Mother arrested at LA court alongside six-year-old son with cancer sues Ice Lawsuit says Honduran woman fears son is not receiving necessary medical care at detention facility in Texas The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025
Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as “un-American woke indoctrination.” The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law. The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025
Migrant Smugglers Sentenced To Decades in Prison For 2022 Texas Tragedy That Killed 53 Authorities who discovered the trailer on June 27, 2022, found 64 migrants inside. Forty-eight were already dead, and 16 others were taken to hospitals, where five later died. Latin Times · Jun 27, 2025
South Texas Doctor Jailed for 25 Years Over Multimillion‑Dollar Scam A South Texas doctor has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for running a massive healthcare fraud scheme involving kickbacks and false billing. International Business Times UK · Jun 27, 2025
Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth Our list includes a spot in Texas with views of SpaceX launches, an island where wild horses roam, a retreat once frequented by America's wealthiest families and a car-free haven in Mississippi with zero light pollution The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
64-year-old woman pulls out a gun and a lawn chair and blocks Texas highway in hours-long standoff The woman surrendered after deputies brought her daughter out to the highway to speak with her The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules The case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law. The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025
'Killer Bees' Detected in 13 U.S. States & Killing Multiple People The Africanized honey bee has been known to be able to follow victims for miles and can sting through beekeeping gear. Latin Times · Jun 27, 2025
US supreme court backs age checks for pornography sites to exclude children Court’s conservative justices said Texas law requiring online age verification didn’t violate free expression. PornHub had gone dark in Texas in protest of the law The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025
US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-check For Porn Sites The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, rejecting arguments that this violates free speech and boosting efforts to protect children from online sexual content. International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court bans anyone under 18 from viewing pornography in Texas Texas law seeks to prevent people under18 from viewing explicit content The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
Ted Cruz wants to stop states from regulating AI. Some of his Republican colleagues aren’t so sure Senate Republicans, Democrats and outside groups are mounting an offensive against Cruz’s push to withhold AI money from states that regulate the technology. The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025
Blogging Away Debt · Jun 27, 2025 Aging in Place I return to Texas within the week. Caring for my daughter and her fiance has been a very different experience then caring for my parents. Aging is place seems like a buzzword. But as I get more and more familiar with the care available (or not available/accessible in many cases)…
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025 'We make our music in nature': Meet Khruangbin, the Texas band that records in a barn The musical trio from Houston got their start in London – and prefer to maintain anonymity with an array of wigs
Roll Call · Jun 27, 2025 Supreme Court upholds Texas age-verification law for online porn - Roll Call The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that required pornography websites to verify the age of their users in a ruling Friday.
Benzinga · Jun 27, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX Says Starship Debris Recovery Hindered By Trespassing 'Unauthorized Parties,' Seeks Help From Mexican Authorities Elon Musk's commercial space exploration company, SpaceX, has said that efforts to recover debris following the huge explosion that took place during the testing of its Starship rocket in Texas have been hindered.
The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025 Proposed Pell Grant cuts threaten college access for nearly 500,000 Texas college students Proposals in the federal budget bill would cut the maximum Pell Grant award amount by $1,500 and take away eligibility for students enrolled less than half-time.
The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025 ‘Super-physical’: Houston’s Seth Smith points to US rugby future – and MLR decider The SaberCats hooker, 20, faces New England on Saturday as a striking talent formed by South African coaching but also nine years of Texas rugby
International Business Times UK · Jun 27, 2025 Arthur Kaluma Draft Surprise: Undrafted Longhorn Star Joins Lakers as Hidden Gem with NBA-Ready Game Arthur Kaluma, once a highly-rated recruit and versatile forward, has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on an Exhibit 10 deal after going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft. With strong college stats, defensive versatility, and growing shooting skills, Kaluma could become a valuable piece for the Lakers as he…
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 Smugglers to be sentenced in 53 migrant deaths from 2022 human smuggling tragedy in Texas Two smugglers convicted in the deaths of 53 migrants in a sweltering truck in Texas face sentencing on Friday
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 Family files for release in lawsuit considered first involving children challenging arrests at court A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center
The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2025 U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate pushing for DNA evidence tests Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that he says will prove he’s not a murderer.
Benzinga · Jun 26, 2025 Elon Musk Said He'd Own No House, Now He's Rebuilding A Real Estate Empire Billionaire Elon Musk is the world's richest person, with a net worth of $370 billion, but you may not know it by his lifestyle, which includes no yachts and a plan to sell all his homes.