Tag: Texas
Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin backed by Texas fracking billionaire Tim...
Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Biden’s emergency abortion rule appeal, allowing...
This decision came on the first day of the Court’s new term and has significant implications for the legal landscape of reproductive rights across the country.
Uplifting commotion across FL & TX Senate races: Mindful backlash to...
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Study finds 13 percent rise in infant mortality in Texas following...
A new study reveals a significant increase in infant deaths in Texas after the state’s near-total abortion ban, highlighting the far-reaching consequences of restrictive abortion policies.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
DOJ blasts law enforcement’s Uvalde shooting response in new report, calls...
Attorney General Merrick Garland released a scathing report about the handling of the 2022 massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
‘Under attack’: TX law targets immigrants as Trump cites Hitler, GOP...
This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that allows police to arrest anyone they suspect to have entered into the United States without authorization.
Crossing state lines for care: Kate Cox’s forced journey from Texas...
Cox's case spotlights the intense legal and ethical debates surrounding abortion in America today.
Texas high court blocks emergency abortion: A fight for reproductive rights...
Kate Cox's legal battle highlights the struggle against restrictive abortion laws in Texas.
Texas GOP passes bills allowing Abbott appointee to take over Democratic...
"These bills are not about election reform," said one Harris County official. "They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices."
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.