Pro-gun GOP donors want gun legislation Republican gun enthusiasts acknowledge "great sense of urgency" after Texas school massacre Salon · Jun 7, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: Florida's DeSantis launches new attack on his state's transgender citizens Never one to miss a chance to claim the crown as America's reigning culture warrior, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has unveiled yet another in his long line of antitransgender policies. This time he's proposing to deprive his transgender citizens — minors and adults alike — of fundamental medical care. Los Angeles Times · Jun 7, 2022
Michigan State football lands 4-star Texas cornerback Chance Rucker Michigan State has picked up a commitment from a top 4-star cornerback from Texas USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 7, 2022
Texas attorney general opens investigation of Twitter bots Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation of Twitter, claiming the social media platform may be misleading people with false reporting of its bot accounts, violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022
Texas Democrats host town halls on school security after deadly Uvalde shooting Texas Democrats want to hear from the public on how to prevent mass shootings, address gun violence and protect people at schools and elsewhere. Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022
Gonzalo Lopez's escape prompts Texas to pause inmate transports Lopez, a convicted murderer, escaped from authorities last month while on a prison transport bus. Axios · Jun 7, 2022
Cisneros requests recount in race against Texas Rep. Cuellar Progressive Jessica Cisneros is requesting a recount in her tight runoff election against nine-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar that remained too close to call nearly two weeks later The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Matthew McConaughey spotted in Congress as he joins gun control talks and sparks rumour frenzy over political ambitions Oscar winner has previously considered running for governor of Texas The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022
Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Twitter Bots: What Investors Should Know The attorney general of one of the largest states in the country is launching an investigation against social media network Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Here are the details. Benzinga · Jun 6, 2022
Video of apparent Greg Abbott canvasser laughing about her job goes viral Monique Dawson says she was fired after she joked with a man who said he’d never back governor for re-election The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022
Uvalde gunman’s first target in school shooting recounts terror in sermon: ‘I saw it all’ One of the first targets of the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, is now trying to comfort the community The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022
Deshaun Watson hit with a 24th civil lawsuit in Texas Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is named the defendant in a 24th civil lawsuit in Texas USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2022
Nearly half of Republicans think US has to live with mass shootings, poll finds CBS and YouGov poll returned familiar results, including 62% support for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022
New WCWS Format Guarantees Rest Days, Tees Up a Strong Finish Prompted by last year’s scheduling mishap, the adjustments provide flexibility for weather delays and ample recovery time for players. Sports Illustrated · Jun 6, 2022
Texas Observer · Jun 6, 2022 Greg Casar Superstar? The organizer, groundbreaking Austin policymaker, and congressional nominee plans to be the House’s ‘most pro-labor’ member.
The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2022 How Texas punishes companies who ‘discriminate’ against gun manufacturers A Texas law dictates which firms state agencies can do business with and requires written affirmations to the attorney general
WEKU · Jun 6, 2022 The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Birmingham Post · Jun 6, 2022 Tech firm Nanoco raises more than £2m to help patients fight with Samsung Nanoco is suing the South Korean giant in Texas
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 6, 2022 Editorial: Uvalde parents put their faith in a school police commander who lost his nerve A CNN reporter correctly confronted the Uvalde, Texas, school district chief of police on Wednesday, refusing to take no for an answer when Chief Pedro Arredondo repeatedly tried to sidestep the reporter and avoid answering crucial questions about last week’s school massacre. Arredondo escaped through a door, after which the…
Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022 In Texas, where abortion rights began, GOP builds new barriers AUSTIN, Texas — Linda Coffee was in her mid-20s and barely out of law school when she and former classmate Sarah Weddington stunned the legal establishment—and much of America—by successfully arguing Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973.
Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022 Martin Schram: Can gun owners lead our leaders to safeguard America? Thursday night at the White House, speaking to America with grim emotion, President Joe Biden used a single statistic to sum up two decades of national pain and revulsion we have all endured. His one statistic also seemed to sum up the horror of our last two weeks of mass-killings…
Zenger · Jun 6, 2022 Musk Space Cadet: Elon Stalker Seized At SpaceX Center Cops arrested a woman demanding to speak to Elon Musk at the tycoon's SpaceX building in Texas.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022 Philadelphia mass shooting: Governor Tom Wolf says ‘enough, let’s act’ as gun violence kills three Mass shootings across the US on Saturday in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas and Michigan
Sports Illustrated · Jun 6, 2022 UCLA, Texas Round Out Women’s College World Series Semifinal The Bruins and the Longhorns will join Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the WCWS Final Four.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 6, 2022 MSU football listed in top 10 for Texas 2023 4-star CB Micah Bell Michigan State football is one of 10 programs lucky enough to crack four-star cornerback Micah Bell's top school's list released on Sunday