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Shohei Ohtani pitches, slugs Angels to series victory in Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Angels are falling apart physically, but Shohei Ohtani helped carry them to a victory.

The Orange County Register

Texas bans transgender athletes in college sports under new law signed by Gov. Abbott

AUSTIN, Texas — Transgender athletes can’t play on Texas college sports teams that don’t align with their birth sex under a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

La Casa Blanca celebra el nuevo día feriado conocido como Juneteenth

El 19 de junio de 1865, cuando los soldados de la Unión les dijeron a los afroamericanos esclavizados en Galveston, Texas, la noticia de su libertad.

Chicago Sun-Times

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As Paxton allies press to avoid impeachment trial, House managers warn against “sham” proceeding

All eyes are on a secretive Senate committee that is drafting rules for an impeachment trial. Those rules are expected to be presented to the Texas Senate on Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune

‘State-sanctioned kidnapping’: Texas sheriff aids probe into new DeSantis migrant flights

The Texas sheriff who last week recommended criminal charges for those behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called migrant relocation program is collaborating with California authorities who announced a similar criminal investigation following recent flights that brought migrants from El Paso to Sacramento.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Greg Abbott decision to bus migrants to LA condemned as ‘despicable stunt’

Los Angeles mayor says Texas governor ‘using human beings as pawns’ amid reports migrants were not given food or drink on bus

The Guardian - US

Six legislative referrals on statewide ballots in 2023 received unanimous support from both parties, an increase from 2021 and 2019 sessions

Twenty-nine (29) legislative referrals were certified for statewide ballots in 2023 as of Jun. 15. Of that total, six received unanimous support from both parties; six received unanimous support from only Republicans; and 10 received unanimous support from only Democrats, which is higher than 2021 (4) and 2019 (5).

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Texas Democrat leads renewed push in Congress to grant citizenship to DACA recipients

With support from several Republicans, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia hopes migrants brought illegally to the country as children can get out of “limbo.”

The Texas Tribune

California officials urged to help migrants flown to Sacramento secure visas for crime victims

More than four dozen immigrant rights groups sent a letter Wednesday to California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, urging him to help 36 migrants who were flown to Sacramento by Florida contractors secure visas to remain in the U.S.

Los Angeles Times

At the Races: Censure and sensibility - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Life with Parole

Probation and parole systems remain understaffed and buggy in Texas, causing people to fall through the cracks and land in prison.

Texas Observer

A Buc-ee’s bigger than a football field is bringing its wall of jerky and buckets of bacon grease to Dolly Parton’s hometown

The new store will be located about 15 miles north of Dollywood, but will soon be displaced by a new “world’s largest” Buc-ee’s in, where else, Texas.

Fortune

Supreme Court upholds adoption law seeking to protect Native American children

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the landmark federal adoption law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families.

Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact

The case pitted prospective adoptive parents and Texas against the act, a federal law aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their tribes.

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Intel scores a rare win in multi-billion dollar rollercoaster lawsuit that'll make you say 'Is this really what patent law is like?'

Strap in, this is patent law at its most absurd.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia’s 2024 SEC opponents announced: This is going to be fun

The Georgia Bulldogs face a tough 2024 SEC schedule that features trips to Alabama and Texas. Who else does UGA play?

The Independent UK

New ‘Lose Cruz’ PAC aims to oust Ted Cruz by pouring millions into Texas Senate race

Cruz’s race is currently rated ‘likely Republican’ by the Cook Political Report

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Texas governor sends bus of migrants to Los Angeles

Move by Greg Abbott is latest by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats. Plus: how Google made $10m from ads misdirecting users seeking abortion services

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More filed amendments in Texas than the average from the past 15 years

Welcome to the Thursday, June 15, Brew.

The Texas Tribune

After an Austin employee gave birth to a stillborn baby, she was disqualified from parental leave. Now, city leaders want change.

Two days after delivering a stillborn baby, an Austin Public Health employee was notified she would not qualify for the city’s eight weeks of paid parental leave.

Daily Mirror

Woman cornered by man in shower block shares tips to help female travellers stay safe

Serena Kelley, from Austin, Texas, is a seasoned traveller and she's seen it all, and now she's compiled a list of tips to keep women safe when they travel alone

Tribune News Service

Black people make up most arrests for small amounts of marijuana in Dallas, report says

DALLAS — A new report by Dallas’ top police watchdog and activists shows Black people are overrepresented in low-level marijuana arrests, spurring calls for an expansion of the de-enforcement policy in the city.

The Independent UK

Migrants bussed from Texas to Los Angeles in move mayor calls 'despicable stunt'

A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles were sent from Texas

The Orange County Register

Angels lose after Jimmy Herget allows back-to-back homers in the seventh

ARLINGTON, Texas — A nice performance by Reid Detmers was erased within a span of a couple minutes with Jimmy Herget on the mound.

Tribune News Service

What to know about Texas, other games on Kentucky football’s 2024 SEC schedule

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The matchups for the first SEC football season with Texas and Oklahoma as league members are set.

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