Texas town honors pioneering astronaut Wally Funk
Wally Funk gets an honorary welcome in Grapevine, Texas, after returning from her journey into space in July. CBS Dallas/Fort Worth's Doug Dunbar reports.
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Texas state representative on special session
The Texas state legislature has begun a new special session, as many Democrats remain in D.C. Texas state Representative Carl Sherman joined CBSN to discuss what's next for the caucus.
Texas House Democrats don't return for new special session
The group of lawmakers fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent passage of an elections bill.
Voting Rights Act turns 56
As the Voting Rights Act turns 56, activists warn that the sanctity of the ballot box is corroding under relentless Republican efforts on the state level. In an op-ed in The Washington Post, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urged Congress to act to pass new legislation to protect voting rights. CBS News political contributors and analysts Antjuan Seawright and Leslie Sanchez join with their perspectives on the anniversary and the road ahead.
Martin Luther King III on voting rights fight
Renewed talks on voting rights are underway on Capitol Hill, where the Senate is plotting new paths toward a potential legislative victory. This comes as the U.S. marks the 56th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 that secured Black Americans' right to vote and banned discrimination at the polls; however, activists argue that those rights are being threatened. Global human rights activist Martin Luther King III joined CBSN to discuss.
Texas shelters for migrant kids to operate without state oversight
After August 30, 36 Texas-based shelters housing migrant children in federal care will no longer be regulated or inspected by state officials.
Boy on a mission to share his love of reading with thousands of others
Orion Jean may only be 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000 — that's how many books he hopes will be donated by the end of the month.
Van carrying migrants crashes in Texas
At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured after a van carrying migrants crashed on a remote Texas highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the van's driver was speeding and veered off of a highway into a utility pole. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss.
At least 10 killed when van carrying migrants crashes in Texas
At least 30 people were traveling inside the van at the time of the accident, authorities said. The driver was among those killed.
Lawmakers arrested during voting rights rally
Several lawmakers and activists were arrested while rallying for a federal voting rights bill in Washington. Texas state Representative Ron Reynolds, who was among those arrested, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more.
El Paso marks 2 years since mass shooting
El Paso, Texas, is remembering the lives lost when a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart two years ago. But years later, political tensions over immigration persist. An article in the Dallas Morning News dives into the issue and highlights the expansion of gun laws in the state. María Ramos Pacheco, one of the authors of the story, joins CBSN with more.
White House announces new eviction ban
The White House says a new moratorium on evictions will be put into effect for parts of the country with higher case counts of COVID-19. It follows days of protest by progressive Democrats who camped outside the U.S. Capitol after the CDC's moratorium was allowed to expire over the weekend. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, Axios congressional reporter Alayna Treene, and Politico national political correspondent Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the White House's reaction to sexual harassment claims against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Judge blocks Texas plan to stop vehicles with migrants
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state authorities last week to stop and re-route vehicles suspected of transporting migrants who crossed the southern border illegally.
Video shows Texas deputy pinning teen down
A Texas family is demanding answers after a sheriff's deputy restrained an 18-year-old. Jericka Duncan reports
More than 100 state lawmakers to join Texas Dems for rally
The Texas Democrats have been in Washington D.C. since July 12 in an effort to block GOP lawmakers from overhauling the state's election laws.
Biden administration under pressure to block new voting rights laws
As CBS affiliate KHOU-TV's David Gonzalez reports, hundreds took part in four-day march in Texas in support of voting rights. Participants denounced proposed changes to the state's voting laws. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the increased pressure on the White House to pass federal legislation that would protect the right to vote.
New Representative Jake Ellzey sworn in
Representative Jake Ellzey is officially the next congressman representing Texas' 6th congressional district, after a surprise victory in the runoff special election against Trump-backed candidate and fellow Republican Susan Wright. He spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about his plans to serve his district.
Austin health officials warn there's only 16 ICU beds left in the region
Austin's public health department said the region is experiencing the lowest staffed ICU bed capacity since the beginning of the pandemic.
DOJ sues Texas over plan to stop vehicles transporting migrants
Border Patrol holding facilities for unaccompanied children and families could become dangerously overcrowded due to Texas' order, the Biden administration argued in its lawsuit.
Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election
Texas Representative Jake Ellzey won the state's special election to fill late Congressman Ron Wright's seat in the 6th District. He beat Wright's widow, Susan Wright, even though she ran with an endorsement by former President Trump. Gromer Jeffers, a Dallas Morning News political reporter, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with his analysis.
Jake Ellzey wins runoff election for Texas' 6th district
This marks the first time that a candidate Mr. Trump endorsed has lost an election since the former president left office.
Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election runoff
The Associated Press projects that Jake Ellzey has won the special runoff election in Texas' 6th congressional district. CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne and former Republican National Committee communications director and Republican strategist Doug Heye joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.
COVID-19 infections up across the U.S.
All 50 states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges and vaccination rates slow. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with the latest.
Fungal "superbug" concerning health officials
Since January, there have been more than 100 reported cases of a fungal "superbug" in both Dallas and Washington, D.C. The fungus, known as Candida auris, attacks people with weakened immune systems and can be drug-resistant. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the outbreak.
Drug-resistant superbug fungus spreads in Texas nad D.C.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an outbreak of a superbug fungus that is attacking patients in Washington, D.C., and Dallas, Texas. Omar Villafranca has more.
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