LGBTQ+
Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws driving some people to flee state
Posted on · Bob McCranie, a Dallas based real estate broker, created Flee Red States, a real estate service to help marginalized people in Texas find new welcoming homes.
Health & Science
Texans highly motivated to travel to New Mexico for abortions
Posted on · In most circumstances, it is illegal to perform an abortion in Texas. The solution for many is to travel out of Texas and to a state where abortion is still legal. Texas Public Radio reporters Kayla Padilla and David Martin Davies examine this in the series “Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Evading the Texas Abortion Ban.”
Border
Justice Department to sue Texas over Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security program
Posted on · The Justice Department has notified the state of Texas that it will be filing suit over the controversial border security initiative.
Politics
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez aims to unseat Ted Cruz from U.S. Senate
Posted on · 'Our systems in Texas are broken,' he said in an interview with TPR, 'and they're broken because of people like Ted Cruz.'
Economy
Price of eggs continue to soar in Texas and nationwide
Posted on · Eggs are a staple item that’s tough to skip on the grocery list – that’s why shelling out big bucks per dozen is no yoke.
School shooting
‘We did it!’ — Uvalde’s entire school police department suspended following activism from families
Posted on · The announcement comes after some family members of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School have protested and even camped out at the district headquarters demanding accountability from law enforcement agencies who responded to the shooting.
Voting
A Texas county’s election administrators all resigned, leaving the state to step in
Posted on · Now, two months before early voting begins for the November general election, the county, which is west of Austin, has no elections department.
Criminal Justice
‘Dead Suspect Loophole’ invoked to keep Uvalde shooting records secret
Posted on · The loophole has been used repeatedly by Texas law enforcement agencies to deny family members and the public the details about cases when someone charged with a crime dies while in custody.
Politics
The primary problem with Texas elections
Posted on · Low voter turnout in the critical Republican primary election means the state ends up electing extremely conservative statewide office holders who don't represent the majority of Texans.
Health & Science
Hundreds Of Texans Are Ingesting Livestock Dewormer To Prevent COVID-19 — Against FDA Advice
Posted on · Despite a warning against ingesting ivermectin, the product is sold out at ranch and feed stores.
Politics
Texas GOP’s Controversial Voting Bills Advance In Special Session
Posted on · After an all night hearing over the weekend, lawmakers advanced a controversial package of voting restrictions. It’s the second push on the measures — Democrats had walked out before a previous vote.
Energy & Environment
What A Bernie Sanders Fracking Ban Would Mean For Texas
Posted on · Sen. Bernie Sanders has promised to ban fracking as part of his presidential campaign. How would that impact the Lone Star State?
inDepth
The Role Of Scientific Forensic Evidence Questioned In Pending Texas Execution
Posted on · Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed Wednesday by the State of Texas. This is the sixth time he's had a date with death in the Texas prison system, but lingering questions about his guilt have caused the courts to repeatedly step in.
News
Texas Based Whataburger Intends To Go National Under New Ownership
Posted on · A Chicago-based financial institution has acquired the majority interest in the popular Texas burger chain.
inDepth
Are Tasers Used By Police In Texas Less Effective Than Their Predecessors?
Posted on · Conflict can escalate when Tasers don’t effectively subdue a person – something police in both Houston and San Antonio have experienced firsthand.