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Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections to take place in 2022

Thirty-six states will hold elections for governor in 2022. Of those, Ballotpedia has identified 13 as general election battlegrounds: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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Texas oil company indicted after husband and wife die from inhaling toxic gas

Jacob and Natalee Dean died in 2019 after inhaling hydrogen sulfide. The Department of Justice says Mr Dean’s employer, Aghorn Operating Inc, is responsible

The Independent UK

Texas bar seeks disciplinary action against Trump’s ‘Kraken’ ex-lawyer Sidney Powell

Texas state bar Commission for Lawyer Discipline accuses Powell of ‘professional misconduct’

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Travis Scott announces new safety initiative 4 months after Astroworld tragedy

The Astroworld Festival in Texas resulted in the deaths of 10 Travis Scott fans and life-changing injuries for dozens more last year. Four months on, the rapper has launched a new community-focused project with four specific initiatives and aims

Daily Mirror

Texas students push back on book bans

Students are forming banned-book clubs and distribution drives in response to restrictions

Salon

Enforcing abortion bans is much harder than passing them

More women from Texas are traveling to other states or ordering prescriptions for abortion pills. Nationwide, medication-induced abortions accounted for 54% of the U.S. total in 2020, up from 39% in 2017.

Chicago Sun-Times

First Thing: Russia ‘agrees’ to ceasefire in humanitarian corridors

Scepticism as Russia says it will observe ‘regime of silence’ in several Ukraine cities. Plus, Nadya Tolokonnikova on Vladimir Putin

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Glasgow job ad offers role within 'commuting' distance 4,500 miles away in Texas

We know the M8's bad but we'd much prefer having to use that than have to jet 4,500 miles to clock in for your shift every morning then another 4,500 miles to get home.

Glasgow Live

The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest redistricting decisions

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Ballotpedia

Texas abortion ban forcing thousands to cross state lines for procedure – study

An average of 1,400 Texas women traveled each month between September and December 2021 for abortion services

The Guardian - US

Mac Engel: Looking to place blame for the MLB lockout? You can start with the Astros.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Don't waste your time blaming MLB commissioner Ron Manfred for this lockout, and never side with the people he represents.

Tribune News Service

Enforcing Abortion Bans Is Much Harder Than Passing Them

The experience in Texas shows that workarounds pose daunting obstacles to such laws.

Reason

Texas Sen. Cruz hails ‘People’s Convoy,’ says truckers ‘spoke out for freedom,’ deserve to be heard

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told organizers of the self-described “People’s Convoy” that they speak “for freedom” and it’s time for elected officials to hear their stories.

Tribune News Service

An 11-year-old Texas trans activist pens letter to state legislators: ‘I’m afraid I’ll be taken from my mom’

Texas fifth grader Kai Shappley urges officials to ‘treat trans youth just like other kids’

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‘Deeply saddened’: NC-based NASCAR team hauler driver killed in fiery Texas crash

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The co-driver of Mooresville-based David Gilliland Racing’s No. 17 NASCAR ARCA team hauler died in a fiery wreck in Texas Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Tribune News Service

More Texans continuing to seek abortions out of state after Senate Bill 8, latest statistics confirm

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin say their findings indicate that about 1,400 Texans are getting abortions each month at facilities outside the state after the implementation of Senate Bill 8, the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.

Tribune News Service

Biden touts veterans care in Fort Worth, defends ban on Russian oil, calls parents of jailed Marine

FORT WORTH, Texas — President Joe Biden ordered a ban on oil and gas imports from Russia on Tuesday to step up pressure over the Ukraine war, before heading to Fort Worth to meet with veterans and promote health care for those exposed to toxic fumes during overseas deployments.

Reuters

Americans donate body armor, ammunition for Ukraine

When Texas marketing executive Bret Starr asked colleagues in Ukraine what they needed after Russia's invasion, he got a surprise.

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Biden visits Fort Worth to promote veterans but avoids parents of ex-Marine jailed in Russia

FORT WORTH, Texas — President Joe Biden arrived in Fort Worth on Tuesday afternoon to promote health care for veterans exposed to toxic fumes. But he will snub the parents of one local veteran – former Marine Trevor Reed, who’s languishing in a Russian prison on charges that U.S. officials…

Benzinga

Analysis: Will 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Be Big Box Office Yet Again For WWE?

For the past couple of weeks, rumors have been swirling that World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) legend "Stone Cold" Steve Austin could return to the ring for his first match in 19 years at the upcoming WrestleMania 38 on April 2-3 in Austin's home state of Texas.

The Independent UK

HUD says Texas agency discriminated in flood relief funding

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents of the Houston area

The Independent UK

Texas county official to resign after problems with primary

The election administrator in Texas’ most populous county has submitted her resignation after a series of problems that plagued last week’s primary election, including about 10,000 mail ballots not being counted on the day of the election, issues with voting machines and a lack of poll workers

Texas Observer

Texas Democratic Voter Participation Dipped in Primaries, GOP Voter Turnout Increased Slightly

Turnout was slightly down among Democrats from the 2018 gubernatorial primary, while Republican turnout increased by 1.5 percent.

The Independent UK

Trevor Reed: Parents of former US marine imprisoned in Russia disappointed by lack of Biden meeting

‘We were told there wasn’t enough time in today’s schedule to get us in’

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry angers animal rights groups by attending rodeo despite Meghan's activism

Harry was pictured attending the Stockyards Rodeo event in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, a move which the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - better known as PETA - described as "extremely disappointing"

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