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July 12, 2022

Chip Roy calls on DOJ to require LIV Golf register as a 'foreign agent' for Saudi Arabia

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote a letter to the Justice Department calling on AG Garland to examine whether LIV Golf should be required to register as a foreign agent.

July 12, 2022

Federal judge temporarily blocks Arizona law recognizing 'personhood' at fertilization

A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children.

July 11, 2022

Jill Biden says Texas Hispanics as ‘unique’ as ‘breakfast tacos’ during San Antonio speech

First lady Jill Biden was criticized Monday for saying the Hispanic community was as unique as "breakfast tacos" during a speech in San Antonio, Texas.

July 11, 2022

Austin police arrest man who escaped from state mental hospital after being acquitted years earlier of murder

A Texas man who escaped from a state mental hospital two weeks ago was located by police and arrested at a park in Austin on Sunday evening.

July 11, 2022

Texas murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong escapes charge for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution

Texas love triangle murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong's federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution has been dismissed after her capture in Costa Rica, court documents reveal.

July 11, 2022

Uvalde Mayor and Texas lawmakers push for release of Robb Elementary School shooting surveillance footage

The House committee chairman investigating the Robb Elementary School shooting said Monday that he intends ”to show the hallway video to the people of Uvalde."

July 11, 2022

US Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say's struggling Latino students should be priority

Leaders of the largest U.S. Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say that Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the pandemic.

July 11, 2022

Oklahoma agencies blame bureaucratic oversight for including 'non-binary' option for pre-K students

Two Oklahoma agencies are pointing fingers at each other after a "non-binary" gender option was included on the Oklahoma State Department of Education's transfer student portal.

July 11, 2022

New Mexico teen dies from smoke inhalation in Albuquerque house fire

A 15-year-old boys body was found following a house fire in southeast Albuquerque. Authorities are trying to determine what caused the fire.

July 11, 2022

Texas father shoots pair of teens who attempted to rob car with infants inside

Two teens were shot in Texas after allegedly attempting to rob a family arriving home in their SUV late Sunday night. Both teens are believed to be in stable condition.