Tag: texas local news
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A new Texas law eliminates privileges for foreign-born employees
Workers and supporters held an action on July 14 in front of Houston’s City Hall in support of whatever they are recording “la ley que mata,” or “the law that destroys.” HB 2127, which eliminates important housing for workers and labor rights, goes into impact on September 1. Just last month, Gov. Greg Abbott approved…
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Twenty years later, a Texas babysitter’s murder conviction in connection with a toddler’s strangling death was overturned
Twenty years after being charged with murder in the toddler’s strangling death, a Texas babysitter had the allegations against her dropped. According to Travis County District Attorney José Garza, Rosa Jimenez received a 99-year jail term after being found guilty in 2005 in the 2003 murder of a 21-month-old baby who suffocated on a bundle…
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According to the mayor of San Antonio, Texas’ legislature isn’t doing much to ease the terrible heat
Texas is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking records, with some places seeing temperatures as high as 120 degrees. The state legislature, according to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, has served to make matters worse. “We’re pleased that the president is tackling the current heat with the intensity that is, in my opinion, required. Nirenberg…
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DOJ requests the judge to have the Texas floating barrier removed from the Rio Grande
Wednesday night, the Department of Justice requested that a federal judge allow Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) to take down a floating barrier at the southern border that is intended to stop migrants from passing the Rio Grande River. The DOJ claimed in a court statement that the network of buoys across the river has…
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On a Texas farm, “human remains” were discovered in a luggage
According to the authorities, those feeding creatures at the property outside of San Antonio in Bexar County on Thursday morning found the horrifying observation. The sheriff, Javier Salazar, stated at a news conference that “they started looking into it after discovering what seems to be human remains.” He continued, “At the moment, we’ve got no…
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Migrants are being injured by Texas’ strict current border tactics
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken a stronger stand toward the border over the past 2 years, sending tens of thousands of National Guard members and law enforcement officials to monitor the Rio Grande and pushing beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable for the state to do in terms of immigration. However, based on conversations…
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More babies are dying almost 2 years after Texas banned abortions beyond six weeks
Texas has some of the harshest abortion laws in the nation, which may be contributing to a serious rise in infant mortality by forcing women to carry unsuccessful pregnancies to birth. As per preliminary infant mortality information CNN acquired via a public records demand, 2,200 newborns died in Texas in 2022, a rise of 227…
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Federal loans owed by around 64,000 Texans will be erased
Following a review by the U.S. Department of Education, it was determined that over 64,000 borrowers from Texas were eligible for the advantage, and their federal student loans would be canceled. An amount of $3.1 billion in debt could be erased but $48,500 on average for each borrower. The decision has nothing to do with President Joe…
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A Texas trooper claims that state officials at the southern border are treating migrants inhumanely
In a private message earlier this month, a state trooper expressed concerns over procedures he considered cruel, saying that attempts by Texas authorities to prevent illegal crossings across the U.S.-Mexico border have put migrants, especially children, in danger of drowning or being wounded by a sharp wire. The trooper further asserted that Texas officials had been…
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Texas adolescent care issue is getting worse as doctors who treat trans children leave the state
In her hospital, Dr. Ximena Lopez witnesses a parent sobbing at least once every day. They are sobbing because Lopez has just informed them that because Texas has banned these therapies for trans youngsters, they must discover a new means to provide transition-related care for their kids, either by moving away from Texas or seeking…