Gov. Greg Abbott Appoints Attorney Evan Young To Texas Supreme Court

Young replaces former justice Eva Guzman, who resigned to run for attorney general in 2022.

• Nov 1, 2021

Prisons In Texas, Across US, Facing Staff Shortages As Officers Quit Amid COVID Pandemic

After watching friends and coworkers die from COVID-19, Lance Lowry quit after 20 years as a corrections officer in Texas to become a long-haul trucker.

• Nov 1, 2021

Lawsuit: City Of San Marcos Refused Escort To Protect Biden Campaign Bus

The Texas Tribune reports that the suit alleges that law enforcement officers in San Marcos "privately laughed" and "joked about the victims and their distress" in the audio recordings.

• Oct 30, 2021

Speed Of Texas Abortion Cases Has Few High Court Precedents

In only a handful of cases has the Supreme Court moved as quickly as it is in the fight over the Texas law that bans most abortions.

• Oct 30, 2021

Texas, 10 Other States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Texas is one of 11 states that filed lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.

• Oct 29, 2021

Oil Chiefs Set To Testify At Landmark Congressional Hearing

Top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants are set to testify at a landmark House hearing today.

• Oct 28, 2021

School Libraries Under New Scrutiny As Texas Lawmaker Questions Kids' Access To Books On Race, Sexuality

State Rep. Matt Krause announced he's launching an inquiry into "Texas school district content."

• Oct 27, 2021

Texas Democrats Make Renewed Push For US Senate To Pass Federal Elections Bill

The legislation is called the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and is named after the civil rights leader and Congressman who died last year.

• Oct 26, 2021

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Restricting Transgender Students In School Sports

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law restricting Texas' transgender student-athletes from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity.

• Oct 26, 2021

Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks 3 New Anti-Abortion Laws

In a 5-3 ruling on Monday, the court granted a temporary injunction that keeps the laws from taking effect.

• Oct 25, 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott Approves Redrawn Texas Voting Maps

Civil rights groups have filed federal lawsuits that accuse GOP mapmakers of disenfranchising Hispanic and Black residents who are driving the state's rapid growth.

• Oct 25, 2021

Texas Joins Oklahoma's Effort To Overturn McGirt Decision Regarding Crimes On Tribal Reservations

The McGirt decision found that Oklahoma has no jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against Native Americans on tribal reservations.

• Oct 23, 2021

Supreme Court Doesn't Block Texas Abortion Law, Sets Hearing

The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.

• Oct 22, 2021

Texas Governor Appoints New Elections Chief Who Briefly Represented Trump In Election Challenge

The man Governor Greg Abbott has appointed as the new Texas Secretary of State briefly represented former President Donald Trump in his legal challenge of the 2020 election results.

• Oct 21, 2021

More Than A Dozen Texas Congressmen Complain About Mexico Energy Changes

Congressmen in Texas are complaining about the Mexican government's attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector.

• Oct 20, 2021

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