On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law banning gay sodomy — a watershed moment for gay rights. But 15 years later, same-sex couples face another court case that aims to roll back their rights.
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Immigration
Doctor giving migrant kids psychotropic drugs lost certification years ago
According to the Texas Medical Board website, the psychiatrist treating children at a facility in Texas has not yet updated the board on the status of his certification as required by its rules.
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Demographics
Texas cities want millennials living downtown. So why does the state keep building highways to the suburbs?
As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’ vision for the future is still largely influenced by the past.
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Economy
More Texas voters view country and economy improved from a year earlier, UT/TT poll finds
Ask Texas voters about their families’ economic situations and they’ll tell you how things are going. Ask them about the state of the country or Texas and they’ll reveal their partisanship.
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Parenting and stricter gun laws would make schools safer, Texas voters tell UT/TT Poll
Gun laws should be stricter, according to a majority of the voters surveyed in a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, but that’s only one of several things they blame for recent school shootings.
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Families Divided
Immigrant parents searching for children after being released from federal custody
A group of undocumented immigrant parents released from federal custody on Monday told reporters that despite the government’s glossy spin on how families will be reunited, they aren’t too optimistic they’ll see their children anytime soon.
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Criminal Justice
Cultural split is evident at Texas committee hearing on gun proposals
Gun rights advocates and student protesters at the Capitol on Monday argued over possible legislation to remove guns from people deemed dangerous and to mandate safe storage of firearms. The hearing was held after Gov. Greg Abbott requested legislators look at gun and school safety after the fatal Santa Fe school shooting.
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Texas Elections 2018
Special election to replace Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti draws 8 candidates, including his brother
The July 31 special election to replace state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, who resigned Thursday, has attracted eight candidates. The list includes Uresti’s brother, Tomas Uresti, a state representative who lost his re-election bid in the March primary.
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Texas Elections 2018
Can a viral video flip a Texas congressional district? MJ Hegar aims to find out
In less than a week, Democrat MJ Hegar’s widely praised campaign video has many political insiders wondering if her long-shot campaign against U.S. Rep. John Carter has a chance at success.
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Families Divided
Border official says agency isn’t referring immigrant families for prosecution
Another federal official did say, however, that two Texas military bases will be used to house migrants.
