The statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “corrects falsehoods” from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child.
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Judge rules against majority of claims in Black student’s hair discrimination case
Darryl George’s fight to wear his natural hair first began last summer.
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New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody’s happy.
The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state’s strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a recent public hearing.
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Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing oil to spill
The collision’s impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.
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Expanding wildfires force Texas nuclear facility to pause operations
Wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing at least the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility.
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas and Florida social media laws
These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.
