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Immigrants accounted for over 20% of Texas’ workforce, study finds

Immigrants in Texas account for over 20% of the state’s workforce, a new study says.

Tribune News Service

One Civilian With a Gun at an Indiana Mall Offered Better Protection Than 376 Cops in Uvalde

Taking personal responsibility turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.

Reason

Texas universities grapple with how to provide reproductive health care information to students amid new abortion laws

The changing legal landscape is raising questions for public colleges about how to talk to students about reproductive health care options and creating hesitancy among students about whether they can trust their universities’ health centers.

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Michael Cunningham: Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher finally beat Nick Saban, but Alabama’s still the standard

ATLANTA — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Now he’s the first quarterback since Jameis Winston in 2014 to return and play for a bona fide national championship contender. At SEC Media Days, somebody asked Nick Saban how Young can be better.

Tribune News Service

Alarm as fastest growing US cities risk becoming unlivable from climate crisis

Some of the cities enjoying population boom are among those gripped by a ferocious heatwave and seeing record temperatures

The Guardian - US

House passes bill preserving same-sex marriage as Democrats seek to counter Justice Thomas, GOP

WASHINGTON — House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to strengthen same-sex marriage rights as Republicans emboldened by comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hope to topple other precedents following the reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Here’s how much Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have raised in the race for Texas governor

Democratic gubernatorial candidate O’Rourke is taking on incumbent Abbott in the November general election. Both have raised millions of dollars so far.

The Texas Tribune

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Most Texans don’t want to make medication abortion a felony, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — About 6 out of 10 Texans oppose ideas for continuing a crackdown on abortion with additional laws that would criminalize use of an “abortion pill” obtained out of state and classify a Texan’s decision to have an abortion as homicide, a new poll has found.

Tribune News Service

Billionaire George Soros donates $1 million to Texas governor candidate Beto O’Rourke

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic mega donor George Soros and an Austin-area couple each gave $1 million to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service

Frequent lockdowns may have led to slow Uvalde response

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting a Texas elementary school, a Texas House of Representatives committee report found that nearly 400 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the 77-minute rampage in which 19 kids and two teachers died

The Independent UK

Only one Texas Republican in Congress voted to protect marriage equality

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to vote for a bill seeking to codify the right to same-sex marriage. The measure passed the House, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.

The Texas Tribune

State senator questions having Texas DPS review Uvalde shooting response

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde questioned Tuesday whether the Texas Department of Public Safety can be trusted to review its own officers’ actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Tribune News Service

Rural Texas districts struggling to attract teachers are switching to four-day school weeks

The switch to four-day school weeks is popular among smaller school districts that don’t always have the finances to attract or retain teachers with pay increases.

The Texas Tribune

Texas is barred from enforcing new restrictions on voter assistance

A federal judge has struck down provisions in Texas' new law that set limits on how people can help voters cast their ballots.

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Academy of Country Music Awards head to Texas on Prime Video

The Academy of Country Music Awards is heading to Texas next year as they continue their live-streaming partnership with Amazon Prime Video

The Texas Tribune

Blogger with ties to Vicente Gonzalez lobs racist attack at his congressional opponent Mayra Flores

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign has a history with the politics blogger, using more than $1,000 in campaign funds to pay him for advertising services.

The Independent UK

Dallas joins growing list of Texas school districts requiring clear backpacks after Uvalde massacre

The bags will be distributed among students ahead of new term

Reuters

By raft and on foot, migrants cross Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas

Beneath a blazing sun, a record number of migrants seeking to enter the United States are crossing the Mexican border. Some wade or swim through the waters of the Rio Grande into Texas. Smugglers ferry groups of others on rafts.

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The Independent UK

Wildfire burns homes around lake in Texas amid high heat

Authorities say a wildfire has burned at least five homes and resulted in about 300 homes being evacuated around a lake in north Texas amid sweltering temperatures and dry conditions

Tribune News Service

North, Central Texas under red flag warning starting Tuesday as fire conditions grow

DALLAS — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a red flag warning for counties in north and central parts of Texas as ongoing extreme weather conditions have elevated the risk for wildfires in the area.

Texas Observer

Cancelled in Friendswood

Right-wing trolls forced a decorated veteran to pull out of Fourth of July festivities in this small Texas town of 40,000.

The Independent UK

Uvalde survivor confronts Texas school board in dress she wore during massacre: ‘Most of those kids were my friends’

‘I don’t want to go to your guys’ school if you don’t have protection,’ eight-year-old tells officials

Ballotpedia

Dade Phelan raised more than any other Republican House candidate in Texas

Texas Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $164.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Dade Phelan has raised more than any other Republican.

The Independent UK

Gov Greg Abbott did not attend any funerals for Uvalde school massacre victims, schedule shows

Texas governor ‘doesn’t care that all these children were murdered and these teachers were murdered’, says father of Uvalde victim

Salon

Abbott hasn't come to any Uvalde funeral

"Honestly, many of the families didn't want him there," lawmaker says

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