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Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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Texas neighborhood became target of right over immigration, locals push back
Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the biggest neighborhoods in Texas, lured by cheap land and the chance for his family to escape the crime he says was rampant around their apartment in nearby Houston.
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Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says
A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.
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Will a federal judge in Texas force Planned Parenthood to repay millions?
A federal judge in Texas who put access to the abortion pill mifepristone in limbo earlier this year presided Tuesday over another potentially groundbreaking case: a state lawsuit seeking to force Planned Parenthood pay back millions of dollars it received through Medicaid.
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Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.
In the final months of the Trump administration, a new plan to seal off the United States’ southern border started gaining steam: a floating water barrier to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico.
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court Wednesday as legal challenges to abortion bans across the U.S. continue a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
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One Year After Uvalde Shooting, Investigation of Police Response Continues
A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde.
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Houston Joins Cities Fighting Potential State Takeovers
As Houston braces for a decision from the state on whether it will seize control of public schools in Texas’ largest city, Murray thinks the fight isn’t just about failing grades.
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Slow Power Repairs After Winter Storm Anger Austin Residents
Nearly 20,000 customers still don’t have electricity nearly a week after a deadly ice storm crippled Austin and brought down power lines under the weight of fallen and frozen tree limbs.
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Problems at Polling Locations Put Harris County at Center of Elections Controversy
A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations, but waved off an unfolding investigation by state police as political.
