

J. DAVID GOODMAN
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Top Texas Court Allows Abuse Inquiries of Parents of Transgender Children
State officials can resume child abuse investigations of parents who provide certain medical treatments to transgender youths, but not against a family that had filed...
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas May Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children
Gov. Greg Abbott may target a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that requires schools to educate undocumented children. Some conservatives see an opening for a fresh...
Texas Court Halts Execution of Melissa Lucio
Melissa Lucio had long maintained her innocence. New evidence and expert testimony emerged casting strong doubt on her guilt.
In Polarized Texas, Rare Agreement: Hispanic Mother, Melissa Lucio, Should Not Be Executed
The execution of Melissa Lucio would be the first of a Hispanic woman in Texas. New evidence casts doubt on her conviction.
Texas Governor Offers Deal to End Snarled Traffic at Border
Gov. Greg Abbott said the state police would no longer inspect all trucks coming from one Mexican state after officials there agreed to increase border...
Road Rage Shootings Raise Alarms in Texas
Dozens have been reported in Texas alone amid a pandemic surge in gun purchases and a country increasingly on edge.
Texas Governor Targets Migrants in Anticipation of Influx at Border
The end of a pandemic-related federal policy is expected to lead to a surge in immigration. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would send migrants who...