‘Pastor Touch’ Case Ruled in Favor of Death Row Inmate John Henry Ramirez
The Supreme Court found that Texas’ policy disallowing John Ramirez’s request was an unnecessary burden to a religious exercise.
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Christian Shelter Where Sex Trafficking Victims Were Reportedly Abused Ordered to Close
Texas ordered a shelter for female foster kids who have been victims of sex trafficking to immediately shut down after ...
Texas Principal Accused of Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’ Resigns in Settlement
A Black North Texas principal has agreed to resign after being put on paid administrative leave amid accusations he was ...
Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Law But Leaves Providers Open to Lawsuits
After a federal judge temporarily halted Texas' new near-total abortion ban, some clinics were warily planning to resume providing abortions.
Charges Dropped After Migrants Reveal They Were Set Up by Border Cops
A Texas prosecutor has dropped charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassing.
Texas Doctor Who Confessed to Violating New Anti-Abortion ‘Heartbeat’ Law Being Sued
At least two lawsuits were filed after Dr. Alan Braid said he performed an abortion prohibited by the law earlier ...
Inside the Republican Strategy for Rolling Out Abortion Bans in More States
Abortion opponents say they expect Republican-led states to copy Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which so far has withstood legal challenges.
Texas Abortion Ban and ‘Bounty’ Tied to Lawsuits Prompt Religious Freedom Concerns
The Texas law protects those who get abortions from lawsuits but allows others to sue anyone who "aids or abets" ...
Texas Cop Who Allegedly Murdered ‘Good Samaritan’ Jonathan Price Arrested, Booked on $1 Million Bond
Just two days after 31-year-old Jonathan Price was killed by police in North Texas, the Texas Rangers on Monday arrested ...
Texas Becomes First State to Opt Out of Refugee Resettlement Program
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has informed the Trump administration that Texas will not participate in the refugee resettlement program this ...
Texas Church Shooting: Law Protecting Armed Churchgoers Draws National Attention After White Settlement Killings
The Texas church shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement was halted by member Jack Wilson, an ...
New Video Shows What Sandra Bland Saw During Arrest by Texas Trooper
The new video fuels the Bland family’s suspicions that Texas officials withheld evidence in her controversial arrest and, later, her ...
Texas Bans Christian Chaplains, Other Religious Advisors From Execution Chambers
New execution procedures signed Tuesday say that chaplains and ministers may "observe the execution only from the witness rooms."
After Peaceful Sit-In, ICE Agents Storm Facility and Remove 16 Migrant Fathers
Armed ICE officers reportedly stormed the facility’s hallways and arrested more than a dozen migrant parents who had only recently ...
Austin Bombings Believed to Be ‘Serial’ Attack; Are Minorities Main Targets?
For the fourth time this month, a bomb exploded in an Austin residential neighborhood, seriously injuring two people and alarming ...
Texas Employees Get Day Off to Celebrate ‘Confederate Heroes’
State employees have the day off for Confederate Heroes Day, which falls in the same week as MLK Day and ...
