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Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions

July 02, 2022 5:19 pm

The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them, and now potentially canceling appointments again - all in the span of a week - illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place across the country since Roe was overturned.

Suspected truck driver in Texas migrant deaths was on meth, lawmaker says

July 01, 2022 11:23 am

Fifty-three migrants lost their lives, including 27 Mexicans, 14 Hondurans, 8 Guatemalans and 2 Salvadorans, making it the deadliest trafficking incident on record, in the United States.

San Antonio: Two suspects charged after death of 51 migrants in sweltering Texas truck

June 29, 2022 7:38 am

The deceased migrants, 39 men and 12 women, were discovered on Monday on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, in one of the deadliest human trafficking tragedies in recent history.

Abortions can resume in Texas after judge blocks pre-Roe v. Wade ban

June 29, 2022 7:26 am

"Every hour that abortion is accessible in Texas is a victory," Marc Hearron, a lawyer for the abortion providers at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement.

50 migrants die in trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

June 28, 2022 10:58 pm

It's among the deadliest tragedies to have claimed thousands of lives of people attempting to cross the US border from Mexico in recent decades.

Protesters stand against abortion ban in Texas, first to enact laws

June 25, 2022 1:35 pm

Last year, the Republican-controlled Texas was the first to enact what was then the strictest anti-abortion law in the country, inspiring other legislatures to do the same.

Uvalde officer passed up shot at gunman for fear of hitting children

June 18, 2022 1:14 pm

Two teachers and 19 children were fatally shot after the gunman entered the school, and 11 were wounded, including a teacher.

Texas governor reappoints Indian-American to top university position

June 14, 2022 10:22 am

The appointee, Ashok A K Mago, is a recipient of the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman in 2010 and Padma Shri in 2014. He was instrumental in founding of the Senate India Caucus, which is the only country specific caucus in the United States Senate.

Aware of injuries inside, Uvalde police waited to confront gunman

June 10, 2022 8:33 am

Texas shooting: According to a new review of video footage and other material, police officers at the Uvalde, Texas school shooting delayed confronting the gunman for more than an hour despite being told that some trapped with him were in need of medical treatment.

Explained: Social media and the Texas shooter's messages

June 01, 2022 12:27 pm

Some reports appear to show that at least some of the gunman's communications used Apple's encrypted iPhone messaging services, which makes messages almost impossible for anyone else to read when sent to another iPhone user.