Deposition ties national GOP women’s group to texts about transgender youth

A spokesperson for the Republican Women’s Caucus Fund said the group had “absolutely no involvement” with the texts that prompted a call for an investigation.
Disappointed by Trump, dubious of Talarico: This Rio Grande Valley health official mulls his midterm vote

Dr. Ivan Melendez aligned with Democrats for years before moving to the right in recent elections. Ahead of the midterms, he’s weighing his options.
An Hinojosa win would be a political feat, but she wouldn’t inherit the power Abbott holds

Even if a Democrat were in the Governor’s Mansion, Republicans would likely control the Legislature. Divided government could mean limited political control.
Harris County removes audience tags from get-out-the-vote ads targeted by Texas AG’s office lawsuit

Calling the promotions discriminatory, the state agency had demanded in its suit that the ads, which urged social media users to make a plan to vote, be halted or changed.
Voting rights groups in Texas have cut back on outreach efforts amid threat of criminal penalties

State lawmakers passed strict restrictions in SB1 that criminalize paid workers helping voters with mail ballots.
Suburban Houston voters will be the first in Texas to decide the fate of Flock cameras

Tuesday’s election will determine if League City can keep its 55 cameras operating along city roads.
PM Modi set to release Rs 19,000 crore under PM-KISAN, to inaugurate Bharat Parv in Kevadia today

The Prime Minister will begin the two-day engagement with his visit to the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilisation (ET-IVF) Laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC) cattle farm in Banaskantha on Friday.
PM Modi takes potshot at Opposition, says, ‘Some people are happy when the nation faces trouble’

PM Modi said that while people across India were striving to make the country developed, certain political groups were unhappy with the progress and wanted to see the country in trouble.
SC cancels bail of murder accused Bihar leader Anant Singh, asks him to surrender

A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and PV Varale quashed the Patna High Court’s March 19 bail order, observing that the high court had erred in its assessment by overlooking the nature of the offence and Singh’s criminal antecedents.
Badrinath-bound chopper carrying 6 goes missing near Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, search operation underway

Badrinath-bound chopper carrying 6 goes missing near Joshimath in Uttarakhand