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Texas Tribune
Watchdog group sues Abbott and Paxton for communications with NRA
The corruption watchdog nonprofit American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to compel the release of emails and texts the group has sought over the past 15 months. The lawsuit is seeking co...
Texas Tribune
Abortion Providers Sue Texas To Extend Short Window for Abortions
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas announced Monday they are suing the state of Texas to prevent officials from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that were on the books prior to 1973. The lawsuit is in response to an advisory by Texas Attorn...
Texas Tribune
‘We Will Not Prosecute People Who Seek Abortions,’ Says Travis County DA
At a press conference on Monday, Travis County District Attorney José Garza repeated his promise to not prosecute abortions following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “I promise that I will continue to fight for and protect women’s rights and use my ...
Texas Tribune
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed federal protections for an abortion. In Texas, abortion will soon become illegal in due to the state’s “trigger law.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ha...
Gun violence
Texas Senate Hearings on Uvalde End With Little Talk of Guns
The Texas Senate committee formed after the Uvalde mass shooting held its first public hearings this week. For anyone hoping something substantial will be done before the start of the school year in August, none of it instilled confidence. Tuesda...
Gun violence
Let us Make Laws Gov. Abbott, Says Texas Senator Representing Uvalde
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Monday where they continued calls to address gun violence with a special legislative session that would see lawmakers return to Austin insead of waiting until 2023. “Texas has suffered ma...
Policy
This is the ‘Endgame,’ Warn Abortion Funds
With a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade expected in the next few weeks, nowhere else is the urgency and anger felt more than with abortion funds, groups that provide financial support for those seeking abortions. In Texas, these aborti...
Politics
GOP Sees Victory in TX-34, but Only for Six Months
GOP Congressional Candidate Mayra Flores flipped a U.S. House seat on Tuesday, beating out Democrat Dan Sanchez by less than eight percentage points in a special election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District. Flores narrowly avoided a runoff in th...
Politics
‘South Texas is Not For Sale’ — GOP Seeks Symbolic Victory in TX-34
Whichever candidate wins in Texas’ 34th Congressional District on Tuesday will only be in office until January. The congressional district was formerly represented by Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., the 9-year moderate incumbent who retired in March to j...
Texas Tribune
Abortion Caravan Tour Kicks Off in Austin
On Tuesday, abortion activists began traveling to Mississippi as part of a “Liberate Abortion Caravan,” a journey from Austin to Mississippi to raise awareness about the nationwide attack on abortion rights. The caravan departs from Austin on Tuesda...
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FBI searching Biden home in Rehoboth, Delaware, in classified documents probe
U.S. Secret Service agents are seen in front of Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Del., home on Jan. 12, 2021. The FBI is conducting a planned search of President Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home as part of its investigation into the potential misha...
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President Biden’s physical delayed due to travel schedule, White House says
President Biden will receive a physical examination on Feb. 16 after weeks of delays that a spokesperson attributed to a "busy and evolving travel schedule in recent weeks."Biden, the oldest president in history, is expected to announce his bid for re-...
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Manchin, Cruz introduce bipartisan bill barring Biden admin from selling US oil reserves to China
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Wednesday in introducing bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the federal government from selling American emergency oil reserves to China.The legislation — which, in addition t...
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DOJ searching Biden Delaware beach home amid classified document investigation
FBI agents were sent to President Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday to conduct a search for additional classified documents, the president's attorney Bob Bauer said."Today, with the President’s full support and cooperation...
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Private payroll growth slowed to 106,000 in January as weather hit hiring, ADP says
Job creation in the private sector plunged in January as weather-related issues sent workers to the sidelines, payroll processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.Companies added just 106,000 new workers for the month, down from an upwardly revised 253,000 ...