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$5 billion for broadband advances in Texas Legislature after Senate OKs bill

An estimated 7 million Texans don’t have access to high-speed broadband internet access.

The Texas Tribune

Texas senator tries new path in bid to revise Texas free-speech law

In a last-minute hearing Wednesday, Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, opened another avenue to get the bill passed, raising alarm among free-speech advocates.

The Texas Tribune

Defense attorney: Not all has been revealed about what led to Texas mass shooting

Attorneys for the man accused of killing five of his neighbors after storming into their Texas home are suggesting not all has been revealed about what led up to the deadly shooting

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An amendment to abolish a county treasurer in Texas is set to appear on the November ballot for the first time since 1987

The Texas Constitution provides that the office of county treasurer may be abolished via a constitutional amendment. Galveston County may be the next county to join nine others that previously abolished the office of treasurer in November. The last time Texans decided on such an amendment was in 1987 with…

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State supreme courts issue 110 opinions between May 8-14

State supreme courts issued 110 opinions between May 8-14. The North Dakota Supreme Court led the field with 12 opinions issued, closely followed by Pennsylvania with 11 and Arkansas with eight.

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Texas House approves property tax bill with changes the Senate might not like

House lawmakers added a significant boost to the Senate’s proposed homestead exemption and tacked on a contentious idea to lower the state’s appraisal cap.

The Texas Tribune

With clock ticking on legislative session, Texas Democrats delay debate on university tenure bill

The Senate wants to eliminate tenure altogether while the House seeks to enshrine it in state law. The two chambers have until May 26 to come to an agreement.

The Texas Tribune

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Cornyn says Trump can’t win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming the most prominent Texas Republican to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

Tribune News Service

Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth

Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.

Texas Observer

PGA Championship Future Venues: Including Kiawah Island, Olympic Club and PGA Frisco

We take a look at where the PGA Championship heads to in the coming years, which includes an exciting new course in Texas that is home to the PGA of America's HQ

Golf Monthly

Wim Wenders: cinema today ‘makes me nauseous’

Director who won Palme d’Or for Paris, Texas and has two films at Cannes this year bemoans lack of new stories in mainstream film

The Guardian - UK

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

Thousands of young trans people are at risk of being forced to detransition under legislation condemned by LGBT+ groups

The Independent UK

Ime Udoka hires Royal Ivey as first assistant coach for Rockets

For the 2023-24 season, Nets assistant Royal Ivey is leaving Brooklyn (per @espn_macmahon) to join Ime Udoka’s new-look coaching staff in Houston. #Rockets

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eight-year-old girl dies after being detained by border patrol in Texas

Child died following a ‘medical emergency’, Customs and Border Protection says, a week after a teen died in custody in Florida

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Is it law yet? See how far some of the most consequential bills have made it in the 2023 Texas Legislature

A look at the status of the major bills making their way through the Texas Legislature.

InsideEVs

Watch Tesla Model Y In Quicksilver And Midnight Cherry Red At Giga Texas

Both colors are currently exclusively prepared by the company’s German Gigafactory near Berlin, where Model Y units painted in Quicksilver or Midnight Cherry Red are assembled for Europe and the Middle East.

The Independent UK

8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas, as agency seeks to ease crowding

U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding

The Guardian - US

Texas doctors depart as attorney general investigates hospital’s gender-affirming care

An investigation by the state into adolescent transgender care resulted in the curtailment of treatment for transitioning children

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The Texas Legislature approves a ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.

Ballotpedia

Texas Supreme Court issues six opinions from May 8-14

The Texas Supreme Court issued six opinions from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 57 opinions — nine fewer than this point a year ago. Three of six opinions are below:

USA Today Sports Media Group

NCAA men’s golf regionals: Arizona State sets NCAA record in win, Texas A&M makes big comeback and wins in playoff thanks in part to Sam Bennett

Third-round recaps from all six men's regionals across the country.

The Independent UK

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill now headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

Reason

The Chief Judge of the Northern District of Texas Responds to Senator Schumer

The majority leader, and everyone else, should listen to the voice of Godbey on single-judge divisions.

The Texas Tribune

Texas expected to ban puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids

Gov. Greg Abbott said he will sign Senate Bill 14 into law, which will make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors. Legal groups have already pledged to challenge it in court.

The Independent UK

Warning issued on surgery in Mexican border city after suspected cases of meningitis, 1 death

State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis

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