Migrants in Mexico said they’ve been shot by the rounds, which leave bruises and disperse a chemical irritant. The state says Guard members are trained not to aim directly at people.
Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border
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Health care
As disabled Texans wait for services, low caregiver wages worsen staffing shortages
Caregivers got a raise from state lawmakers last year but many still leave for other higher-paying state jobs.
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State Government
Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants
Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter’s lawyers called “utter nonsense.”
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Health care
With too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care
While primary care is experiencing its own workforce shortage, the profession is shouldering more mental health screenings to help bridge the behavioral health provider gap.
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Politics
Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94
One of the most influential evangelical figures of the last half-century, Pressler died about six months after he settled a high-profile lawsuit with a former member of his youth group.
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Politics
Speakers pull out of prominent activist group’s pro-Christian nationalist conference
The venue also canceled, but Fort Worth city officials demanded it still host the event. True Texas Project blamed public backlash on “woke attacks.”
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Higher Education
Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s Title IX guidelines to protect LGBTQ+ students
Judge Reed O’Connor said the Biden administration didn’t have the authority to make the changes, which would expand anti-discrimination protections.
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Public Education
Texas students’ STAAR scores decline in math and science
The latest results in math are a setback after two years of modest progress toward recovering from the pandemic.
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Criminal Justice
Supreme Court overturns federal bump stock ban, siding with Austin gun dealer
Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, sued over the ban. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with him in a 6-3 decision Friday.
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Health care
Texas Supreme Court rejects case that could have imperiled IVF access
The justices allowed a lower court’s opinion to stand, and, for now, sidestepped the question of whether a frozen embryo has the same rights as a living child.
