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As measles continues to spread in West Texas, so does medical disinformation. Children were treated for toxic levels of vitamin A after infamous vaccine skeptic — and Health and Human Services Secretary — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommended the supplement as a measles remedy earlier this month, Texas Public Radio first reported.
Three teenage girls in Houston have been accused of conspiring to kill their mother. The alleged source of their rage? Their mom turned off the Wi-Fi. The siblings, ages 14, 15, and 16, were arrested on Monday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Authorities responded to
Rep. Jasmine Crockett is in hot water for her comments about Gov. Greg Abbott, whom she called “Governor Hot Wheels” in a speech on Saturday. Amid backlash, Crockett made a post on X claiming she meant to attack Abbott’s “terrible policies,” not his disability. “I wasn’t thinking about
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Texas A&M University System’s ban on on-campus drag shows on Monday morning, allowing a student group to carry out an upcoming drag event on the College Station campus. Texas A&M’s drag ban violated the First Amendment, according
The temperatures in some Texas prisons are much higher than staff record them to be, according to a court-requested investigation, reported by KUT News. According to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice internal investigation, employees from at least one Texas prison forged temperature records. The agency uses these records
Abortion medication classified as controlled substances. Internet providers prosecuted for hosting abortion information. Abortion advocates charged with racketeering. The death penalty for abortion patients. That’s a glimpse of abortion-related bills filed in the 89th Texas Legislature as the session nears its half-way point. It’s also a
In another move to intensify the surveillance of transgender Texans, the state has been keeping tabs on drivers who’ve updated the sex listed on their identification documents, The Texas Newsroom reported. The Texas Department of Public Safety collected drivers’ information and sent it to an internal email account made
UPDATE, March 18, 2025: A Houston-area medical assistant and nurse practitioner were also arrested in connection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s arrests targeting abortion providers. Jose Manuel Cendan Ley, a 29-year-old medical assistant, was arrested for allegedly helping Maria Margarita Rojas perform what Paxton called
A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is set to surrender to officials on Monday on child sexual abuse charges that date back to the 1980s. Last week, Robert Morris was indicted on five counts of “lewd or indecent acts with a child,” according to the Office of the Oklahoma
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE, March 21, 2025: A D.C.-based tech company is suing Isaiah Martin for alleged unpaid services during his previous bid, Chron reported. According to the news outlet, the lawsuit accuses Martin and his congressional campaign of breaching a contract with Grassroots Analytics, a firm that helps candidates
Elon Musk — cheater at video games, Austin-based father of (at least) 14 children, and apparent supervisor to President Donald Trump — is getting millions of dollars more from the state of Texas, all while he slashes government spending. A $17.3 million state grant will go toward Elon Musk’s
A family living in Rio Grande City was on their way to Houston to see medical specialists for their 10-year-old daughter when they were stopped and arrested at an immigration checkpoint, NBC reported Wednesday. When the mother — who spoke to NBC and whose name is being withheld to