The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals cited stunning allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Cook spending 20 years on death row.
Texas court finds Kerry Max Cook innocent of 1977 murder, ending decades-long quest for exoneration
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Health care
An East Texas town wants to revolutionize how the state cares for people living with memory loss
The ambitious project has won a federal grant. But the Texas Legislature has not yet given its blessing, a crucial step to move the facility forward.
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2024 Texas Elections
Texas Ethics Commission will require influencers to disclose when they’re paid for advertisement
The action comes after The Texas Tribune reported that influencers were being paid to defend impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Health care
Texas’ maternal mortality committee questions recent changes after anti-abortion doctor’s appointment
The committee’s chair also raised concerns about the state’s possible departure from a federal system to share data about maternal deaths.
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Immigration
Biden to unveil new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients
Texas has more than 95,000 DACA recipients and about 1.6 million undocumented residents overall.
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Operation Lone Star
Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border
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.
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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.
