The top 25: Updated class of 2023 recruiting rankings Arch Manning is still No.1. See who follows the Texas-bound QB in the latest composite. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 26, 2022
First Thing: California to ban sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles Ban on sales by 2035 welcomed but affordability and charging infrastructure pose challenges. Plus, Texas judge overturns gun ban The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022
‘I hate you f****** Indians’: Texas woman arrested after racist rant and assault in Plano Woman heard telling a group of Indians she did not think they were Americans ‘because of the way you speak’ The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
An activist plans to test Texas' 'In God We Trust' law with signs in Arabic A law requires schools to display signs with "In God We Trust" on them if they are donated, but it doesn't mention a required language. WEKU · Aug 26, 2022
“Thanks, and God bless you”: Asylum-seekers allowed to enter U.S. after “remain in Mexico” ends Two weeks after a federal judge allowed the Biden administration to end the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols, U.S. judges are beginning to allow migrants to stay in the country as their asylum claims are pending. The Texas Tribune · Aug 26, 2022
As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage. The Texas Tribune · Aug 26, 2022
Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases Gun safety advocates in Texas are demanding that Gov. Greg Abbott raise the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. Abbott could put the issue to a vote by calling a special session. WEKU · Aug 26, 2022
Mac Engel: Bill Burr’s take on the WNBA vs. Real Housewives is a joke, but he’s not totally wrong FORT WORTH, Texas — He’s a comedian, so maybe he was just kidding, but Bill Burr’s take on the WNBA and entertainment has more uncomfortable truths than not. Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022
Texas law banning adults under 21 from carrying handguns struck down by federal judge Judge rules 2nd Amendment "as informed by Founding-era history and tradition" doesn't exclude young adults. Axios · Aug 26, 2022
Four Indian-American women racially abused, assaulted in Texas The Indian-American women were told to 'go back to India' by a Mexican-American. The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022
Viral Video: 4 Indian women racially abused, assaulted in Texas; accused arrested An American woman was arrested in the US state of Texas on Thursday after a video of her racially abusing and assaulting Indian-American women went viral on social media. Watch viral video on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 26, 2022
Pipeline operator reaches tentative settlement deal in California oil spill lawsuits LOS ANGELES — The Texas company that operates the oil pipeline that sent at least 25,000 gallons of crude gushing into the waters off Southern California in a spill last fall has tentatively agreed to settle more than a dozen lawsuits brought by Orange County business owners and residents. Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022
NBA player Taurean Prince arrested at Miami airport on a warrant from Texas MIAMI — Minnesota pro basketball player Taurean Prince was arrested at Miami International Airport on Thursday on a warrant out of Texas. Miami Herald · Aug 26, 2022
Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearing A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Texas lawyer testifies disclosure of confidential Sandy Hook medical, psychiatric records was inadvertent The question of how secret medical records were improperly disclosed to lawyers of relatives of Sandy Hook victims involved in a Texas defamation suit was answered at a disciplinary hearing in Superior Court in Waterbury on Thursday: by accident.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 25, 2022 “We’re not done”: Uvalde residents say the fight for accountability won’t stop with Pete Arredondo’s firing Some parents and community members are calling for more school district employees to be fired and for the state to raise the minimum age for buying an assault rifle.
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 O’Rourke, abortion rights backers attack Abbott over Texas’ trigger law and near-total ban Beto O’Rourke and other Texas Democrats on the Nov. 8 midterm election ballot made the case Thursday that a change in leadership in Austin is the only way to reverse the near-total abortion ban after a new trigger law took effect.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 25, 2022 Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Cowboys’ Tyron Smith to have surgery Friday; team hopes starting LT can return this season FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith will require surgery and an extensive absence after tearing a hamstring tendon near his left knee Wednesday during the team’s final training-camp practice, a person with knowledge of the diagnosis said, dealing a significant blow to an offensive line whose tackle depth…
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022 How the end of Roe v Wade makes it harder for young migrants in US custody to get abortions Most migrants held in centres in anti-abortion states like Texas
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022 A wave of anti-abortion ‘trigger’ laws are now in effect. More are coming Two months after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, abortion is outlawed in 12 states and more than 20 million women have lost access to care, Alex Woodward reports
Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2022 Four more Republican-led US states ban almost all abortions Additional ‘trigger laws’ that automatically ban abortion are set to go into effect in numerous US states this week.
Salon · Aug 25, 2022 Texas abortion providers face prison Texas now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield
Los Angeles Times · Aug 25, 2022 Amplify Energy reaches tentative settlement deal in California oil spill lawsuits LOS ANGELES — The Texas company that operates the oil pipeline that sent at least 25,000 gallons of crude gushing into the waters off Southern California in a spill last fall has tentatively agreed to settle more than a dozen lawsuits brought by Orange County business owners and residents.
The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2022 Slew of trigger laws kick in as three more US states ban abortions Women in Tennessee, Texas and Idaho will lose access and in certain cases doctors will be punished for performing procedure