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November 16, 2021

Texas AG files for temporary restraining order against part of Biden’s vaccine mandate

Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general from Texas, filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order against a key part of President Biden’s COVID-19 mandate he says forces millions to choose between “fundamental constitutional rights and their livelihood.”

November 15, 2021

Beto O'Rourke says campaign not about him after Texas magazine calls him unpopular and a 'polarizing figure'

Texas Monthly confronted former presidential and Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke with his unpopularity after the Democrat announced he is a launching a campaign against Gov. Greg Abbott, R. 

November 15, 2021

Connecticut judge finds Alex Jones liable over 'hoax' Sandy Hook claims

A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable for defamation Monday for spreading the false conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a "hoax."

November 15, 2021

Beto O'Rourke running for Texas governor against GOP incumbent Abbott

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke is running for office yet again. This time he hopes to oust Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott.

November 15, 2021

Abbott uses O'Rourke’s past words on border wall against him as Texas Democrat launches challenge

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Republican reelection campaign says ads targeting Beto O'Rourke are 'just a tease' of what's to come in the 'hotly contested race'

November 15, 2021

Texas woman shot shielding daughter during road rage incident: report

A Texas mother was shot while shielding her daughter from a gunman during a road rage shooting in San Antonio on Monday, according to a local report.

November 15, 2021

Beto O'Rourke stands by mandatory buybacks for AR-15s, assault weapons as he seeks Texas governorship

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, D., said he is not backing off his controversial call to require buybacks of “assault weapons” as he mounts his latest campaign.

November 15, 2021

Astroworld: Boy, 9, who suffered injuries at festival is 10th person to die

The mayor of Houston took to Twitter late Sunday to mourn the death of a 9-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries while attending the Astroworld music festival earlier this month in the city.

November 15, 2021

Austin, Texas, high school removes bathroom doors due to safety concerns

Principal Christina Steele Hantgin of Austin ISD’s Travis Early College High School decided to remove restroom doors in order to get a grip on drug use and other “significant behavioral events” that have already occurred this year, according to a report.

November 14, 2021

Travis Scott’s Astroworld tragedy: Funeral held for 16-year-old victim of deadly crowd surge

The funeral for Brianna Rodriguez, a 16-year-old who was among victims of Travis Scott's deadly Astroworld Festival tragedy, was held, giving her friends and family their first chance to publicly mourn her loss.