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Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

WEKU

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

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Deep in the Heart of Amarillo

Back in the day, most local newspapers hired reporters who covered the dealings in local courts. Alas, with budget cuts, those positions have gone by the wayside. It is very rare indeed for the national media to care at all what happens in small-town courts. Of course, the single-judge divisions…

Reason

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

Tribune News Service

Remembering a Social Justice Lawyer Extraordinaire

Attorney Jeff Blackburn, a crusader for the innocent, fought injustices across Texas in his improbable, utterly original, and often profane life.

Texas Observer

The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has amassed a litany of contentious rulings in less than four years

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Texas executes John Balentine for killing three teens in Amarillo

Though he confessed to the murders, Balentine’s lawyers argued he might have been spared a death sentence if not for pervasive racial bias at his trial.

The Texas Tribune

Amarillo’s plan for broadband in El Barrio could be a playbook for other Texas communities without internet

Texas has had trouble getting a state of 30 million residents online for years — even before the pandemic put a spotlight on poor broadband development.

The Texas Tribune

‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case

Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of John Balentine, a Black man sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder

The Guardian - US

Texas cities debate costly infrastructure investments in age of extreme weather

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. judge in Amarillo halts Biden administration’s attempt to end “remain in Mexico” policy

The Biden administration stopped enrolling new asylum seekers into the Trump-era program in August.

The Texas Tribune

Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. endorses Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection

The endorsement comes after Patrick’s Democratic opponent, Mike Collier, received endorsements from two Republicans, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and state Sen. Kel Seliger of Amarillo.

The Texas Tribune

Mysterious figure spotted at Texas zoo: ‘Unidentified Amarillo Object’

Weird form captured on security camera at fenceline of Amarillo Zoo

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Ronny Jackson spending ‘likely implicates the prohibition against personal use of campaign funds,’ OCE says

WASHINGTON — Monthly dues paid by Texas GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson’s campaign to a private social club in Amarillo, Texas “likely implicates the prohibition against personal use of campaign funds,” the Office of Congressional Ethics has concluded.

Benzinga

Partners Group To Acquire US Rental Homes For $1B: Bloomberg

Asset manager Partners Group Holding AG (OTC:PGPHF) has agreed to buy rental houses owned by Fortress Investment Group for $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal includes more than 2000 new-build homes operated by Kairos Living and about 1,000 homes in contract. The houses are located in the U.S. Sun Belt, and cities such as…

Tribune News Service

States band together to block immigration policy

On the morning of April 28, Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed his 11th immigration-related lawsuit against the Biden administration, submitting his paperwork before a U.S. District Court judge in the panhandle city of Amarillo and then issuing a news release about it.

Daily Mirror

Worker captures moment UFO 'races to earth' as sky lit up with mysterious lights

Conner, a 23-year-old meatpacker from Amarillo, Texas, US, claimed to have seen something he suggests might be UFOs as he filmed mysterious bright lights in the sky

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Listen up! Here are the finalists of the 2022 Student Podcast Challenge

The 2,400 podcast submissions for NPR's contest offer a rare glimpse into the minds of young people.

Tribune News Service

Caray twins put fourth generation of family in baseball broadcast booth

ATLANTA — They are the great-grandsons of Harry Caray, the grandsons of Skip Caray, the sons of Chip Caray.

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