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Ted Cruz confirms he casually went on vacation amid another Texas weather crisis

Social media users ask: ‘Are you gonna start trading in those Jet Blue miles soon? ‘

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Man's family won't visit as his haunted 119-year-old doll 'blinks and makes them sick'

Miki York, from Northampton, bought 119-year-old Janet from a woman who passed away in Texas - with their family paying to send the doll to the UK as they were scared of her

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips

There had been fear that after another school year of COVID-19 disruptions, scores would not improve.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2022

Tesla Already Planning Huge Giga Texas Expansion: Permits Filed

Tesla is ramping up two new factories and expanding others, and now it's already filed official paperwork to add 500,000 square feet of footprint in Austin.

InsideEVs · Jul 1, 2022

Texas considers calling slavery ‘involuntary relocation’ in public school textbooks

Democrat on education board says ‘that’s not going to be acceptable’

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case

The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2022

Companies say they'll help employees access abortion. Are they serious about it?

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, a wide swath of corporate America came out with a message for its workforce: We will pay to help you get an abortion in a place where it's still available.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2022

Requests for contraceptives on the rise in Texas after abortion ruling was overturned

DALLAS – On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Austin Urology Institute fielded 400 calls, double its usual volume.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Thanks to state courts, abortions can resume in four US states. For now

Some clinics have resumed services while courts weigh the legality of state abortion bans – and they’re trying to provide as much care as they can

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2022

Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September

Texas School Safety Center officials said they will alert districts and local law enforcement of the audits, where trained staff will try to find access points into school buildings. But school campuses will not be informed ahead of time.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2022