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Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the 1,000-foot barrier to be deployed in the river near Eagle Pass earlier this month. The Justice Department gave Texas until Monday to commit to removing it.

The Texas Tribune

Poem: The Pantoum

The winning poem in the “What Juneteenth Means (To Me)” contest organized by Cyrus Cassells, 2021-22 Texas poet laureate.

Texas Observer

Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels

The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work

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Texas university president resigns in latest US race-related row

Race, education and inclusivity programmes have become the latest fronts in the ‘culture wars’.

Al Jazeera

Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' over fallout from botched journalist hire

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.

WEKU

2024 SEC media days location announced

The 2024 SEC media days event will be held from July 15-18 as the conference welcomes Texas and Oklahoma

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pregnant migrants at US border say Texas soldiers denied them water

Women from Honduras and El Salvador recount border experience as justice department investigates ‘troubling reports’

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Girl rescued from kidnapping while waving ‘help me’ sign inside car

Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is accused of abducting a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio, Texas, who he then allegedly sexually assaulted and drove to Long Beach, California

The Independent UK

Brother of ex-NFL star Aqib Talib’s pleads guilty to murder, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas

The Independent UK

'Help me' sign leads to rescue of kidnapped Texas girl in Southern California

Police say a 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car

The Independent UK

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

WEKU

Partial human remains found in luggage at ranch in Texas

‘There really wasn’t a whole lot of effort to hide the body, other than it was inside a suitcase,’ sheriff says

The Independent UK

The Family That Inspires the Rays

After bullpen catcher Jean Ramírez took his own life, his parents dedicated themselves to caring for his former teammates.

Sports Illustrated

Tearful Texas doctor recalls being forced to travel out of state for abortion

Austin Dennard unable to obtain abortion in home state because of confusion surrounding exceptions under restrictive Texas ban

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Confusion and stress abound for 500,000 Texans bumped from Medicaid

Continuous Medicaid coverage ended in April. Many of the roughly half-million people stripped from the rolls don’t even know they’ve lost coverage yet.

The Independent UK

Biden is building his reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee

Tribune News Service

Texas high school shooter Timothy Simpkins found guilty of attempted capital murder

Texas high school shooter Timothy Simpkins was found guilty of attempted capital murder Thursday for a 2021 shooting that injured three people.

Tribune News Service

Miami’s 100-degree heat fuels push to mandate worker relief

As a brutal heat wave covers much of the U.S. in record temperatures, labor groups are pushing for measures to protect outdoor workers by mandating water breaks and periods out of the blazing sun.

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The Independent UK

Texas women detailed agonising pregnancies after being denied abortions. The state blames doctors

Four women relived their traumas during two days of harrowing courtroom testimony against the state’s anti-abortion law. Texas attorneys questioned them about their age, doctors, and whether state officials personally told them they couldn’t get an abortion, Alex Woodward reports

The Texas Tribune

EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties

The federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the state’s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.

The Independent UK

Buoys, razor wire, and a Trump-y wall: How Greg Abbott turned the Rio Grande into an immigration ‘war zone’

Texas governor has funnelled $12bn into a military-style border buildup with floating walls and razor wire. Josh Marcus speaks with a local business owner and lifelong riverman who’s suing the state to stop it

Tribune News Service

Nation’s largest homebuilder sees sales soar despite higher interest rates

Arlington, Texas-based D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in the U.S., saw a 37% year-over-year increase in sales orders last quarter despite higher mortgage rates and inflationary pressures.

The Independent UK

Texas is largest state to leave bipartisan national effort to prevent voter fraud

Texas is becoming the largest state to resign from a bipartisan, multistate effort to prevent voter fraud

Tribune News Service

Impeachment trial will delay Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s state bar ethics case

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t have to fight an ethics lawsuit over his challenge to the 2020 presidential election results until after his impeachment trial.

The Guardian - US

Texas women give harrowing testimony on impact of extreme abortion ban

Women tell court about experience of carrying life-threatening pregnancies because of restrictive law with few exemptions

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