The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Harris to meet with abortion providers as court ruling looms

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak with abortion providers from states with some of the nation’s strictest restrictions on the procedure Thursday to thank them for their work, The White House said Harris will meet virtually meeting with medical professionals practicing in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Montana

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Mark Bradley: NIL money + transfer portal = chaos

ATLANTA — Of the Power Five conferences, the ACC is the most circumspect. If it’s not as brawny as the braying SEC, neither is it as flaky as the Big Ten. (“We’re not playing this fall. No, wait! We ARE playing!”) The ACC says and does nothing without due consideration.…

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

Some clinics are bracing for a huge influx of patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned

If abortion bans are enacted, millions would be forced to travel to less restrictive states, and some health providers are warning they may not be able to handle the surge in demand.

WEKU · May 19, 2022

Which states passed new abortion laws in 2022?

In the first quarter of the year, several states passed new abortion laws either restricting or expanding the procedure.

USAFacts · May 18, 2022

Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Texas AG Paxton wants to intervene in battle over care for trans youth at Dallas hospital

DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants the state to intervene in a court battle over medical care for transgender youth at a Dallas hospital.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

Texas inmate who escaped bus got out of restraints, cage

Authorities say a Texas inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and a caged area before stabbing the driver

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

17 of John Daly’s wildest golf fits as he plays in the PGA Championship

Check out these outfits!

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 18, 2022

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Dubliner tragically killed in Texas car crash remembered as 'beam of light' by family

Melisa Mapa died last Wednesday after her car was hit by another vehicle who was fleeing the police

Dublin Live · May 18, 2022