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Texas Woman Tries to Drown 3-year-old Palestinian Girl

June 24, 2024

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Texas woman who tried to drown a palestinian child

A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racist statements

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Texas A&M Wants to Keep Emails About Leonard Leo’s $15 Million Gift Secret

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

June 18, 2024

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The donation, one of the largest in the school’s history, was made as right-wing megadonor Leo shopped a new law school center.

Texas A&M University is trying to withhold dozens of emails from The Intercept about a new research center funded by conservative megadonor Leonard Leo, according to a filing to the state attorney general under Texas’s public records law.

The Intercept filed rebuttals with the state attorney general’s office, which must sign off on such nondisclosures

The donation, one of the largest in the school’s history, was made as right-wing megadonor Leo shopped a new law school center.

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Voter advocacy groups ask DOJ to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

June 13, 2024

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The request for the U.S. Department of Justice to protect voters comes after Texas undermined ballot secrecy in the name of election transparency.

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Top Texas election official acknowledges concerns about threats to ballot secrecy

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

May 31, 2024

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Voters wait in line outside cody public library in san antonio during the evening hours of election day on oct. 23, 2020.

A top state election official acknowledged that Texas’ efforts to increase election transparency have made it easier to learn how someone voted.

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3 months after largest Texas Wildfire, Panhandle preparing for the next one

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

May 27, 2024

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Green grass grows around plants and trees scorched by smokehouse creek wildfire on april 3 near canadian. “the lands recover faster than the people,” said janet guthrie, a canadian resident who raises cattle in hemphill county.

Residents who lost homes and livestock in the Texas wildfire are taking matters into their own hands to better prepare their property for a wildfire.

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At least 5 dead after severe storms in Texas

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

May 26, 2024

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A denton county building was severely damaged by a tornado.

At least 5 people died during severe storms in Texas that spawned tornadoes. One overturned heavy recreational vehicles and shut down the Dallas interstate.

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