Tag: Texas
Mail Ballot Rejections Surge in Texas, With Signs of a Race Gap
The vast majority of ballots were rejected because of rules set last year that required voters to provide their driver’s license number or partial Soc [...]
The Texas primaries showed the risk of restricting mail-in voting
You might remember the uproar last year over Texas’s new voting law: Democratic lawmakers in the GOP-controlled legislature fled the state for week [...]
Texas Supreme Court Shuts Down Final Challenge to Abortion Law
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday effectively shut down a federal challenge to the state’s novel and controversial ban on abortion after about six wee [...]
Businesses Assail Texas Move to Classify Care for Trans Teens as ‘Child Abuse’
More than 60 major businesses, including household names in technology and retail, have signed onto a new advertising campaign in Texas protesting a m [...]
Businesses Assail Texas Move to Classify Care for Trans Teens as ‘Child Abuse’
More than 60 major businesses, including household names in technology and retail, have signed onto a new advertising campaign in Texas protesting a m [...]
A Texas father of a trans teen on Greg Abbott’s accusations of “child abuse”
Investigations of parents of children who have received gender-affirming care are already underway in Texas, just weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott orde [...]
Argo Blockchain PLC takes loan to cover cost of electrical equipment for Texas crypto mining facility
The company said it anticipates being able to energise and complete the 200MW facility in the first half of this year
Argo Blockchain PLC (LSE:ARB, O [...]
In Texas, Biden Says New Legislation Could Expand Benefits for Burn Pit Victims
WASHINGTON — President Biden called on Tuesday for the broad expansion of health benefits for veterans, particularly those who fell ill after breathin [...]
Texas Youth Gender Clinic Closed Last Year Under Political Pressure
Some parents were angered by that explanation.“That doesn’t explain an awful lot of what they’ve done,” said one mother of a transgender teenager in D [...]
Indicted. Under F.B.I. Investigation. And Still Popular With Texas Republicans.
There have been signals that Mr. Paxton’s litany of controversies has tested the limits of Texas Republicans’ patience with him. Representative Chip R [...]
The Young Progressive Lawyer at the Center of a Marquee Texas Runoff
LAREDO, Texas — Just a few years ago, Jessica Cisneros was an intern in Henry Cuellar’s congressional office. Now, the representative’s former intern [...]
‘Multiple’ Jan. 6 calls between Trump and lawyer on Texas election lawsuit, panel reveals
The subpoenas also target Cleta Mitchell, a prominent GOP attorney who joined Trump on a call with Georgia officials in early January 2021. | Pablo [...]
Texas delivers a mixed message to the left
Though they fell short of their ultimate goal Tuesday, progressives can still claim a meaningful turnaround after losing races across the country in [...]
Texas primary results: Major wins for Democratic progressives and Trump GOP candidates
In the first state primary of 2022 on Tuesday, Trump-backed Republicans surged and progressives had strong performances in key, traditionally mode [...]
Texas Investigating Over Medical Treatments for Trans Youth, Lawsuit Says
As Mr. Abbott described in his letter, the order would mean that “all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children” would be required [...]