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Starting Sept. 1 in Texas, your speed limit may vary based on local highway conditions

Lawmakers who ushered through the change say the new law will make roads safer during storms or construction.

The Texas Tribune

Can Ken Paxton be forced to testify at his impeachment trial?

Lawyers for the suspended attorney general argue that compelled testimony would violate Paxton’s rights, but House impeachment managers disagree. The issue may be settled shortly after his trial begins.

The Texas Tribune

To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

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Judge to consider whether Texas can keep oversize buoy barrier on US-Mexico river border

A federal judge is set to consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK

Dozens die in sweltering Texas prisons

At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began

Salon

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil

The Independent UK

Texas imprisoned migrants after they should have been released, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit alleges that four migrants who were arrested under Operation Lone Star remained locked up as long as six weeks after their criminal trespassing cases were dismissed or they served their sentences.

The Texas Tribune

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Tony Buzbee, lawyer for Ken Paxton, running for Houston City Council seat

Buzbee is currently defending Texas’ impeached attorney general. He ran for mayor in 2019, challenging incumbent Sylvester Turner while self-funding his campaign with over $10 million.

The Texas Tribune

Ted Cruz duped by fake image of shark on flooded LA highway

Texas senator falls for one of the oldest internet hoaxes after sharing image online that has ‘been circulated several times over’

The Guardian - US

Challenge to election law heads to Texas Supreme Court

On Aug. 15, the Texas attorney general’s office appealed a district judge’s decision blocking SB1750, a bill transferring all powers and duties of the county elections administrator to the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk in counties with a population of more than 3.5 million.

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Record high temperatures recorded as sweltering heat spans from Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes

Sweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes

The Independent UK

As the death toll in stifling Texas prisons climbs, congressional Democrats ask for investigation

Most Texas prisons lack air conditioning. At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began.

The Texas Tribune

Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year

The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state’s lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance.

The Texas Tribune

For one Texas doctor, abortion bans are personal and professional

Dr. Austin Dennard is an OB-GYN who is going to give birth very soon. She also had to leave Texas to terminate a previous pregnancy because the fetus had a fatal condition.

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Judge to hear arguments over Texas buoy barrier on Rio Grande - Roll Call

The DOJ heads to federal court in Texas on Tuesday to challenge the state’s latest effort to implement its own border security measures.

The Independent UK

A Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US

A trial this week will shine a spotlight on a key part of President Joe Biden's immigration policy

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks is betting on himself to give team what it needs in home stretch

The Cubs can’t catch and pass the first-place Brewers — who just swept the powerhouse Rangers in Texas — if Hendricks falters.

The Independent UK

Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting some heat records

Sweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes

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The Independent UK

Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don't recall the hard-won fight for voting rights

Texas Republicans passed measures this year to eliminate Harris County’s top election job and give the Republican secretary of state power to take oversight of elections in Houston

The Times of India

Watch: 48-year-old Jacques Kallis goes all guns blazing in US Masters T10

NEW DELHI: In a power packed display of strokeplay, South African legend Jacques Kallis went hammer and tongs in the US Masters T10 match between California Knights and Texas Chargers.

The Independent UK

Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights

Another rapid-fire gun device that is worrying federal government officials is being put to the test in lawsuits in New York City and Texas

The Independent UK

Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas

The Texas Tribune

Former judge declines to serve as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s adviser for Ken Paxton impeachment trial

A day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021.

The Independent UK

Record-setting temperatures forecast in Dallas as scorching heat wave continues to bake the US

The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close, but the extreme heat is not

The Independent UK

Man arrested over sexual assault and murder of 11-year-old Texas girl

Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez was arrested in Louisiana and will be extradited to Texas to face capital murder charges

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