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‘Family policing system’: how the US criminalizes Black parenting

A Texas newborn’s recent removal from home illustrates the cruel treatment Black families face for their childcare decisions

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court halts abortion drug case through Wednesday - Roll Call

The ruling comes after a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA's 2000 approval of mifespristone, a drug used for medication abortions.

Roll Call

The eyes of LGBTQ Texans are upon Dade Phelan and the House

Spurred by a groundswell of far-right support, the Texas Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority LGBTQ bills — and then some. What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives and could determine Speaker Phelan’s future.

The Texas Tribune

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Dallas music once rivaled Nashville. North Texas record label wants it back on the map

FORT WORTH, Texas — In the 1950s, Dallas was on its way to becoming a country music hub that could rival Nashville, Tennessee, but the death of recording engineer Jim Beck in 1956 brought that idea to an end. Decades later, State Fair Records — a Dallas-based record label with…

Tribune News Service

Here's what really happened during the abortion drug's approval 23 years ago

A Texas judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration wrongly approved mifepristone in 2000 and accused it of doing a rush job. Here's what really went down.

WEKU

Fight over tenure has Texas professors fearing loss of academic freedom, job security

After 11 years working as a college professor, Yasmiyn Irizarry reached a goal she dreamt about from the very beginning of her career: tenure.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Abortion pill ruling means more painful, later terminations

The conservative 5th Circuit has blocked part of a Texas judge’s decision to pull abortion drug mifepristone off the market, but leaves in place onerous and outdated restrictions that the Food and Drug Administration determined in 2016 were medically unnecessary.

Tribune News Service

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18,000 cows killed in Texas dairy farm explosion

The blaze has prompted calls for federal laws to prevent barn fires which kill hundreds of thousands of farm animals each year

Evening Standard

'Horrific' explosion and fire kill 18,000 cows at Texas dairy farm

A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday.

France 24

Man sentenced to 70 years in Texas prison for spitting on officers during arrest

A Black man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for spitting on officers during an arrest in Texas.

Tribune News Service

Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries

Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday to consider the drastic option of shutting their public library system down rather than heed a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race

The Independent UK

Bill requiring Texas schools to tell parents what books kids check out passes

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate passed a proposal Thursday that would require schools to inform parents of all books their children check out of campus libraries.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court Justice Thomas, relatives sold family properties to wealthy GOP donor

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and relatives sold three Georgia properties that include Thomas’s boyhood home to GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow in 2014, according to a report, marking the first known instance where money flowed to the Supreme Court justice from the same Texas real estate magnate who…

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate approves $15 million bill to expand local mental health treatment options for children and families

The proposal would offer hospitals and nonprofits grant funding to expand child and family mental health services.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issues three opinions from April 3-9

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued three opinions from April 3-9, while the Texas Supreme Court issued none. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of April 9, the court of criminal appeals issued 92 opinions in 2023 — 11 more than this point a year…

The Texas Tribune

More than 18,000 cows are dead after dairy farm explosion in Texas Panhandle

The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.

Tribune News Service

Bubba Wallace battles self-doubt, pressure every week. Could a breakthrough be coming?

BRISTOL, Tenn. — It was only a few minutes after a wreck at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, last month when the familiar frustration came to a boil.

The Texas Tribune

With tweet about a pardon, Gov. Greg Abbott injects politics into Texas’ criminal justice system

In an unprecedented use of his power, the Republican governor moved to pardon Daniel Perry less than a day after an Austin jury convicted him in the murder of protester Garrett Foster.

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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives

As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 185 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 185, Ballotpedia tracked eight from April 3-9. Republicans sponsored five, while Democrats sponsored three. Five of eight bills are below:

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes school library bill meant to keep “harmful” materials off shelves

Proponents of the bill say it will keep inappropriate material away from kids. Some librarians are concerned about the logistical challenges it could bring.

Reason

The Unprecedented Judicial Move in the Texas Abortion Pill Decision

It’s not the FDA’s job to tell doctors what to do.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House passes $12 billion property tax relief package, setting up fight over appraisal cap with Senate

House Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.

Tribune News Service

More than 18,000 cattle killed in Texas dairy farm explosion

DALLAS — A fiery explosion in the Texas Panhandle killed more than 18,000 cattle and critically injured one worker in what is being described as the deadliest barn fire for cattle on record.

Sports Illustrated

Elite High School Hoops Prospect Spurns Major College Program to Play Overseas

After an outstanding season that featured a run to the Elite Eight, the Longhorns will miss out on an elite talent for the 2023-24 campaign.

The Texas Tribune

A plan for Texas to build its own power plants could cost $7 billion more than expected

The plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.

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