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Mark Z. Barabak: Texas vs. California: Mean tweets, migrant dumping and the 'race to the bottom'

Name-calling. Mean tweets. A governor's quick-draw veto pen.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Forcing rape victims to pay for emergency medical care is devastating and cruel

In the summer of 2021, a woman seeking an abortion came to the Texas clinic where I worked as a physician. She’d been raped and was 15 weeks pregnant. I was the first medical provider she had seen since being assaulted. She told me she hadn’t gone to the emergency…

Los Angeles Times

Paxton tied to troubled businessman

Paxton worked to connect Kenny Hansmire with state comptroller, who oversees millions in opioid settlement money

Salon

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Texas Senate debates rules for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — The rules for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial remained unclear late Tuesday as senators spent much of the day behind closed doors.

Tribune News Service

Mothers tell first lady of ‘demeaning’ ordeals with doomed fetuses, state abortion bans

WASHINGTON — Two Texas women whose doctors refused to perform legal and medically urgent abortions met Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden, recounting their ordeals as the White House pressures Congress to codify rights the Supreme Court erased nearly a year ago.

Tribune News Service

ERCOT is asking Texans to lower electricity use after nearly breaking energy record

FORT WORTH, Texas — With temperatures escalating to more than 100 degrees across North Texas, and Fort Worth under an excessive heat warning until Wednesday, Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking Texans to reduce energy use Tuesday night.

Tribune News Service

Stephen F. Austin State University students grow anxious about falling behind as school reels from cyberattack last week

The East Texas university says the FBI is investigating the cyberattack, which drew the school to a halt about 10 days ago, shutting down the internet and disrupting summer classes.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Senate debating rules for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Tuesday is meeting to discuss rules for state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial.

Tribune News Service

Jill Biden: Consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade 'go far beyond the right to choose'

Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an abortion “go far beyond the right to choose.”

The Independent UK

Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds

The attorney general’s fellow Republicans were about evenly split in their approval and disapproval, the University of Texas poll determined.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton’s Ninth Life: Will the Senate Save Texas’ Embattled AG?

The walls may finally be closing in on allegedly criminal Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but the Senate could offer a lifeline.

Texas Observer

Community-Based Climate Justice on the Gulf Coast

From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight a community approach to climate justice.

Texas Observer

North Carolina becomes latest state to challenge ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia

Texas has enacted the most election-related legislation so far this year

As of June 15, legislators across the country have enacted 208 election-related bills this year, 42 more than the 166 bills states had enacted at this point in 2022.

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The Independent UK

A list of mass killings in the United States since January

The latest mass killing in the United States happened Sunday in Kellogg, Idaho

The Texas Tribune

Texas senators include more property tax cuts for businesses in new pitch to break impasse with House

The Senate’s latest proposal is an apparent effort to appease Gov. Greg Abbott and the lower chamber. The state’s top Republicans have been at odds for months over how to use the state’s historic budget surplus to cut property taxes.

The Independent UK

Texas power grid asks customers to cut electricity use as heat wave scorches southern US

Texas’ power grid operator is asking residents to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the system as a heat wave keeps parts of the state and southern U.S. in triple-digit temperatures

The Texas Tribune

Texas called for energy conservation Tuesday as extreme heat spiked electricity demand

Texans were asked to conserve energy from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures climb over 100 degrees for much of the state.

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State Rep. Julie Johnson launches campaign to replace Colin Allred in Congress

State Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday officially launched her campaign to replace Colin Allred in Congress, joining a crowded field in what’s expected to be one of North Texas’ marquee contests.

Los Angeles Times

Bused from Texas to LA: Little food, sketchy bathroom facilities for 20 hours on the road

LOS ANGELES — As the bus full of migrants prepared to embark June 13 on a more than 20-hour journey from Texas to Los Angeles, the passengers were offered bags of chips, water and energy bars.

The Texas Tribune

State Rep. Julie Johnson announces she is running for U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s seat

Johnson, first elected to the Texas House in 2018, joins a crowded primary to succeed Allred, who is giving up his solidly Democratic seat to run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz next year.

Golf Monthly

Which Golf Courses Are Hosting Future KPMG Women's PGA Championships?

We take a look at where the KPMG Women's PGA Championship will be heading in the coming years

The Texas Tribune

Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial will begin Sept. 5, with his attendance required

Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

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