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Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’
In 2003, Lawrence v. Texas made it illegal for states to ban gay sexual activity. But the Supreme Court has opened the door to reinstating those bans.
Can Abortion Clinics Trust the Police to Keep Them Safe Now?
“If I could live my life and never call a cop ever again, I would be the happiest person.”
An Abortion Ban Just Got Blocked in Texas
Some clinics will now resume providing abortions, but only up to about six weeks of pregnancy.
Texas Attorney General Just Turned the Fall of Roe Into an Annual Holiday
“Today I am closing all my offices as a memorial to the millions of lives lost due to abortion,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
Texas GOP Calls Being Gay ‘Abnormal,’ Bans Gay Conservative Group From Convention
The Log Cabin Republicans were denied a table at the state party convention.
The QAnon Caucus in Congress Just Got Bigger
Mayra Flores says she’s “never been supportive” of QAnon, but her social media presence tells a different story.
Texas Investigated a Trans Boy’s Family After He Tried to Kill Himself
“They live in fear of what this directive means for their future,” a lawyer representing the family said, of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate parents who affirm their transgender kids.
Uvalde Parents Are Coming for the Maker of the AR-15 That Killed Their Kids
One family has retained a lawyer who helped Sandy Hook families get a $73 million settlement from Remington Arms.
Abortion Activists Stripped Down to Their Underwear at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch
“It’s my body, my fucking choice!” one activist shouted before being escorted out of the church as congregants cheered.
Will Uvalde Cops Face Criminal Charges for Waiting to Storm the Classroom?
Authorities have already admitted police made the "wrong decision" waiting for an hour to storm a classroom with terrified, injured kids inside. But was what they did criminal?
There’s Likely Bodycam Footage of the Uvalde School Shooting. The Public May Never See It.
By Texas law, cops must keep their bodycams on while working. But it's possible police will use the "dead suspect loophole" to keep anyone from seeing the footage.
Police Chief Behind ‘Wrong Decision’ in Uvalde Is Now on the City Council
The mayor says the police chief was sworn in secretly “out of respect for the families.”