The Latest Breaking News from Texas

With offseason drama in past, Cowboys open camp with lingering questions

FORT WORTH, Texas — After one of the most tumultuous and controversial offseasons in franchise history, the Dallas Cowboys are happily heading into training camp for the 2022 season focusing on football and nothing but football.

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022

Texas woman's "dystopian" pregnancy

"Anti-abortion zealots should be forced to read this"

Salon · Jul 27, 2022

Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role

Republicans Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas led the Senate challenge on Jan. 6, 2021, to Joe Biden's victory

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

New Texas law increasing penalties for abortion providers goes into effect Aug. 25

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgment Tuesday in the Mississippi case that revoked a constitutional right to abortion. That means Texas’ “trigger law” severely limiting the procedure will soon take effect.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

30-day countdown begins on Texas trigger law as Supreme Court makes abortion ruling final

WASHINGTON – The 30-day count-down for Texas’ trigger ban on abortion officially began Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the official judgment that reversed Roe v. Wade. The law will further restrict and complicate a crowded legal landscape.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Texas lawyer behind abortion ban takes aim at HIV prevention medication

Groundbreaking drugs that prevent HIV infection may be harder to get in the U.S. if a prominent Texas lawyer wins a lawsuit that pits his clients’ religious beliefs against free nationwide access to the medicines.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Temperature inside baking Texas prisons with no AC regularly hits 110 degrees, study finds

Less than a third of prisons in state are fully-air conditioned

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

Appeals court upholds Texas block on school mask mandates

A divided federal appeals court panel is backing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that forbids school districts from imposing mask mandates on schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Movie review: B.J. Novak uses the Lonestar State to explore an interesting idea in entertaining black comedy ‘Vengeance’

“Vengeance” is such an impressive directorial debut that you don’t mind when B.J. Novak occasionally swings and misses.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022