After almost three hours of lively arguments, a majority of the justices seemed inclined to allow abortion providers but perhaps not the Biden administration to pursue a challenge to a Texas law that has sharply curtailed abortions in the state.

Supreme court hints it may allow challenge to Texas abortion law

At least nine people were injured and one man died at a Halloween party in Texarkana, Texas, as a gunman opened fire at an event centre. The Texarkana Police Department, in a statement on Facebook, said, "Officers responded to several reports of shots fired at the party venue in the 2300 block of Texas Blvd.

One dead, 9 injured as gunman opens fire at Halloween party in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a measure prohibiting transgender females from participating in female sports in schools into law on Monday. According to The Texas Tribune, transgender student-athletes in Texas will be barred from participating in K-12 school sports teams that match their gender identification.

Texas bans transgender girls from participating in female sports in schools

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 1 legal challenges to a restrictive abortion law passed in Texas, but meanwhile declined to block the controversial law. President Joe Biden's administration and abortion providers have been asked the court to reverse this Texas law.

US' Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' controversial abortion law

The Supreme Court on Friday once again refused to immediately block a Texas law that banned most abortions after six weeks. But the justices agreed to fast-track their consideration of appeals from the Justice Department and abortion providers in Texas, scheduling arguments for Nov.

Supreme Court again refuses to block Texas abortion law

A Texas deputy was shot dead, with two colleagues injured, outside a bar as they were investigating a disturbance early Saturday. It happened around 2:15 am in the 4400 block of the North Freeway at the 45 North Bar and Lounge.

Texas deputy killed, two wounded as gunman opens fire outside a bar

The Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to block a Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while a challenge to it moves forward, a spokesperson for the Justice Department said Friday.

Justice dept to ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ near-total abortion ban

In October 2019, a prison officer who worked at a juvenile detention center in Central Texas was charged with sexual assault and accused of forcing a boy in custody to perform oral sex on him in his cell.

Complaints against Texas’ juvenile prisons include violence and sex abuse

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers.

Texas governor bars all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state, rips Biden for 'bullying'

The 18-year-old arrested for shooting three people at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas has been released on a $75,000 bail. Timothy George Simpkins walked out of the jail on Thursday, straight to a white Mercedes sedan, without talking to reporters.

Texas school shooting suspect released on bail

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would be moving its headquarters from Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas. He announced the news at the 2021 Tesla, Inc.

Elon Musk announces Tesla headquarters to move from California to Texas

Four injured in shooting at Texas high school after an 18-year-old student drew a gun and opened fire during a classroom fight. The suspect has been arrested by the police.

Four injured in shooting at Texas high school

A federal judge in US on Wednesday blocked a law that banned most abortions in Texas. The law is part of a conservative drive to deny access to the procedure. The statute, which went into force on September 1, prohibits abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detectable, usually at around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant.

US judge blocks abortion law in Texas

US President Joe Biden's administration urged a federal judge to swiftly block a new law that bans most abortions in Texas, raising concerns about women's curtailed access to care.

Joe Biden's administration urges judge to block Texas anti-abortion law

On a windy Tuesday morning, the parking lot outside a small brick building on the Southside of Oklahoma City was filling up fast. The first to arrive, a red truck shortly before 8 a.

With abortion largely banned in Texas, an Oklahoma clinic is inundated

The US. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. Watch this report for more details.

US launches mass expulsion of Haitians migrant from Texas

The new anti-abortion law in Texas is a “terrifying” reminder of the fragility of hard-won rights, pro-choice activists have said. They have also warned of a “more aggressive, much better organised [and] better funded” global opposition movement.

Activists say Texas anti-abortion law shows ‘terrifying’ fragility of women’s rights

A Texas doctor disclosed Saturday that he had performed an abortion in defiance of a new state law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, setting up a potential test case of one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the nation.

Texas doctor says he performed an abortion in defiance of new state law

Thousands of migrants, mainly fleeing Haiti, are currently being held under a bridge at Del Rio near the US-Mexico border as immigration facilities in the area have reached capacity.

US immigration: Thousands gather under a bridge at US-Mexico border

The new law in Texas effectively banning most abortions has ignited widespread controversy and debate, in part because of the mechanism it uses to enforce the restrictions: deputizing ordinary people to sue those involved in performing abortions and giving them a financial incentive to do so.

Texas abortion law creates a kind of bounty hunter. Here’s how it works

Texas has made it illegal for social media platforms to ban users "based on their political viewpoints". Prominent Republican politicians have accused Facebook, Twitter and others of censoring conservative views.

Texas now passes social media 'de-platforming' law

The US Justice Department has sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”

US Justice Department sues Texas over state's new abortion law

Various American companies including Lyft Inc, American Airlines Group Inc and Silicon Laboratories Inc, have expressed their displeasure at new Texas laws on abortion, handguns, and voting limitations.

US companies lash out at Texas law changes

Republican leaders in as many as six US states are rushing to follow the lead of Texas in adopting an extreme abortion ban that has been slammed as unconstitutional and built to encourage vigilantism among the public.

Republicans in six states to adopt law similar to Texas anti-abortion law

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