A Texas judge ruled abortions are legal when pregnancies threaten the health of the mother, siding with women who sued over being denied care. Within hours, the state blocked the ruling.

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Attorney Molly Duane, center, stands with several of the plaintiffs in her case as she speaks to the media outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
Molly Duane, the senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, stands with several of the plaintiffs in her case as she speaks to the media outside the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas.

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A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months

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Tierra Allen.
Tierra Allen.

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House Democratic leaders are once again backing an anti-abortion lawmaker for re-election in 2024

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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas at a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas at a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023.

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Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint and handcuffed their son after an officer mistyped while running their license plate

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The Frisco, Texas police officers held the family at gunpoint.

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Texas just raised the price of bottled water in prisons by 50% amid one of the state's most extreme heat waves yet

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has raised the price of bottled water in their prisons by 50%.

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I visited an oil-rich West Texas city, where half the homeowners are millennials. See what I found.

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Young women walking towards The Tailgate.
Young women walking towards The Tailgate.

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SpaceX 'flame deflector' system for Starship launches may breach environmental regulations, report says

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SpaceX used its "flame deflector" system in a test on Friday.

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Texans are staying inside during record heat — and the state's economy could take a $9.5 billion hit from reduced business

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U.S. Veteran Bennie Earsle, 72, exits a store after buying a jug of water on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
U.S. Veteran Bennie Earsle, 72, exits a store after buying a jug of water on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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A teacher said she was fired from a Texas school after 20 years and 'treated like a criminal' for attending a drag show

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Hamburger Mary burger franchise in Orlando is pictured on Wednesday, July 29, 2020,

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Why there's a chain of wrecking ball-sized buoys in the Rio Grande

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed a 1,000-foot-long chain of wrecking ball-sized buoys to block migrants crossing from Mexico, and the Department of Justice is suing him for it.

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