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Records: Texas attorney general fled home to avoid subpoena

Court documents say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ran out of his house and jumped into a truck driven by his wife, a state senator, to avoid being served a subpoena in an abortion access case

The Independent UK

Subreddit Gets Users To Call Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a 'Little Piss Baby' To Defy Content Moderation Law

Reddit users are protesting Texas' H.B. 20, which forces social media platforms to host speech they find objectionable.

Reason

Bisexuals not covered by federal employment protections, Texas plaintiffs argue

AUSTIN, Texas — A hardline Christian activist and an evangelical church in North Texas are arguing that federal employment protections for LGBT workers don’t apply to bisexuals.

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William Byron spun Denny Hamlin under caution at Texas, and there’s ‘no excuse’ for NASCAR officials missing it

And Denny Hamlin promised payback: "When I get a chance, they're going to get it."

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Texas attorney general Ken Paxton mocked for fleeing subpoena in truck driven by his wife: ‘Run, Ken, run!’

‘This is a ridiculous waste of time and the media should be ashamed of themselves,’ Ken Paxton says

The Independent UK

Doctor dubbed 'medical terrorist' after being spotted 'poisoning medicine'

Chilling footage shows Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr, 59, from Texas, in the US, allegedly injecting poison into the IV bags of patients which killed a doctor and caused 11 heart emergencies

Daily Mirror

Texas attorney general ducked subpoena in abortion case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home with his wife on Monday to avoid being served a subpoena in a legal battle over funding for abortions, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

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USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

St. Frances Academy (Md.) has a signature win as Mater Dei (Calif.) and St. John Bosco (Calif.) hold strong atop Week 5 of the rankings.

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Gavin Newsom for president? He’s impressing Democratic insiders with blasts at Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public slugfests with the governors of Texas and Florida over immigration and abortion is generating important national attention. But perhaps even more importantly — assuming he has further political aspirations — his more aggressive demeanor is endearing him to influential Democratic insiders.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Forde-Yard Dash: October Story Lines to Watch

Can Penn State overcome a tough slate of October opponents to get the James Franklin era back on track?

Sports Illustrated

Prison staff shortages take toll on guards, incarcerated people

HOUSTON — The pay is rising — but so are average temperatures, and because many of the workplaces are not air-conditioned, toiling for this employer often means broiling in the Texas heat. The job is stable and recession-proof but also potentially dangerous, with an ever-present threat of violence.

Tribune News Service

'Intimidating' anti-abortion protests to start outside of Scots clinics for 40 days

Texas-based organisation 40 Days For Life will begin a six-week "prayer vigil" outside clinics offering abortion services in Scotland from tomorrow.

Daily Record

Texas Democrats try to convince voters they aren’t bad for oil and gas

Candidates like Beto O’Rourke and Mike Collier say they want to work toward a cleaner energy future but aren’t looking to eliminate the energy jobs that boost Texas’ economy.

The Texas Tribune

They saved to buy their own mobile homes. Then the land beneath them was sold to an investor.

Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing for around 2 million Texans. But as Texas cities grow, many mobile home parks are being closed and redeveloped, pushing out longtime residents.

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Brazos County won’t restore Texas A&M early-voting location despite students’ pushback

County commissioners decided Tuesday that A&M still won’t have an on-campus early-voting location for the 2022 elections, despite admitting it was a mistake to eliminate it for the first time in years.

The Texas Tribune

As inflation skyrockets, local Texas governments ponder tax rate increases as they balance budgets

Local governments in Texas have spent the summer preparing their budgets for next year, wrestling with inflation and a law that prohibits them from raising property tax revenues beyond 3.5% without voter approval.

Salon

Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: DeSantis is lying his way back into Florida’s governor’s mansion. UN’s Venezuela report proves it

When it comes to immigration, what comes out of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mouth is pure, orchestrated deceit.

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Texas, battling teen pregnancy, recasts sex education standards

DALLAS — J.R. Chester got pregnant the summer before her senior year of high school. A bright student with good grades, she gave birth, graduated, and was pregnant again when she arrived at college that fall.

Tribune News Service

Cynthia M. Allen: When this high school banned cellphone use, it saw remarkable changes

FORT WORTH, Texas — There’s something noticeably different at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth this year.

The Independent UK

NBA camps open; some go abroad, Spurs plan a trip to Uvalde

The San Antonio Spurs are planning a trip to Uvalde, Texas next month

Reuters

U.S. whistleblowers aiding migrant children feared retaliation -watchdog

U.S. government workers feared retaliation for raising concerns last year about the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children on a Texas military base, where children have been held amid record arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a watchdog report released on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Cases of bird flu have been detected in a Dallas County backyard flock

A strain of avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock of birds in Dallas County, although the virus poses little threat to public health, the Texas Animal Health Commission announced Monday.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says

In an affidavit, a process server said that the state’s top attorney tried to evade him as he attempted to deliver a subpoena from an abortion fund’s lawsuit against the state.

Sports Illustrated

Big 12 Commish Announces Punishment for Texas Tech’s Field Storm

Brett Yormark disciplined the university in response to the actions of Red Raiders fans following Saturday’s overtime win over Texas.

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