Posted on · On Thursday's show: We learn more about why Mayor Sylvester Turner fired Tom McCasland, how recent events in America could hurt democracy abroad, and efforts to establish a first-class institution of Latino art in the Bayou City.
Posted on · With a new regulation, the administration will allow any company or nonprofit group to refuse to cover contraception by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law.
Posted on · The states petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's extension of deadlines to comply with the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Posted on · Dr. Arye Carmon, founder and past president of the Israel Democracy Institute, downplays the effects of President Obama’s decision to abstain from a UN Security Council resolution censuring Israeli construction in the West Bank.
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined with 20 other state AGs to ask for the injunction. The rule was scheduled to take effect December 1.
Posted on · Civil rights groups fighting the law in court could soon find themselves doing so without the aid of the Justice Department. Senator Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, is a supporter of such laws.
Posted on · The Commerce Department is preparing to cede control of the Internet’s domain name system to an international non-profit group. Ken Paxton and three other state attorneys general argue that would violate the Constitution.
Posted on · The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday (Sept. 27, 2016) heard oral arguments over a case challenging the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is seen by many environmental and industry watchers as one of the most important environmental cases in nearly a decade, as it will decide whether […]
Posted on · Texas will become the third state to pull out of the federal Refugee Resettlement Program over security concerns. The move won’t prevent refugees from coming to Texas, but it will force non-governmental organization to bear the cost of providing them with critical services.
Posted on · The ruling by a U.S. district judge puts a nationwide hold on the directive, issued by the U.S. Education Department in May, requiring that students in public schools be allowed to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity.
Posted on · Texas has always had a bit of a contentious relationship with the federal government — especially lately. One report says that, since Pres. Obama took office in 2009, his administration has been sued by the state at least 43 times. One of the most recent lawsuits deals with transgender children and bathrooms in schools, and […]
Posted on · The Canadian pipeline company filed suit in federal court in Houston.
Posted on · Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has once again ruled against the Obama administration's controversial immigration program, upholding a lower court’s injunction barring the plan from taking effect while awaiting the outcome of a full trial on the lawsuit’s underlying […]