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Lawsuit: Texas investigating parents of transgender youth

The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas say in a lawsuit that the state is investigating them after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered officials to look into reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

CRA Acquires Welch Consulting For Undisclosed Sum

CRA International Inc (NASDAQ:CRAI) has acquired Welch Consulting for undisclosed financial terms. The transaction closed on February 28, 2022. Welch Consulting was founded in 1978 to provide consulting and testifying services to the labor and employment community and currently has offices in Bryan, Texas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Welch Consulting's clients include…

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

Demandan a Texas por criminalizar el cuidado de niños transgénero

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, fue demandado por presuntamente violar los derechos constitucionales de los niños transgénero y sus padres al tratar de criminalizar el trato a los adolescentes con disforia de género.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022

Texas primaries offer peek at GOP ideological battle

The question is whether Trump-backed candidates get rewarded or punished.

Axios · Mar 1, 2022

Texas begins 2022 US election season with congressional primaries

Primary contests in Republican-dominated Texas may test whether winning depends on support from former President Trump.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

Live updates: Polls open in Texas for 2022's first primary

Polls are open in Texas for the nation’s first primary of the 2022 midterm elections

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Republican attorney general could be set for runoff as Texas primary votes roll in

Trump ally Ken Paxton seeking nomination for third term, as voting proceeds with few hiccups but turnout relatively low

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2022

Brickbats: March 2022

Norma Garcia-Lopez resigned as the co-chair of the Racial Equity Committee at Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas after media reported she doxxed several parents who challenged the school system's COVID-19 mask mandate and who spoke out against critical race theory. Garcia-Lopez posted the names, home addresses, phone numbers,…

Reason · Mar 1, 2022

Election 2022: Texas primary tests GOP's rightward shift

The 2022 midterms are kicking off with primaries in Texas, where Republican voters get an early chance to reward leaders who have pushed America’s largest red state even farther to the right while tightening their embrace of Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

Vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs to remain blocked, US Court of Appeals rules

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal appeals court denied the Biden administration’s attempt to reinstate the U.S. Navy’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement Monday, more than a month after a federal judge in Fort Worth initially halted the mandate.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022