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A white man got probation for voting fraud. A Black woman faced six years in prison for an error

In several prominent cases, Black people got harsher sentences for unintentional voting errors than whites who committed fraud

The Guardian - US

‘A grave warning’: six months of Texas abortion ban sow fear and anguish

The state’s near-total ban has had ‘devastating’ effects, providers say, and offers a glimpse of the future if Roe v Wade is overturned

The Guardian - US

Progressives get a mixed bag in Texas as Cisneros and Cuellar head to a runoff

Another AOC-backed candidate, Greg Casar, wins his primary easily

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Biden slams 'attacks' on transgender children by Texas officials

President warns against 'cynical and dangerous campaign'

Wales Online

As judge halts directive regarding transgender child, Biden tells Texans to file federal complaints

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new state directive defining gender-affirming care for transgender children as “child abuse” in the case of a 16-year-old teenager.

Tribune News Service

Judge blocks Texas investigation of trans teen’s parents

A Texas judge has blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender confirming treatments she’s received

The Independent UK

Texas Rep. Van Taylor admits affair, ends reelection campaign

A day after being forced into a runoff, U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Texas, ended his campaign for reelection Wednesday and admitted he had an extramarital affair.

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As Biden denounced defunding the police, Greg Casar, who made Austin reduce police funding, won his primary

Exclusive: Texas Democrat who overwhelmingly won primary in Austin talks about his win, how AOC helped and how to talk about reducing police funding

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says the first Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Texas still working through rejected ballots after primary

Texas’ primary that put the 2022 midterm election season in full swing saw no significant issues at polling locations

The Independent UK

Texas Republican drops re-election bid after affair with woman once married to IS leader

Van Taylor acknowledges ‘horrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain’ and abruptly halts bid for third congressional term

The Guardian - US

Texas Republican announces he will not seek re-election after affair with ‘Isis bride’

Van Taylor had been forced into a runoff after a last-minute bombshell revelation

The Independent UK

First Jan. 6 trial starts against Texas man turned in by son

WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial for participating in the Jan. 6 riot was accused by prosecutors of being “the match that started the fire” for thousands of people who stormed the Capitol.

Tribune News Service

US Rep. Van Taylor drops Texas reelection bid, admits affair

U.S. Rep. Van Taylor of Texas says he is ending his reelection campaign and admitted having an affair about a year ago

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Judge considers blocking Texas policy of investigating medical care for trans children as ‘child abuse’

The new policy has ‘caused terror and anxiety among transgender youth and their families across the Lone Star State,’ says the American Civil Liberties Union

Tribune News Service

Texas primary puts Cuellar and Taylor in runoffs

WASHINGTON — Two Democratic incumbents who switched districts after a new Texas map was released won their primaries Tuesday, as did a Republican who came under fire for calling some of the conservatives in his party “grifters.”

Al Jazeera

Abbott to face O’Rourke as Texas primaries set political field

Progressive Democrats fare well, pro-Trump candidates yield mixed results as early voting starts in US 2022 election.

Mic

Why won’t Democrats say the word “trans”?

Trans kids are under direct attack, but Democrats are hiding behind vagueness.

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Ballotpedia

Sid Miller wins Texas Agriculture Commissioner Republican primary

Incumbent Sid Miller defeated Carey Counsil and James White in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 1, 2022. With 98% of polling locations reporting, Miller received 59% of the vote, followed by White with 31% and Counsil with 10%.

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Casar wins Democratic primary in Texas’ 35th Congressional District

Greg Casar defeated three candidates—State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, consultant Carla-Joy Sisco, and former San Antonio City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran—in the Democratic primary election for Texas’ 35th Congressional District on March 1, 2022.

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Monica De La Cruz Hernandez wins nine-candidate Republican primary for TX-15

Monica De La Cruz Hernandez advanced from the Republican Party primary in Texas’ 34th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. As of 7:45 a.m. ET on March 2, 2022, De La Cruz Hernandez had received 56 percent of the vote and Mauro Garza was second with 15 percent. Nine candidates…

Reason

Texas Sued As State Starts Investigating Parents of Trans Children for 'Child Abuse'

ACLU: “The agency’s new rule substitutes parents’ judgment as to what medical care is in the best interests of their children for the judgment of the government.”

Salon

GOP: No more faking toward the "center"

Ten years ago, "legitimate rape" comment cost Todd Akin a Senate race — now the entire GOP has turned ugly

Texas Observer

Who Killed Dean and Tina Clouse—and Where Is Their Baby?

A group of sleuths using "genetic genealogy" has broken open a 40-year-old cold case.

Roll Call

Texas Rep. Van Taylor admits affair, ends reelection campaign - Roll Call

Taylor, who faced heat for supporting a Jan. 6 investigation, got less than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary and faced a runoff.

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