Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: Texas

In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from...

The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.

ICE agent shoots delivery driver in Austin as officials question who...

The Department of Homeland Security says it is leading the inquiry, with its Homeland Security Investigations unit in charge, a role the FBI has historically held, CBS News reported.

Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made...

She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated.

Homeland Security Opens Child Exploitation Probe Into Banned Texas Volleyball Coach

An agent said he began looking into Ryan Richardson after ProPublica and The Washington Post reported that the coach was still working with teens after a sports oversight group found that he had engaged in sexual misconduct.

Texas frees ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting after judge rejects...

Minnesota's attorney general says the governor's inaction protects a man accused of a shooting, not just an immigration crackdown

This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He...

Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching.

Why abortion opponents are turning their attention to banning surrogacy

Anti-abortion activists and lawmakers in Texas are pressing to limit or even outlaw surrogacy, a new step toward restricting major forms of infertility treatment.

Bulldozers begin clearing ground for border barriers inside Big Bend National...

Homeland Security set aside the National Park Service Organic Act, the Endangered Species Act and dozens of other laws to authorize the work, and a court challenge to that waiver is pending.

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River...

The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.

James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter...

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune’s review of the Democratic Senate candidate’s residency records found that he may have voted in up to five elections using an address where he no longer lived.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.