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5 Candidates File For Special Election In San Antonio To Replace Former State Rep. Leo Pacheco
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0ec24061cfeb80668f309b42006b54c8/House%20Senate%20File%20SP%20TT%2019 "5 Candidates File For Special Election In San Antonio To Replace Former State Rep. Leo Pacheco")
The field for the Sept. 28 contest has attracted three Democrats and two Republicans.
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Texas Sues Six School Districts That Issued Mask Mandates In Defiance Of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Order
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3f8ca870d69025b1227a3772d14a6afc/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2056.jpg "Texas Sues Six School Districts That Issued Mask Mandates In Defiance Of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Order")
Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.
Read moreNew Texas A&M AgriLife Peanut Sheller Unveiling Set Sept. 27 In Vernon
Million-dollar system to improve peanut quality from plant breeding to candy bars
Read moreTexas Bans Storage Of Highly Radioactive Waste, But A West Texas Facility May Get A License From The Feds Anyway
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/498f8e9fe37416cbbbc8c6edc2aac128/Andrews%20Waste%20ELH%20TT%2018.jpg "Texas Bans Storage Of Highly Radioactive Waste, But A West Texas Facility May Get A License From The Feds Anyway")
The new law may soon be in conflict with federal regulators. A decision from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on one company’s license could come as early as Monday.
Read moreGov. Greg Abbott slams Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandate For Employers
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/05a45accd3167ca031d9a5e049a3f5f8/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2005.jpg "Gov. Greg Abbott slams Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandate For Employers")
Abbott has long resisted making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory. There may be legal precedent on Biden’s side.
Read moreU.S. Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Abortion Law That Attorney General Merrick Garland Calls Unconstitutional
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8216ec909b8ada05ff0cc929dacfd1b3/Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20%20SS%20TT%2009.jpg "U.S. Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Abortion Law That Attorney General Merrick Garland Calls Unconstitutional")
Garland called the law a “scheme to nullify the Constitution of the United States.” It prohibits the procedure before many people know that they are pregnant.
Read moreCourt Allows Ken Paxton’s Criminal Case To Move Forward In His Home County, But Prosecutors Say They’ll Appeal
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/01b78ee3827bf0b3ecd8c309c84c7fc4/Ken%20Paxton%20REUTERS%20TT%20001.jpg "Court Allows Ken Paxton’s Criminal Case To Move Forward In His Home County, But Prosecutors Say They’ll Appeal")
In May, a three-justice panel of the First Court of Appeals sent the case back to Collin, Paxton’s home county. Prosecutors asked the full court to reconsider.
Read moreThe Pandemic’s Toll On Educators Has Made Texas’ Teacher Shortage Worse
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47117d2598a8a337fd1c7adb5f5b1364/Teacher%20Shortage%20JR%20TT%2002.jpg "The Pandemic’s Toll On Educators Has Made Texas’ Teacher Shortage Worse")
Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.
Read moreDrought Impacts U.S. Wheat, Barley, Bean Output
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Sept. 8, 2021
Read moreState Agency Recommends Two Firms To Oversee Construction Of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico Border Wall
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The state is expected to award the contract in mid-September to begin the construction of a Texas-Mexico border wall.
Read moreFearful Of Being Sued Under New Law, Three Of Four San Antonio Abortion Facilities Stop Offering The Procedure
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The facilities had a responsibility to patients who needed other reproductive services, said Jeffrey Hons, CEO of Planned Parenthood of South Texas.
Read moreSpecial Texas House Election For Former State Rep. Leo Pacheco’s San Antonio-Area District Will Be Sept. 28
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8d4b61df620d89b26ba61fc965eac4d9/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2031.jpg "Special Texas House Election For Former State Rep. Leo Pacheco’s San Antonio-Area District Will Be Sept. 28")
Gov. Greg Abbott set the special election date Tuesday. The race has already drawn several candidates from both parties, and Republicans are eager to make inroads in the San Antonio-area district.
Read more‘Intentional Teaching’ Will Be Focus Of Sept. 18 Virtual Training
Training will address how to teach children with specific goals in mind
Read moreVirtual Septic System Maintenance Clinic Set For Sept. 23
Free online event to cover wastewater health, safety
Read moreGov. Greg Abbott Signs Texas Voting Bill Into Law, Overcoming Democratic Quorum Breaks
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/db6819111562eb6e136364f7a9c775db/Election%20Day%20HTX%20MS%20TT%2002.jpg "Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Texas Voting Bill Into Law, Overcoming Democratic Quorum Breaks")
SB 1 makes up Republicans’ third attempt to pass a far-reaching law that restricts how and when voters cast ballots. It takes particular aim at voting initiatives used in diverse, Democratic Harris County in the 2020 election.
Read moreTexas NAACP, Students File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over UT-Austin’s ‘Eyes of Texas’
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1580a4f79a9669a2ba7982190e6b03de/UT%20Austin%20File%20AG%20TT%2001.jpg "Texas NAACP, Students File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over UT-Austin’s ‘Eyes of Texas’")
The complaint signals a continued desire among some UT-Austin students and alumni to push administrators to discontinue using the song as the university’s alma mater, despite the university’s insistence that it will remain.
Read moreJustice Department Exploring Ways To Challenge Texas’ Abortion Ban, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Says
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c590e92cb7b5c3c241400c5309404476/Merrick%20Garland%20REUTERS%20TT.jpeg "Justice Department Exploring Ways To Challenge Texas’ Abortion Ban, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Says")
Garland provided no details of how federal officials may challenge one of the nation’s strictest bans on abortion. His statement came days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the law, at least for now.
Read moreTexas Must Pay $6.8 million In Legal Fees To Parties Who Challenged Voter ID Law, Federal Appeals Court Says
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4057a96057c64d75c86e39bc6aa93984/Voter%20ID%20LBS%20TT.jpg "Texas Must Pay .8 million In Legal Fees To Parties Who Challenged Voter ID Law, Federal Appeals Court Says")
The case ricocheted through federal courts for nearly seven years and over several elections, with federal judges ruling that Texas lawmakers discriminated against Hispanic and Black voters when crafting one of the nation’s strictest voter ID laws.
Read moreTexas Must Do More To Effectively Prevent Carbon Monoxide Disasters, Experts Say
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4e5802d73b2146e35664a77db547d1f6/Illo%20for%20CO%20Legislation%20TTPP.jpg "Texas Must Do More To Effectively Prevent Carbon Monoxide Disasters, Experts Say")
Months after the deadly gas killed at least 17 Texans during a massive winter storm, lawmakers have failed to take significant action to protect most of the state’s residents.
Read moreBefore The Legislation Is Even Signed, Texas’ New Voting Rules Are Challenged In Two Federal Lawsuits
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/98196dc4868ec1931cfff9cf2d980005/Archer%20Co%20Early%20Voting%20ST%20TT%2002.jpg "Before The Legislation Is Even Signed, Texas’ New Voting Rules Are Challenged In Two Federal Lawsuits")
Harris County joined a coalition of community and advocacy groups filing lawsuits over Senate Bill 1, arguing the far-reaching rewrite of Texas voting laws violates the U.S. Constitution and numerous federal laws and will suppress voters.
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