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Democrat Beto O'Rourke adds $27M to race for Texas governor

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has raised nearly $32 million during the first half of 2022 in his run for Texas governor

The Independent UK

With $27.6 million haul, Beto O’Rourke sets a new fundraising record in Texas politics

Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott entered this year with a much larger war chest and still has the financial upper hand in the race. He raised $24.9 million over the same time period.

The Texas Tribune

Texas man arrested in connection with 4 LA-area cold-case killings dating to 1980

LOS ANGELES — A Texas man has been arrested in connection with four cold-case homicides from Los Angeles and Inglewood dating as far back as 1980, authorities said Thursday night.

Los Angeles Times

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For Lubbock residents, conserving energy to prevent mass outages is a new thing to navigate

Until last year, Lubbock residents didn’t get electricity from the main power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Now, many residents are getting used to requests to limit electricity consumption.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. House approves Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s bill to protect the right to seek an abortion out of state

The bill would also shield the rights of any person or group helping someone get an abortion out of state.

The Texas Tribune

Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

WEKU

Lebanon: US Firm Named in Beirut Blast Lawsuit Denies Wrongdoing

A US firm targeted in a $250 million lawsuit over the 2020 port explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 people has denied any wrongdoing in the tragedy. TGS, a US-Norwegian geophysical services group, said it is aware of the suit filed this week in a Texas court by…

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Turn it up to 11! Mariners’ stunning win streak continues.

ARLINGTON, Texas — This is how win streaks turn from five to eight, and from 10 games to historical.

Tribune News Service

Texans 1st-round pick Kenyon Green honored by his hometown

Houston Texans first-round pick Kenyon Green was recently honored by his hometown in Texas

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas Democrats hope quiet Dallas convention sets table for November upset of Abbott

AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas Democrats arrive in Dallas this week, don’t look for them to generate national headlines as the Republicans did in Houston last month.

Tribune News Service

Carolina Hurricanes fans have a lot to learn about ‘New Guy’ on defense, Brent Burns

In the course of a 30-minute interview Wednesday, Brent Burns talked about his Texas ranch, blowing up the transmission in his truck, eating axis deer meat, avoiding push-up contests with Rod Brind’Amour and why he grows his beard so long.

Tribune News Service

Texas confident stressed grid will hold up despite summer heat

The head of the Texas power grid remains confident the system will avoid widespread blackouts this summer despite searing heat that’s already pushed it to the brink.

Tribune News Service

Texas sues Biden over abortion order

Texas will soon ban all abortions from the moment of fertilization with only narrow exceptions

Salon

Still wary of the electric grid’s reliability, some Texans complied with ERCOT’s requests to conserve power this week

As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.

The Texas Tribune

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NTSB: Dad, not 13-year-old son, was driving truck that hit van and killed 9 in Texas

A father, and not his 13-year-old son, was driving a pickup truck involved in a fatal crash in West Texas earlier this year, federal investigators said Thursday, adding that the man had methamphetamine in his system.

The Independent UK

Governor: Uvalde video 'shocking' account of police response

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it's “shocking” that newly leaked video of the Uvalde school massacre doesn't match what he had first described to the public as a swift and brave confrontation

The Independent UK

Texas sues health secretary over emergency abortion guidance

The state of Texas is suing the federal government after the Biden administration said earlier this week that federal rules require hospitals to provide abortions if the procedure is necessary to save a mother’s life

Al Jazeera

Texas contests federal order to grant life-saving abortions

US state sues Biden administration over guidance directing doctors to perform abortions when pregnant patients at risk.

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Texas sues to block a Biden rule on emergency abortions

Texas sued to block a new Biden administration rule that emergency abortions for medical reasons in hospitals take priority over state bans on such procedures, the latest legal clash triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Reason

Tentative Thoughts on Biden v. Texas

Two weeks after the Supreme Court term concluded, I finally finished reading all of the opinions. I am still digesting the final case, Biden v. Texas. I don't think I fully understand what the Chief Justice decided, and did not decide. When the Chief wants to be clear, he is…

Reuters

Mexican families hold funerals for migrants who died in Texas trailer tragedy

In small towns in eastern and western Mexico, hundreds of mourners gathered in the predawn hours on Thursday to hold the first funerals for migrants who died last month while being smuggled in a suffocating trailer in San Antonio, Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Join us to examine the future of rural Texas with lawmakers, local officials, residents and more

The Texas Tribune will host a multiday event, “The Future of Rural Texas,” Nov. 17-18 in person in Lubbock and streaming online.

Sports Illustrated

NTSB: Man Who Hit Golfers’ Van in Fatal Wreck Had Meth in System

The agency previously said a 13-year-old boy was behind the wheel in the accident that killed nine in west Texas.

Al Jazeera

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico

Mexico bringing back bodies of 25 victims who died in a truck that was abandoned in the sweltering heat in San Antonio.

The Texas Tribune

Inflation, high energy prices mean the Texas Legislature will have unprecedented funds to allocate next year

The state will have an extra $27 billion in its coffers in 2023 — money that could help pay for property tax cuts and other legislative priorities.

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