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Suit over Texas woman's jail death settles for $7 million

A lawyer says a for-profit company that ran a Texas jail has agreed to a $7 million settlement in a lawsuit over the 2019 death of a woman who jail staff allegedly neglected as her health deteriorated

The Independent UK

College: Oklahoma continues ‘amazing ride,’ goes wire-to-wire to repeat as Big 12 men’s golf champions

The Sooners set a program record for a four-round tournament and also set a Big 12 record at Prairie Dunes by 10 shots.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Two Texas “Trump Train” participants settle lawsuit claiming they harassed 2020 Biden campaign bus

Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger wrote in their settlement that they apologized for participating in the October 2020 incident in which dozens of Trump supporters surrounded and harassed a Joe Biden campaign bus driving down a Central Texas highway.

The Texas Tribune

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West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

Edinburgh Live

Willie Nelson’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!

As the 90-year-old country icon releases a new album, I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, we look back on the outlaw’s best tracks

The Guardian - UK

San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

WEKU

Searching for the Rangers’ Suddenly Missing Stolen Bases

Texas led MLB in stolen bases last season, but Bruce Bochy’s squad is on a far slower pace this year despite the league’s new runner-friendly rules.

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Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following 2019 Houston-area chemical fire

The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.

The Texas Tribune

The ‘mean girls’ pile-on that shows ‘doxxing’ is not idle fun – it’s toxic

After girls were filmed giggling at another girl at a baseball game in Texas, social media users unearthed their names, their family members and contacted their bosses to get them sacked. Ellie Muir asks whether digital ‘justice’ has become just another form of abuse

The Independent UK

Abortion, marijuana decriminalization, the climate, and law enforcement featured on local ballots in Texas on May 6

Ballotpedia is covering 47 ballot measures in seven counties in Texas on May 6. Five of the 47 are citizen initiatives, and the remaining 42 were referred to the ballot by a vote of a local governing board, such as a county board or city council.

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Proposed ban on corporal punishment in Texas schools fails again

Texas public schools can allow corporal punishment, which includes hitting, spanking, paddling or deliberately inflicting physical pain to discipline students.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House advances $4.5 billion school funding bill

Lawmakers have already proposed directing billions of dollars to schools so they can lower property taxes and pay for safety upgrades. But House Bill 100 would be the first to increase the amount of money districts receive to raise teacher pay and cover the actual costs of educating students.

The Texas Tribune

Abortion hearing witness confronts senators Cruz and Cornyn over her near-death ‘on their watch’

‘I nearly died on their watch’

The Independent UK

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court issue 24 opinions from April 17-23

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued 17 opinions from April 17-23. The Texas Supreme Court issued seven opinions from April 17-23. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 23, the court of criminal appeals issued 118 opinions in 2023 — 31 more than this…

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Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Reveals How Much Arch Manning Has Earned Through NIL

The highly touted freshman quarterback is currently on track to begin his collegiate career as a backup to incumbent Quinn Ewers.

Space

SpaceX Starship launch under FAA investigation after raining potentially hazardous debris on homes and beaches

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the April 20 launch of SpaceX’s Starship amid claims the launch smashed windows and rained ash on the habitats of endangered animals.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL draft: Where did the top 31 prospects play in high school?

Not too long ago these players were trying to make a name for themselves playing high school football.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers hope an investment in teacher training will help keep new educators in the classroom longer

A bill passed by the Texas House on Wednesday would also help schools rehire retired teachers and offer other incentives in an effort to fight the state’s teacher shortage.

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Journalists fear Texas Legislature could weaken law designed to protect free speech

News publications and First Amendment advocates are fighting a bill to revise a state law meant to prevent litigants from weaponizing the legal system to punish people for speech they don’t like.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Here’s what Zay Flowers learned from Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes in Texas

Working with #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes in Texas reinforced Boston College WR Zay Flowers' desire to play alongside him in the NFL.

Chicago Sun-Times

Greg Abbott’s pardon offer for killing of Black Lives Matter protestor ignores shaky self-defense claim

A Texas jury found Daniel Perry guilty of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in July 2020. Less than 24 hours after that verdict, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would pardon Perry if asked.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House reaffirms the political maps it drew in 2021

The 150 districts didn’t change, but the vote ensured the House met its constitutional requirement to approve new maps in the first regular session following formal publication of the 2020 census results.

France 24

The long and winding history of the war on abortion drugs

Along with the stethoscope and camembert cheese, mifepristone may be one of France’s greatest inventions. It’s one of two drugs taken for medical abortions, along with misoprostol, and has been making headlines in the US, where a Texas judge issued a ruling to ban it nationwide. FRANCE 24 takes a…

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL Draft: Tyler Forness’ final big board

After a long process leading up to the NFL Draft, managing editor @TheRealForno has his final big board for the 2023 class.

The Independent UK

In cookbook, Miranda Lambert reveals recipes that fed her

Country music star Miranda Lambert is dishing on the recipes from her family and friends in East Texas

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