DC court blocks for now immigrant teen’s access to abortion
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Reina Lobo holds her grandson, Julio, in this 2014 photo. The family…
With more than 4,000 families facing the loss of their state-subidized KidCare health insurance in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Florida regulators have reversed course and now say they are prepared to seek federal help. Florida Healthy Kids, the agency that operates the KidCare insurance program, told the Herald/Times Friday that it will call a special board meeting next week to explore asking the federal government for a waiver to help families still financially stressed from the hurricane.
Texas man’s execution halted amid alleged confession scheme
A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man known as the Houston area's "Tourniquet Killer" so authorities can investigate an alleged scheme in which the inmate says a fellow death row prisoner asked him to confess to another killing. Anthony Allen Shore was scheduled to be given a lethal injection Wednesday evening, but the judge withdrew the execution warrant at prosecutors' request just hours before Shore was set to die.
Texas DA asks governor to stay tonight’s execution
Texas plans to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of raping and murdering five children and young women, using a tourniquet to torture and strangle his victims.
Houston-area “Tourniquet Killer” set to die
A man who became known as Houston's "Tourniquet Killer" because of his signature murder technique on four female victims was set for execution Wednesday evening. Anthony Allen Shore confessed to the four slayings after a tiny particle collected from under the fingernail of a 21-year-old murder victim was matched to his DNA.
6 reasons the State Department is a mess, according to a new Rex Tillerson profile
At the center of it all is Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose rocky relationship with the president has taken center stage over the past few weeks. A New York Times The central contention splitting Trump and Tillerson is what their relationship should look like.
What Hollywood Forgets About LBJ
President Lyndon Johnson has enjoyed a remarkable run in Hollywood. Next month, the most recent addition to the fictional canon will be Rob Reiner's LBJ , a movie starring Woody Harrelson as the oversized Texan who dominated American political life like almost no one else in the 1960s.
Feds mull tougher balloon pilot rules year after Texas crash
Federal investigators could urge medical screenings for hot air balloon pilots during a meeting Tuesday in which they're also expected to formally determine what caused the crash of a Texas ride that killed 16 people, the deadliest disaster of its kind in U.S. history. The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting in Washington to reveal its findings about the July 2016 crash near Austin, Texas.
Renters find extra hurdles to recovery after hurricanes
A neighbor was the first to tell Paige Cane that her landlord had posted an eviction notice on the door of her flooded apartment in Port Arthur, Texas. The 26-year-old was more than 300 miles away with no car, sleeping in a Dallas shelter for evacuees escaping Harvey's floodwaters.
First Latina Judge to Serve on Court of Appeals Honored
EDINBURG The first Latina to serve on the Texas Court of Appeals' story started off as a farm worker to educating students turned lawyer. Linda Yanez, the 13th Court of Appeals judge, is retired now but a celebration was recently held in her honor.
Police: Student confessed to killing Texas Tech campus cop
A Texas Tech University police officer has been shot and killed at the campus police headquarters, prompting a lockdown of the campus on Monday, ... . Emergency personnel stage at an intersection across from Talkington Hall on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.
The fish still stink in Trump’s Washington swamp
When Tom Price was pushed out of his cabinet job last month for sticking taxpayers with $1 million worth of private jet travel, the White House explained that his behavior was unacceptable in an administration devoted to draining the Washington swamp. I wonder where the former health and human services secretary got the notion that it was OK to mix public service and personal privilege.
As Nate looms, cost of federal hurricane disaster relief grows
While President Donald Trump said this week that disaster aid efforts in Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria were "throwing our budget a little of whack," the reality is that the relief numbers are quickly growing overall as the feds help deliver aid to those hit hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, with Tropical Storm Nate now possibly ready to take aim at the Gulf Coast in coming days as well. The White House on Wednesday sent Congress a $29 billion request for extra disaster relief funds, which GOP leaders say will be voted on in the House next week, as the Trump Administration acknowledged the cost is not small change.
U.S. House committee approves Texan’s bill to put $10 billion toward border wall
WASHINGTON The House Homeland Security Committee voted to send a bill to the full U.S. House on Wednesday that aims to follow through on President Donald Trump's campaign promise of constructing a wall at the United States' southern border. The bill from U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul , an Austin Republican and the committee's chairman, included $10 billion toward building a wall.
Two Texas Republicans in Congress open door to “bump stock” ban
Two Texas Republicans in Congress Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Bill Flores expressed interest Wednesday in exploring a federal ban on a type of gun attachment used by the gunman in the Las Vegas mass shooting. Flores, R-Bryan, said he supports a federal ban on "bump stocks," which Stephen Paddock used to make rifles shoot more like automatic firearms, The Hill reported Wednesday.
Texas congressional delegation considers the future of “bump stock” rifle enhancements
The Texas Tribune asked all 38 members of the state's congressional delegation whether they would consider a ban on "bump stocks," the type of gun attachment used by the Las Vegas mass shooter. WASHINGTON - Over several hours on Wednesday afternoon, something quite unusual happened on Capitol Hill: A small gun-control measure began to pick up public consideration from a half-dozen or so congressional Republicans.
Republicans say Trump denied deal with Dems on Dreamers
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Appellate judges show concern over Harris County bail practices, court ruling
A panel of three federal appellate judges seemed concerned Tuesday morning with Harris County's bail practices concerning poor misdemeanor defendants, but they also questioned a lower judge's ruling that changed the county's system. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans held an hour-long hearing on the pretrial system of Texas' most populous county , where arrestees who can't afford their bail bonds regularly sit in jail - often until their cases are resolved days or weeks later - while similar defendants who have cash are released.
Almost 400,000 Texans’ Insurance At Risk After Congress Fails To Renew CHIP
Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for a federal program. Congressional authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides low-cost health insurance for children from low- and middle-income families, expires Sept.
Access to Fully-Automatic Weapons Long, Extensive Process
Officials said Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire on a crowd of concert-goers, killing at least 59, and injuring more than 500. Law enforcement reports indicated that Paddock had more than 16 guns in his hotel room, as well as 18 in his Nevada home.