Ken Paxton has lodged another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time over guidance about workplace protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Paxton’s lawsuit is challenging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for...
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back to archiveTexas Senate passes anti-trans sports bill
The Texas Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The Republican-led Senate voted 19-12 in favor of passing the legislation. This is the fourth time the proposed law has come...
‘The Wire’ creator pulls production of new series out of Texas over abortion law
Television writer and producer David Simon has announced that he will not shoot his upcoming series in Texas due to its extreme abortion law. “I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I can’t and won’t ask...
Thousand of migrants seeking asylum wait at the border in Del Rio
Thousands of migrants seeking asylum are in Del Rio, Texas waiting to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. According to reports, over 10,000, mostly Haitian, migrants are being given a ticket by CBP and waiting under a bridge until their number is...
Science PAC to run ads against Abbott’s anti-choice donors
314 Action, a political action committee that helps elect scientists, announced Friday they would be launching a campaign to expose Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-choice donors. The multimillion-dollar effort will target three of Abbott’s donors; Susan Gurney and...
Will Texas get a new city built from scratch?
Former Walmart executive and billionaire Marc Lore has announced plans to build a sustainable, diverse, and equitable city from scratch, and its location might be in Texas. Telosa, which derives its name from the Ancient Greek word for “highest purpose,” is an...
Federal judge grants Oct. 1 hearing on anti-abortion law
After the United States Department of Justice filed a preliminary injunction/restraining order against Texas in another attempt to halt Senate Bill 8, a federal judge granted the Biden administration a hearing on Oct. 1 to review temporarily banning the anti-abortion...
Tropical Storm Nicholas is coming to Texas
Tropical Storm Nicholas is expected to make landfall Monday evening predominately impacting the Gulf Coast region of Texas and parts of Louisiana. According to a report by the National Hurricane Center, Nicholas is expected to produce 8 to 16 inches of total...
Anti-abortion website shut down after flood of trolling
The idea was simple enough: set up a website where people can report on their fellow Texans for violating the state’s extreme new abortion restrictions. However, as the anti-choice group Texas Right to Life found out the hard way, things are rarely simple when it...