The undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing fetal tissue donation were manipulated, according to an analysis commissioned by Planned Parenthood that was released on Thursday. Planned Parenthood sent the analysis to congressional leaders and a committee that is investigating the organization in an effort to render the recordings inadmissible in an official inquiry.
Hours before the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule was supposed to take effect, a federal judge in North Dakota blocked it. The judge's action was a victory for 13 states that sued the Environmental Protection Agency over the rule, which the federal government says is meant to better protect public waterways from pollution. Texas was not among those 13 states, but it did file its own lawsuit along with Louisiana and Mississippi challenging the rule.
A state district judge on Thursday threw out a challenge filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, clearing the way for the University of Texas at Austin to move the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Attorney General Ken Paxton made his first courtroom appearance as a criminal defendant on Thursday. In addition to the expected not guilty plea, Paxton's lead lawyer quit for unspecified reasons and the attorney general insisted no cameras be allowed at his trial.
Saying that Chris Kyle's "remarkable, selfless service may be unrivaled in the annals of our proud history," Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday posthumously awarded the late Navy SEAL sniper the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, the state's highest military honor.
Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Wednesday that he will not authorize more than $200 million in funds approved by the Legislature but vetoed by Abbott as he waits for the attorney general to settle the issue.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will proceed with $100 million in cuts made by lawmakers to a therapy program for poor and disabled children, a spokesman said Wednesday afternoon.
A former high-ranking official with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas was found not guilty Tuesday by a 12-member jury in Austin. He had been accused of deceiving colleagues in order to secure an $11 million grant for a biotechnology firm.
In a rebuff to state lawmakers, the Texas Racing Commission on Tuesday declined to outlaw historical racing in the state. The action puts at risk funding for the agency, which oversees the racing industry in the state.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who initially planned to stay away from endorsements in open Republican Senate primaries, said Tuesday he is backing state Rep. Bryan Hughes of Mineola in the Republican primary race to replace state Sen. Kevin Eltife of Tyler.
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