerable to abuse at school, Texas is the first state to require cameras in special education classrooms if requested by parents. But the current law has raised concerns about privacy as well… Continue watching
Mar 23 Rick Perry blasts election of first gay Texas A&M student president By Will Weissert, Associated Press Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation's nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:27 Texas gerrymandering discriminates against Hispanics, ruling says By PBS News Hour A panel of federal judges in Texas is ordering the state to redraw its congressional district map because it discriminates against Hispanic voters. The judges ruled Friday that in 2011, Republican legislators engaged in gerrymandering on racial lines. The ruling… Continue watching
Mar 12 Immigration tensions seep into South by Southwest music fest By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The trendsetting South by Southwest music festival is all about the next big thing, but the heated politics of the moment is stealing the show. Continue reading