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Missouri, Texas to probe GoFundMe over restrictions on Canada trucker donations

The attorneys general of Missouri and Texas said on Wednesday they will probe GoFundMe over the decision by the crowd funding service to take down a page for a fundraising campaign that supports protesting truck drivers in Canada who oppose mandated COVID-19 vaccines.

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Tyler Skaggs’ mother testifies that Angels pitcher had opioid issue in 2013

FORT WORTH, Texas — On the first full day of testimony in the trial of Eric Kay, a former Angels employee charged with giving pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his death, Debbie Hetman testified that her son admitted he had an issue with Percocet nearly six years…

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Angels security guard describes finding player's body in Texas hotel room

Tyler Skaggs' legs and feet in cowboy boots hung off of his Southlake hotel room bed. Blood pooled inside his body at the right side of his face. He had no pulse.

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Texas House candidate Shelley Luther says she’s not comfortable with trans children

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Who is Brittany Dawn? The fitness influencer being sued for misleading clients with eating disorders

The state of Texas alleges the fitness influencer failed to give clients personalised nutrition plans purchased from her website

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Texas House candidate Shelley Luther says she’s not comfortable with trans children, complains other kids are not allowed to ‘laugh at them’

A candidate for the Texas House of Representatives said during a forum last week that transgender kids make her uncomfortable. She also complained that other children are not allowed to make fun of them.

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A Texas furniture tycoon bet $4.5 million on the Super Bowl. His gamble makes history.

A Texas furniture tycoon known for his generosity and love of gambling set a record for the largest mobile sports bet made in history, according to media reports.

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Boy On The Mend After Neighbor’s Dog Shook Him ‘Like A Chew Toy,’ Almost Killing Him

A neighbor hit the vicious animal repeatedly with a large stick until he released the boy, who will require ongoing treatment.

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Texas AG investigating GoFundMe for shutting down Canadian truck protest fundraiser

Canadian ministers have hit back at ‘foreign interference’

The Independent UK

Texas AG investigates GoFundMe after it halts donations to anti-vax Canadian truckers

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating GoFundMe after the site shut down a fundraiser for protesters fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada.

Tribune News Service

Five Democrats running for Texas Attorney General

Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Texas attorney general on March 1. Three lead in campaign fundraising and media attention: Rochelle Garza, Joe Jaworski, and Lee Merritt.

Ballotpedia

Hard-Right Megadonors Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks Pump Millions Into GOP Primary Wars

Texas’ biggest right-wing benefactors are throwing fuel on the GOP primary fire.

Texas Observer

Silicon Valley's tech monopoly is over. Is the future in Austin, Texas?

When Tesla announced last fall that it was moving its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, officials in Sacramento seemed more surprised than concerned.

Los Angeles Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three challengers vie for the Republican primary nomination

Four candidates are running in the Mar. 1 Republican primary election for Texas Attorney General—incumbent Ken Paxton, George P. Bush, Louis Gohmert, and Eva Guzman.

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Nine candidates in TX-15 are seeking the Republican nomination for an open seat

Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) is running for re-election to Congress in Texas’ 34th Congressional District. The candidates running in the primary are: Jose Aizar Cavazos, Sara Canady, Vangela Churchill, Monica De…

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Inside a dangerous TikTok trend that keeps sending Texas kids to the hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas — When a 14-year-old girl took 14 Benadryl pills in the middle of the night, her older sister called their grandmother for help, wanting to avoid getting in trouble with their parents.

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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Court rulings and new maps – the latest on redistricting

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 9, Brew.

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Supreme Court signals few map changes before midterms

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court order that allowed Alabama to use its new congressional map for the 2022 election has ominous signs for federal challenges to redistricting plans in other states for the upcoming midterms and beyond.

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Capitol Police to investigate claims that officer took photographs inside Texas Congressman’s office

‘This goes much deeper than an unethical entry into my office by Capitol police’

Tribune News Service

Rabbi held hostage in Texas synagogue tells Congress that houses of worship need more security funds

WASHINGTON — The Colleyville rabbi held hostage with three congregants by a man demanding release of an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist urged Congress on Tuesday to provide more security funds for houses of worship.

Tribune News Service

Los desalojos suben a niveles previos a la pandemia

SPRING, Texas— Dionna Jackson, de 40 años, se sentó en un largo banco de madera y se puso nerviosa al revisar viejos mensajes de texto en su celular, mientras esperaba a que se convocara su caso de desalojo. Más de 87 personas se unieron a ella en la abarrotada sala…

The Independent UK

Texas National Guard member dies after gun accidentally goes off

Soldier was part of state’s Operation Lone Star to stem US-Mexico border crossings

Tribune News Service

Rabbi held hostage in Texas synagogue urges more security funds for houses of worship

WASHINGTON — The Colleyville, Texas, rabbi held hostage with three congregants by a man demanding release of a terrorist linked to al-Qaida urged Congress on Tuesday to provide more security funds for houses of worship.

Tribune News Service

Abortions in Texas dropped almost 60% in the first month after new SB 8 restrictions were imposed

DALLAS — Texas Health and Human Services released updated statistics Monday showing the number of abortions reported in the state decreased almost 60% in the first month after new restrictions went into effect.

Texas Observer

In Texas, County Commissioners Are Free to Harvest Contractor Cash

Loose campaign finance laws permit politicians in Harris County to hide relationships between top campaign donors and the contracting firms paid with public funds.

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