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Melissa Lucio execution - latest: Expert argues woman is innocent as lawmakers cry ‘miscarriage of justice’

Latest developments in Melissa Lucio case

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian urges clemency for domestic violence victim facing execution after ‘falsely’ saying she killed daughter

Death penalty ‘should be banned when innocent people are suffering,’ Kardashian says

The Independent UK

Gov. Abbott sets June 14 election to replace Democrat Vela in Congress; Texas may see rare fight of incumbents

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott set a June 14 special election Monday to fill a South Texas congressional seat left vacant by last week’s sudden retirement of Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela.

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Lawyers hope new evidence can stop Texas woman's execution

Lawyers for a Texas woman who's denied she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter are hopeful new evidence will stop her execution next month

The Independent UK

Off-duty Texas deputy killed in shooting near Houston

An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston

The Independent UK

Caseworkers: Texas order on trans kids handled differently

Some child welfare workers in Texas say they’re quitting over a new directive that allows abuse investigations into parents of transgender kids

The Independent UK

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 16 (March 31, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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Texas Gov. Abbott receives $44.8 million, with a Greg Abbott PAC as top donor

In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Texas Ethics Commission, the governor received $44,778,653 in total contributions and spent $37,930,300 between January 1, 2021 and February…

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It's a 'sad and scary time' for LGBTQ students and their families

LOS ANGELES — Paria Hassouri feels fortunate that her family lives in California and not Texas, where the Republican governor recently issued a directive to investigate parents who seek "gender-transitioning procedures" for their minors.

Los Angeles Times

Texas anti-trans law risks kids' lives

I'm a Texas doctor who provides gender-affirming care. The GOP's ban will tear families apart — and cost lives

Salon

‘Politics over safety’: the pro-gun laws giving Americans easier access to firearms

Called ‘constitutional carry’ or ‘permitless carry’, the bills have been criticized by police and activists who say removing permits poses a safety risk

The Guardian - US

Texas AG calls Pride Week "illegal"

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the Austin Independent School District of violating state law

Salon

Texas attorney general says school district’s Pride week ‘breaks state law’

Ken Paxton called district’s Pride week ‘sex education’ and claimed without parental consent it is against law

The Guardian - US

Anger as Texas attorney general declares Pride Week ‘illegal’

‘The Texas Legislature has made it clear that when it comes to sex education, parents – not school districts – are in charge,’ writes Ken Paxton

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Is this overlooked fact the real reason dinosaurs went extinct?

In this edition of Inverse Daily, find the possible real reason dinosaurs went extinct, the American paranoia in the FBI’s Albert Einstein file, and more.

Zenger

Tornado Wreaks Havoc In New Orleans, Leaves At Least 1 Dead

When the funnel was spotted, people in a city generally without basements had to look for shelter elsewhere.

Inverse

“We need to stop this now”: How tabletop RPGs raised $350,000 for trans charities

Following an order targeting trans kids in Texas, game designer Rue Dickey organized a charity tabletop RPG bundle that exceeded all their expectations.

The Independent UK

Tornado rips through New Orleans and its suburbs, killing 1

A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago

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Texas governor signs disaster declaration for 16 counties ripped apart by tornadoes, storms

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a disaster declaration for 16 counties where severe storms swept through Monday, tearing open schools and leveling homes.

Texas Observer

Guardian of the Guard

Jason Featherston, who has devoted more than half his life to the National Guard, is now the leading critic of Governor Greg Abbott’s border surge.

The Independent UK

Tornado warning - live: Video shows Texas Walmart shoppers being dragged as South now faces flooding

About 22 million people are at risk for severe storms

Tribune News Service

Texas appeals court again halts child abuse investigations into parents of transgender youth

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court has again temporarily blocked the state from investigating parents solely for providing gender affirming care to their transgender children.

Tribune News Service

Beto O’Rourke officially responds to oil pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit

DALLAS — Democratic nominee for governor Beto O’Rourke on Monday reaffirmed that he wouldn’t let a defamation lawsuit brought by billionaire energy executive Kelcy Warrant “silence” him from telling Texans how Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s allowed energy companies to “profit off last year’s power grid failure.”

Axios

Texas appeals court temporarily blocks investigations of families with trans kids

The temporary injunction is "necessary to maintain the status quo and preserve the rights of all parties."

Texas Observer

DISRUPT, DEPLETE, DESTROY

This is merely the latest incarnation of a decades-old Republican playbook to discredit, defund, and ultimately destroy the Texas public education system.

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