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November 15, 2022

Judge rules Oklahoma parent can't be banned from school property, calls it an 'effort to suppress' expression

A judge in Oklahoma thwarted a school district's attempt to ban a parent from school grounds after he had a heated conversation with a board member about explicit library books.

November 15, 2022

Texas school district passes rule requiring students to use bathrooms aligning with birth gender

A Texas school board approved a new policy that requires transgender students to use bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their birth gender.

November 15, 2022

Texas sends first migrant bus to Philadelphia as Gov. Greg Abbott targets sanctuary cities

A bus filled with migrants is headed to Philadelphia from Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said as he steps up efforts to bring attention to the border.

November 15, 2022

Texas school board adopts new policy making students use bathrooms according to gender assigned at birth

The Frisco Independent School Board voted in favor of a new policy that requires transgender students to use bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their birth gender.

November 15, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invokes constitutional 'invasion clause' amid immigration crisis

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday via social media that he would be activating clauses in bot the US Constitution and Texas Constitution to intensify a crackdown on illegal immigration.

November 15, 2022

Oklahoma court denies death row inmate's request for new hearing

An Oklahoma court denied death row inmate Richard Glossip's request for a new evidentiary hearing although his lawyers said it would prove his innocence in murdering his former boss.

November 15, 2022

NBC reporter goes off on Kari Lake after loss in Arizona: 'Could I say something?'

NBC News correspondent Vaughn Hillyard ripped into defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake over her past comments on the media and the 2020 election.

November 15, 2022

Texas man falls to his death after dancing on top of moving 18-wheeler passing under bridge

A Texas man has died after being struck by an overpass while filming himself dancing on top of an 18-wheeler in an incident police are currently investigating.

November 15, 2022

Here's how a recount in Arizona's gubernatorial race might play out

Under Arizona law, an election recount will automatically trigger if the margin of victory is less than 0.5 percent of the vote. Hobbs leads Lake by just 0.78 percent.

November 15, 2022

NM continues to pay for unused office buildings that could cost up to $18M a year

As state employees work remotely from home post-COVID, New Mexico continues to pay a high price to maintain its empty and unused office spaces.