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State and Local Tap: Early voting begins in Texas

Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights the start of Texas’ early voting and an update on redistricting. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap.

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Clarence E. Hill Jr.: Black ownership is solid step, but it won’t solve NFL’s racism problem for coaches

FORT WORTH, Texas — The NFL has a racism problem that Rooney rules, regulations and Super Bowl halftime shows with Black rappers can’t root out.

Tribune News Service

Biden's biggest enemy: Trump judges

Trump-appointed judges are making party-line rulings to block President Biden's agenda

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Texas rejecting record numbers of ballot requests as new law takes effect

Texas counties are rejecting record numbers of mail-in ballot applications just days after the start of early voting as post-2020 changes to voting laws reshape the conduct of elections in the second-largest U.S. state.

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Death row mum-of-14 hopes new videos could clear her of toddler's fatal fall

Melissa Lucio, from Texas, was convicted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Mariah by causing her to fall down a flight of stairs and hopes new footage can avoid her being executed

Daily Mirror

Man charged in 3 Texas deaths indicted in roommate's slaying

A man accused of killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas in September has been charged in the killing of his roommate, who was found dead in a house fire in Fort Worth months earlier

The Independent UK

Texas Chainsaw's final girl all grown up

Burn it all down, Sally. Netflix's film needs to embrace a new type of character, whose power comes from experience

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Oath Keepers leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial

A federal judge has refused to free Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from jail while he awaits trial on charges that he plotted with other members of his far-right militia group to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory

The Independent UK

Lieutenant governor wants to fight critical race theory by ending tenure at Texas colleges, universities

DALLAS — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants end tenure for new professors at Texas’ universities and colleges in response to faculty who stood up to politicians’ moves to limit how they teach subjects, including critical race theory.

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Newsom wants to let private California citizens sue gun dealers, similar to Texas abortion ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If the U.S. Supreme Court will allow private citizens in Texas to sue over abortion, it ought to allow private citizens in California to sue over gun violence, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Tribune News Service

More Threats to Faculty Tenure on the Horizon

The lieutenant governor of Texas elevates the idea of ending tenure at public universities

Reason

Supreme Court will weigh Biden’s bid to scrap Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal from President Joe Biden and decide whether he may end the Trump administration’s policy of requiring migrants seeking asylum to wait on the Mexican side of the border until their cases can be heard.

Los Angeles Times

Sick predator caught inciting abuse of children thousands of miles away

Craig Chittenden was detained after FBI special agents in Dallas, Texas alerted authorities in the UK about his online behaviour.

Daily Record

From Canberra to Texas: Horror film set to premiere in US

It's been a big couple of weeks for Canberra film.

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Firearms auctioneer expanding to Texas for ‘the best gun culture in the world’

Illinois collectible firearms seller Rock Island Auction Co. is gearing up for an expansion to Dallas-Fort Worth to capitalize on soaring interest in antique and rare guns and Texas’ avid gun culture.

The Independent UK

California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban

A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to target abortion providers

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Football Playoff Expansion Is Off For Now. Here’s What’s Happening.

The College Football Playoff will stay at four teams for at least the next four years ... maybe. Who wins? Who loses? Here's what you need to know.

Texas Observer

A Superthreat to the Gulf Coast’s Lavaca Bay

A port’s dredging plans pose a man-made threat to a Texas Superfund site already hammered by hurricanes.

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'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' review: You cannot cancel Leatherface

Generation Z gets the Leatherface treatment in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," a bloody, tongue-in-cheek entry in the long-running horror franchise.

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Nine candidates seek Democratic nomination in TX-30

Nine candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 30th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992, did not seek re-election. The Cook Political Report and other outlets rated the 30th district…

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Supreme Court to review ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy revival - Roll Call

The high court also granted the Biden administration's request to fast-track the case, paving the way for a potential ruling this summer.

The Independent UK

Review: From hippies to hipsters, ‘Texas Chainsaw’ is back

We first met Leatherface and his blood-soaked chainsaw in the 1974 horror classic “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”

The Independent UK

Abortion recedes from spotlight in Texas' primary election

Abortion isn't taking center stage in Texas' first-in-the-nation primary

Tribune News Service

COVID underscores lack of whistleblower protections

FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses, welders used plasma torches while surrounded by flammable cardboard boxes, and laborers raised metal racks alongside a moving forklift, putting their feet in danger of being…

Tribune News Service

Think twice before scanning that QR code

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become accustomed to using their smartphone cameras to scan small black-and-white square bar codes, allowing them instantly to do everything from access restaurant menus to pay bills.

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