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May 24, 2023

Federal lawsuit claims NC electronic records system resulted in wrongful detainments

A new electronic court records system in North Carolina allegedly caused people to be wrongfully detained and delayed the release of others, according to a lawsuit.

May 24, 2023

Severe Texas storm causes building to collapse, killing 2, 7 others injured

Severe storms in Texas caused a building that was under construction to collapse. Two people were killed, and seven others were injured in the accident.

May 24, 2023

Texas lawmakers battle over bringing Ten Commandments into classroom: 'Fuel' for culture war

Republicans and Democrats in Texas are battling over increasingly pro-Christian bills that would have allowed chaplains in schools, among other proposals.

May 24, 2023

Texas Senate approves bill to set new standards for sexually explicit material in books

Texas's Senate approved a bill that would set new ratings for sexually explicit materials to ban books from libraries. The bill is now being sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

May 23, 2023

Texas Attorney General Paxton calls on state House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign after 'apparent intoxication'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) called on Tuesday for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) to resign after 'apparent intoxication' on the House floor.

May 23, 2023

Former Texas deputy sentenced for escorting truck he believed had drugs with his patrol car

A Texas law enforcement officer was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in transporting what he believed were drugs.

May 23, 2023

Texas home construction collapse kills 2, injures several others

A home under construction in Conroe, Texas, collapsed Tuesday, killing two people and injuring several others, officials said.

May 23, 2023

Bernice King says father MLK 'would be deeply concerned' about Florida policies

Dr. Bernice King, daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., invoked her father in a reply rebuking Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and the state of Florida.

May 23, 2023

Rural Texas Republicans fight school choice and here's why that's a surprise

Rural Texas Republicans fight school choice and here's why that's a surprise. Education effort hasn’t caught on in red state, despite horrible test results.

May 22, 2023

Criminal investigation into Uvalde police response still ongoing a year after fatal school shooting

A year after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the criminal investigation into the police's response is still going on.