KVSP Texas
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Johner Images/Getty Images (LLANO COUNTY, Texas) — Books banned by leaders in one Texas county were ordered to be put back on the shelf after a judge ruled in favor of residents suing the county. Seven patrons of the Llano County Library System sued the county judge and county commissioners for taking books off the […]
A 28-week ultrasound of the baby’s head shows normal brain structures that should have formed and then separated in the midline are not there. — Courtesy Kylie Overdorf (NEW YORK) — Kylie Beaton was looking forward to having her second child later this year. Now, she’s faced with carrying an unviable pregnancy to its end […]
ilbusca/Getty Images/STOCK (HOUSTON) — The announcement that Texas state officials are taking over leadership of Houston Independent School District later this year is drawing concerns from some community members and educators about state government overreach and the decision’s impact on schools. Some experts are calling the move a major “blow” to Texas’ largest public school district, […]
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sought to delay publicly divulging details about a major hearing on abortion rights set for Wednesday, telling lawyers involved in the case that he preferred to keep it quiet to minimize disruptive protests and harassment, according to a transcript […]
Getty Images/Catherine McQueen (TEXAS) — A Texas man is suing three women he alleges helped his now ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. Marcus Silva filed a wrongful death lawsuit on March 9 seeking more than $1 million in damages from each of the women, claiming their assistance in procuring the abortion medication is equivalent […]
Getty Images/Fran Polito (TEXAS) — Texas authorities are advising residents to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break “due to the ongoing violence throughout that country.” The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an advisory warning against travel to the country for spring break “and beyond.” “Drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office has notified state agencies that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hiring is illegal, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. The memo, sent on Sunday by Abbott’s chief of staff, Gardner Pate, said diversity, equity and inclusion programs in […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities in Texas have launched an investigation into the marketing claims of the anti-fraud service Home Title Lock, looking to determine whether the California-based company that’s been promoted by Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich and other right-wing personalities has misled consumers through its ads and promotional materials. “I won’t tolerate false, […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas is suing the Biden administration and asking a judge to block a rule requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills. The Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance in mid-July — just three-and-a-half weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — to 60,000 retail […]
fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A ruling from a federal judge in Texas — that may come as soon as Friday — could potentially block use of an abortion medication across the United States. A lawsuit is asking that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone be revoked and that the drug be […]
