Prisoners in England and Wales could earn early release under Texas-style shakeup Justice secretary considers introduction of good behaviour credits in radical ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025
Prison shake-up could see inmates work to earn freedom Texas-inspired changes are being proposed for UK prisons The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Prisoners could earn early parole through good behaviour and working Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been on a fact-finding mission to Texas. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
HHS Supports Texas Measles Outbreak Response, Emphasizes Vaccination Importance Learn about the recent measles outbreak in Texas, vaccination importance, and global risks. Stay informed to prevent measles spread. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Measles Outbreak Claims Life In West Texas US Health Secretary's silence on measles vaccination amid deadly outbreak raises concerns. Health officials stress importance of vaccination for protection. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Trump tariffs set to hit Texas’ biggest trading partners beginning next week The president said Mexico and Canada have failed to curb the flow of drugs into the U.S. after giving the countries 30 days to do so before enacting the tariffs. The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025
Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says The move raises concerns about large case backlogs that have persisted for years. The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025
Texas Town Evacuated Due To Ongoing Bomb Threat Near Courthouse Residents evacuated in Angleton, Texas due to bomb threat near courthouse. Authorities investigating for safety. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Texas Senate passes ban on lottery sales through courier services Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery. The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025
Measles tracker: These US states have reported cases of the ‘eliminated’ condition The first death from measles since 2015 was reported in an unvaccinated child in Texas this week The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Measles cases continue to rise in the US. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
2025 Rivian R1T Review: Why Rivian Is Gonna Pull This Off About a week into driving the $96,900 2025 Rivian R1T, I had a problem. The truck got so much right. But after hours on Texas interstates, I couldn't shake the feeling that its driver-assistance tech was behind the curve. For a software-defined company, its software couldn't hold up to the… InsideEVs · Feb 27, 2025
Texas School District Releases Summary Of Investigation Into Student's Suicide Investigation into the tragic suicide of 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza in Texas school district raises concerns about bullying and mental health support. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
A year after Texas’ largest wildfire, Panhandle residents tugged between hope and anxiety The Panhandle town of Canadian is determined to move beyond the deadly fire. And yet, they are reminded almost daily another catastrophe is possible. The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025
The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025 Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
Texas Observer · Feb 27, 2025 Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’ Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.
The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025 A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution.
Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025 Six People Arrested In Texas After Border Patrol Agents Find More Than 500 Pounds of Cocaine in Three Vehicles Since the start of Fiscal Year 2025, CBP agents have already seized more than a third of the total cocaine seized during FY2024
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide? The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas
Top News · Feb 27, 2025 Texas Doctors Face Legal Battle Over Gender-Affirming Care Legal cases in Texas challenge bans on gender-affirming care for minors, impacting healthcare access and transgender rights.
International Business Times · Feb 27, 2025 Texas Reports First US Measles Death In A Decade Amid Growing Outbreak During a briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Lara Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health Service Area explained that measles can only be prevented if enough people are vaccinated. As vaccination rates drop across the country, more outbreaks are likely to occur.
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 Texas says this doctor illegally treated trans youth. He says he followed the law Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth
International Business Times UK · Feb 27, 2025 Measles Outbreak In West Texas Claims First US Death In A Decade: Symptoms To Watch Out For An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.
Al Jazeera · Feb 27, 2025 US reports first measles death since 2015 School-aged child dies in Texas amid outbreak concentrated among followers of Christian sect.
The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2025 Investigations into the Texas Lottery grow after courier controversy AG Ken Paxton’s office joins two other investigations by state officials into the commission as one service suspends operations due to the agency’s ban.