Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged a key federal judge in Texas to quickly adopt new limits on plaintiffs’ ability to choose the judge who will oversee their case, also known as judge-shopping, in a letter on Thursday. “I write to you today encouraging the District Court for the Northern District of Texas to… Continue reading Schumer Urges Texas District To Adopt Judge-Shopping Rules
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Texas Medical Panel Refuses To Help Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel on Friday rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortions bans in the U.S., which physicians say is dangerously unclear and has forced women with serious pregnancy complications to leave the state. The head of the Texas Medical Board also said that wider… Continue reading Texas Medical Panel Refuses To Help Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
Mayor Karen Bass rips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to L.A. during Tropical Storm Hilary
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blasted Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott late Monday for transporting migrants to the city as Tropical Storm Hilary bore down on the region. “It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was… Continue reading Mayor Karen Bass rips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to L.A. during Tropical Storm Hilary
Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants
The state of Texas went to court Tuesday to defend placing a string of buoys in the Rio Grande to deter people crossing the river from Mexico, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged moving some of the barriers out of Mexican waters. The federal government has ordered Texas to remove the barriers and filed… Continue reading Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants
Tropical storm Harold barrels toward South Texas
A tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight barreled toward South Texas on Tuesday morning, threatening to bring heavy rain and possible flooding to an area that has grappled with unrelenting heat all summer. Tropical Storm Harold, the latest system to form in what has become a busy Atlantic hurricane season, was… Continue reading Tropical storm Harold barrels toward South Texas
Federal judges rule against parts of Texas, Georgia voting laws
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez struck down a provision of Texas’ law requiring that… Continue reading Federal judges rule against parts of Texas, Georgia voting laws
Trump officials hatched the idea for the Rio Grande buoys that Texas now uses to block migrants
They decided to use flat “spin discs” between the buoys to keep migrants from climbing between them. They decided against using buoys or discs with spikes and barbs, although that equipment was available from vendors they researched. “We needed to make sure [migrants] couldn’t get across or climb on them,” Scott said. “We elected to go… Continue reading Trump officials hatched the idea for the Rio Grande buoys that Texas now uses to block migrants
Texas woman awarded $1.2 billion in ‘revenge porn’ lawsuit
A victim of so-called “revenge porn” in Texas has been awarded $1.2 billion after her ex-boyfriend allegedly shared what court documents call “visually intimate material” of her online and in emails to her family, friends and colleagues after they broke up. The woman’s ex, Marques Jamal Jackson, allegedly put the images on multiple social media… Continue reading Texas woman awarded $1.2 billion in ‘revenge porn’ lawsuit
Water barrels for migrants go missing at Texas border
A big part of the job for Ruben Garza, an investigator in Jim Hogg County, in southwest Texas, is looking for people who have gone missing as they trek to his part of the world after crossing the border, as well as trying to identify bodies found. These days, though, he’s had to put time… Continue reading Water barrels for migrants go missing at Texas border
Video shows Texas US Rep. Ronny Jackson berating officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo
DALLAS — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month. In body camera video, the former White House physician can be seen approaching a group of people surrounding… Continue reading Video shows Texas US Rep. Ronny Jackson berating officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo