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First Amendment Challenge to Suspension from University of Texas for Pro-Palestinian Protest Can Go Forward

From today's opinion by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.) in Qaddumi v. Hartzell: Qaddumi challenges his suspension from the University… The post First Amendment Challenge to Suspension from University of Texas for Pro-Palestinian Protest Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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A bill to air-condition all Texas prisons likely to fail again in the Senate

House Bill 3006 would have required the installation of climate control in state prison by 2032.

The Texas Tribune

Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins House approval

House Bill 3006 would require the installation of climate control in state prison facilities by 2032.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional

The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for the upgrades falls short of the estimated cost.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning

About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Prison Staff Falsified and Defaced Temperature Logs As Heat-Associated Deaths Piled Up In The State: Report

A Texas Tribune analysis revealed that at least 41 people had died inside Texas prisons in 2023 during the state's record-breaking heat wave.

Latin Times

Texas prison staff falsified temperatures records, investigation finds

Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas.

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Texas’ social media law takes another hit with temporary blocks on three more provisions

The new injunction prohibits advertising and age verification restrictions in the SCOPE Act, which aims to make social media safer for teenagers.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating new Texas social media law

The attorney general argues that the popular short form video app has not complied with a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active online.

The Texas Tribune

Staffing shortages makes it harder for Texas inmates to deal with extreme indoor heat conditions, critics say

Currently, about 24% of the 24,112 correctional officer positions in Texas prisons are vacant

Latin Times

Texas parents gain new tools to control their teen’s social media use

A new law gives parents more power over a child’s actions on social media, but only if the parent knows about the account.

The Texas Tribune

After four years, Wendy Davis’ lawsuit against “Trump Train” goes to trial

A jury will decide if a group of Trump supporters violated state and federal law when they allegedly harassed a Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway in 2020, frightening those on board.

The Texas Tribune

Judge throws out rightwing affirmative action lawsuit against Texas university

Ruling in favor of University of Texas at Austin is setback for movement that ended race-conscious admissions

The Guardian - US

Federal Appeals Court Reconsiders Texas County Library Book Removal

Federal appeals court reconsiders removal of controversial books from Texas library, impacting local government authority and diverse viewpoints.

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The Independent UK

A US appeals court will review its prior order that returned banned books to shelves in Texas

A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own recent order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity and racism

Reason

Austin Judges Shop For Cases With "Mutual Consent"

Cases in the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas are not "randomly" assigned.

Reason

Court Denies Plaintiff Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Alleged Stealthing by 17-Year-Old

From a decision last week by Judge Robert Pitman in DL v. JS (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff dated ES from September 2021 to January 2022 when they were both in high school. On December 18, 2021, Plaintiff and ES were having intercourse when Plaintiff removed his condom without ES's knowledge. ES,…

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge seems wary of Texas ban on TikTok at public universities

Last year, Texas joined more than 30 other states in banning TikTok on government-issued cell phones and computers. A nationwide coalition of professors are suing the state over the ban, arguing it has limited their ability to teach and research the social media app.

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A Possible Reprieve for the Mentally Ill on Death Row

Scott Panetti was deemed incompetent for execution.

The Independent UK

Texas death row inmate with 40-year mental illness history ruled not competent to be executed

A federal judge has ruled a Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness is not competent to be executed

The Texas Tribune

Convicted murderer Scott Panetti isn’t sane enough to be executed, federal judge rules

Panetti murdered his in-laws in 1992. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2007 set new court precedent with his case, raising the bar on the constitutional restriction against executing the insane.

The Texas Tribune

Third-party candidates may have an easier time getting on the ballot in Texas

A federal judge blocks an 118-year-old state law that required minor political party candidates to collect more than 83,000 signatures on paper in order to appear on the ballot.

LiveScience

Mystery orcas with bulbous heads wash up dead in unexplained mass stranding

The nine Type D orcas were found on a beach in Chile, with a necropsy of one female showing it was a healthy adult, with no signs of human involvement in its death.

The Texas Tribune

Llano County library supporters declare victory as officials decide not to close all branches

Llano County commissioners had considered closing the three libraries in response to a ruling from a federal judge who ordered banned books returned to the shelves.

The Independent UK

Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries

Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday to consider the drastic option of shutting their public library system down rather than heed a federal judge’s order to return books to the shelves ranging from teen sexuality and gender to bigotry and race

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