Tag: Austin
Texas NAACP files federal complaint over “The Eyes of Texas”
By JIM VERTUNO | AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a...
Activists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
By JAMIE STENGLE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas' new law...
Texas-based rocket ‘terminated’ in fiery explosion over Pacific Ocean
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites was destroyed in an explosive fireball after suffering...
Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
By JESSICA GRESKO | Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday lambasted the Supreme Court's decision not to block a new Texas...
Barely underway, Texas redistricting draws lawsuit
By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
The first volley in what is expected to be a fierce war over Texas redistricting kicked off Wednesday in the...
Abbott finds little support from lawmakers for bill banning mask mandates
María Méndez Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott twice has issued orders barring school districts from mandating masks, and in early September, as...
666 new Texas laws go into effect on Wednesday
By Andrew Zhang, The Texas Tribune
Six hundred and sixty-six new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed and signed during the...
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws...
Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that...
Texas ranks best in winning away California businesses
By Marin Wolf, The Dallas Morning News
Texas is claiming the headquarters of California companies at more than four times the rate of its nearest...