Tag: Texas
Just hours after Trump signs Muslim ban a Texas mosque went...
The mosque has been the target of hatred before and was burglarized just a week ago.
Fighting the Black Snake at Two Rivers: How Standing Rock-style protest...
The actions, along with arrests, will likely continue in the coming weeks and months.
The next Flint? Two-thirds of residents in Corpus Christi, TX still...
Though some of the water use restriction have been lifted for some residents, two-thirds of those living in the Texas city are still forced to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking.
Texas on Short Leash After Defying Court’s Voting Rights Order
After violating a court order intended to protect voters, Texas is ordered to submit all voting material for approval.
DOJ Catches Texas Violating The Court Order Against Its Voter Suppression...
No one could have seen this one coming.
The U.S. Supreme Court Makes Herstory
This significant legal victory was obtained not only in the chambers Supreme Court but through years of organizing at the grass-roots, in the media and in the halls of the Texas Legislature.
Texas Abortion Law Just Ruled Unconstitutional
SCOTUS rules 5-3 that Texas’s abortion law is unconstitutional.
Supreme Court Overturns Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
What does the new decision mean for other states with TRAP laws?
Uber Goes Under in Austin
Arrogant ridesharing corporations thought they could buy an election, but they chose the wrong city.
How A Right-Wing Media Myth Made It Into Oral Arguments For...
Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller is relying on a common right-wing media myth to justify medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.