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Families shattered by tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi

A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces

The Independent UK

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

The Texas Tribune

Lethal injection: 40 years of failure

Invented on hunches and guesses, America's primary execution method has a dreadful record of cruelty and failure

Salon

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AG sought list of trans people in Texas

This comes after a year of attacks on LGBTQ rights led by Gov. Greg Abbott and Republicans in the Texas legislature

Salon

Tech counties boomed in pandemic, new data shows

The pandemic was an economic boon for the nation’s tech centers last year, but the tide already has turned as consumers’ demand for remote work software, delivered food and streaming entertainment subsides.

Tribune News Service

Jury will resume deliberations Thursday in ex-Officer Aaron Dean’s murder trial

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jurors spent the day Wednesday deliberating the fate of former Fort Worth Police officer Aaron Dean and whether he committed murder, manslaughter or no crime at all when he fatally shot a Black woman inside her mother’s home more than three years ago.

Tribune News Service

West Texas parents are suing their schools over racism as others demand action over antisemitic bullying

School leaders have said they don’t tolerate racism and that they regularly train teachers how to deal with bullying. But parents say inaction by officials tells a different story.

The Texas Tribune

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El Paso Walmart shooting case gets new district attorney

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has named a new El Paso district attorney after the previous one resigned under mounting pressure over the handling of the 2019 Walmart attack that has yet to go to trial

The Independent UK

Texas AG Ken Paxton sought data on transgender Texans, report claims

AUSTIN, Texas — Employees in the Texas Department of Public Safety were asked to provide a list of people who changed their sex on state documents in the past two years to the state attorney general’s office, according to the Washington Post.

Tribune News Service

Jury deliberating in murder trial of former Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jurors are deliberating the fate of former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean on Wednesday after lawyers made closing arguments in his murder trial. Dean fatally shot a Black woman inside her mother’s home more than three years ago.

Tribune News Service

Texas fights federal rule that would outlaw LGBTQ discrimination in state adoptions and foster care

Texas allows religious groups that are part of the state’s child welfare network to refuse to assist LGBTQ couples seeking to foster or adopt. That could put critical federal funding at risk.

The Texas Tribune

Jury starts deliberation in Texas officer’s murder trial

A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the murder case against a former Texas police officer charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019

The Independent UK

Elon Musk didn’t vote in the midterms despite telling followers to back Republicans, records show

Election records in Cameron County, Texas, show no record of the Twitter CEO voting in November’s midterms

The Independent UK

Jewish death row inmate should get new trial due to ‘antisemitic bias’, judge rules

A court ruling says a Jewish death row inmate who was part of the ‘Texas 7’ should have his conviction overturned because the judge presiding over his case ‘harbored antisemitic bias’

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Texas death row inmate should get new, unbiased trial

A court ruling says a Jewish death row inmate who was part of the ‘Texas 7’ should have his conviction overturned and get a new trial because the judge presiding over his case ‘harbored antisemitic bias’

The Independent UK

Boy and mother killed after tornadoes rip through Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma

The child’s body was discovered in a wooded area after his home was destroyed

WEKU

3 are dead in Louisiana as a massive winter storm spawns tornadoes across the South

A destructive winter storm marched across the U.S., delivering blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and in Louisiana.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: Mike Leach showed Texas Tech, and all of football, what is possible with a few passes

In college football, where cliche coach speak floods ear drums, Mike Leach made us listen.

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John Clay: Two architects of Kentucky football’s ‘Air Raid’ era have now died, both too soon

They were both part of Hal Mumme’s first staff as football coach at the University of Kentucky. Guy Morriss was the former NFL offensive lineman from Texas. Mike Leach was the quirky law school graduate from California. Both are now gone, both way too soon.

Salon

DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition

Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures

Tribune News Service

Go inside Texas Instruments’ newest fab, where chips powering the digital world are born

Texas Instruments’ new silicon wafer fabrication facility in Richardson, Texas, could easily be mistaken for a typical business expansion. It’s been built to blend in with an adjacent structure that’s been part of the company’s manufacturing arsenal since 2009.

The Independent UK

Several injured and homes destroyed as winter storms send tornadoes through Texas and Oklahoma

Five peoeple were injured in the thunderstorms

Tribune News Service

Texas Department of Public Safety renews enhanced vehicle inspections along Mexican border

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday it would renew enhanced vehicle inspections across border points of entry, a move that frustrated business leaders when it was used earlier this year and was soon halted.

The Texas Tribune

Companies say they’re being denied Texas tax breaks as a state agency is overwhelmed with applications

Hundreds of businesses have sought tax savings from the state before the Chapter 313 program expires. Two companies say they are missing out despite being eligible.

Tribune News Service

Testimony ends in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean; jury gets case Wednesday

FORT WORTH, Texas — Prosecutors and defense lawyers closed their cases Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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