No Big Backlash For States, Including Texas Passing Anti-Transgender Laws
In Texas, a coalition called Texas Competes released a letter April 19 denouncing a batch of pending bills as "divisive, unnecessary and economically dangerous."
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In Texas, a coalition called Texas Competes released a letter April 19 denouncing a batch of pending bills as "divisive, unnecessary and economically dangerous."
The Constitutional Issues Committee has set 9 a.m. Thursday, April 29, for a hearing on House Bill 1927.
The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats.
"Susan Wright will be a terrific Congresswoman (TX-06) for the Great State of Texas," said President Trump in a statement.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to file the suit at the Supreme Court, which hears disputes between states.
"I am disgusted this sort of predatory behavior is still taking place in and around our Capitol," House Speaker Dade Phelan said.
In the 34 page complaint, Paxton argues the administration is violating its own CDC rules.
Every time you register your vehicle or renew your driver's license, the state of Texas takes your personal information and sells it.
If passed, the bills would create at least four regional processing centers in high traffic Border Patrol sectors designed to handle what's expected to be the highest number of migrants crossing into the U.S. in 20 years.
SB 68, authored by Borris Miles (D-Houston), requires that an officer intervene if he or she sees another officer using force that he or she believes to be excessive and would violate state or federal law.
One woman has had a defining influence in George W. Bush's views on immigration: Paula Rendon, an immigrant from Mexico who left her own children behind to help raise Bush and his siblings.
They want action and are asking the U.S. Department of Education to step in.
HB 530, which passed on a vote of 94 to 51, would specifically allow an election judge with a gun license to have a handgun at certain election sites only while executing their duties.
While on a trip outside Texas, George W. Bush said the Republican Party he served as president -- from 2001 to 2009 -- has become "isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist".
A crowded congressional special election in Texas' 6th District could give Republicans a first look at Donald Trump's staying power in the party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
His attorneys asked for a new judge on Wednesday to oversee the 19-year-old's appeal, which is scheduled to begin Thursday.
The competition consisted of four categories: the "Most Creative," "Best Taste Savory," "Best Taste Sweet" and "Best Taste Sipper."
The Texas man is accused of threatening a Georgia judge and district attorney's office employees on the day of Colin Gray's sentencing hearing.
Nearly 10 months after a Texas law professor disappeared while hiking on a trail in North Georgia, his family is planning a memorial service in Dallas as questions about what happened to him remain unanswered.
We'll likely see the extreme heat warning extended into Thursday.
According to Parker County ESD 6 Fire Chief Nicholas Wells, the fire was reported just before 10 p.m. Monday on Lake Country Drive.
Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0.
"Maybe this is one of those times that we just need to be loud and make people hear us that they're not being treated fairly," she said.
The state's inspector general says expanded authority, faster suspensions and a growing Do Not Hire Registry are reshaping how Texas responds to allegations involving school employees.
His attorneys asked for a new judge on Wednesday to oversee the 19-year-old's appeal, which is scheduled to begin Thursday.
The competition consisted of four categories: the "Most Creative," "Best Taste Savory," "Best Taste Sweet" and "Best Taste Sipper."
The Texas man is accused of threatening a Georgia judge and district attorney's office employees on the day of Colin Gray's sentencing hearing.
Nearly 10 months after a Texas law professor disappeared while hiking on a trail in North Georgia, his family is planning a memorial service in Dallas as questions about what happened to him remain unanswered.
We'll likely see the extreme heat warning extended into Thursday.
"Maybe this is one of those times that we just need to be loud and make people hear us that they're not being treated fairly," she said.
The reversal comes just weeks after an I-Team investigation showed contention over the disciplinary process.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Many people across the state, including suburban and rural Texans, are unhappy about data centers, particularly AI data centers.
The Supreme Court declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking vaccines and autism.
U.S. ICE officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Dallas County health officials said the possible exposure happened during the 2025-26 school year, and that testing is recommended for returning students in grades 10-12.
Casting for Recovery was started by two women, a professional angler and a reconstructive breast surgeon, who recognized the healing powers of fly fishing.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0.
Texas Values and other groups plan a Thursday news conference and rally outside the AAC ahead of the Fever-Wings game.
Golden State has already surpassed its win total from last season by two and will get another chance on the postseason stage.
Homecoming is the only way to describe Sunday night's news: DeSoto native Von Miller is finally putting that blue star on his helmet.
The Stars' lease for the AAC ends in 2031, and the team is pushing to construct a new arena in Plano.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
Hayden Panettiere, who shares a daughter with the former boxing champ, died on Sunday at 36 years old.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
