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Uvalde parents can't get "any answers"

Uvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation

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Texas educators want to nix "slavery"

The state education board asked the group to "reconsider their phrasing"

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Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September

Texas School Safety Center officials said they will alert districts and local law enforcement of the audits, where trained staff will try to find access points into school buildings. But school campuses will not be informed ahead of time.

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“Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting

Uvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation. Pete Arredondo, the City Council member and school district police chief, was absent for the second straight meeting.

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Texas education board members push back on proposal to use “involuntary relocation” to describe slavery

The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer.

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SCOTUS: Biden can end "Remain in Mexico"

Ruling sends case back to Texas judge who blocked the rule change in the first place

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Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas court

The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called “remain in Mexico,” in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.

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More Texas schools are investing in online student surveillance. But does it work?

Uvalde’s school district is one of several statewide using online monitoring of student writing and messaging. But it’s not a perfect solution.

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Since 2005, Texas has lost more newspaper journalists per capita than all but two other states

Of Texas’ 254 counties, 27 no longer have a newspaper. Loss of local news coverage has been associated with higher levels of mistrust, misinformation and malfeasance. Only California and New Jersey have lost more newspaper journalists, relative to population.

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After losing battle to preserve Roe v. Wade, Mississippi’s last abortion clinic is moving to New Mexico

Many people from Texas and other states with abortion bans will soon be traveling to New Mexico for the procedure. Shannon Brewer is moving her clinic from Jackson to Las Cruces to continue providing a full range of reproductive health care.

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Border crackdowns cause migrant deaths

50 migrants were found dead in a semitruck in San Antonio. Hundreds more have died in recent years

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In San Antonio, tears, prayers and rain at a vigil for migrants who died in a sweltering trailer

San Antonio’s mayor joined several dozen people who said they wanted to honor the 51 migrants who died Monday on the city’s southwest side.

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Texas judge blocks Paxton abortion plan

Paxton told prosecutors to immediately “pursue criminal prosecutions based on violations" of Texas trigger law

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Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting

The timeline is still unclear for demolishing the school building. The district has plans to replace it with a memorial park.

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West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records

2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.

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GOPer impersonated public official: cops

Frederick Frazier’s opponent accused him of posing as a city code compliance officer to get campaign signs removed

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Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision

Texans on both sides of the abortion debate marched, rallied and chanted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Inside Texas abortion clinic after Roe

Texas clinics immediately halted abortions Friday after SCOTUS ruling. Then, they had to tell their patients

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With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

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Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

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Graduation in Uvalde gives tragedy-stricken town a night of normality

A month after their graduation was postponed by a mass shooting, Uvalde High School seniors finally got to celebrate their graduation on Friday.

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Local efforts to decriminalize abortion in Texas likely won’t help clinics stay open

District attorneys and local leaders in five counties have promised not to pursue criminal charges related to the state’s new abortion laws. But civil and administrative fines could be financially devastating or cost health care providers their licenses.

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Pandemonium, then silence: Inside a Texas abortion clinic after the fall of Roe

Texas clinics immediately stopped providing abortions Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Then, they had to tell their patients.

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Abortion rights demonstrators take to the streets in Texas: “It’s just unbelievable”

Through speeches, signs and chants, protesters across the state expressed their concerns Friday about the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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What you need to know about abortion in Texas

The nation’s high court has eliminated the constitutional protection for abortion. Clinics in Texas stopped providing the procedure immediately. We’re answering our readers’ questions.

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